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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 2:04 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Have taken over my kitchen!
What do you do to get rid of these ugly, pesky, little vermin?
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ThoughtIKnewYa ( member #18449) posted at 2:06 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Clean everything with bleach and then spray a boric acid solution.
If you're opposed to that, try cinnamon. They hate it and will leave. 
jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 2:07 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
I can do bleach and cinnamon!
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nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 2:13 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Big fan of the cinnamon solution with ants. Never fails.
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MovingUpward ( member #14866) posted at 2:24 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 4:01 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
They loved the cinnamon.
Moo, not helpful
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ThoughtIKnewYa ( member #18449) posted at 4:05 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
They loved the cinnamon??? 
Did it have sugar in it?? 
ThoughtIKnewYa ( member #18449) posted at 4:07 AM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
People make a big deal out of boric acid, but it's actually less toxic than table salt. It's even in a lot of pools. You can just make a solution and spray it, let it dry, and then get on with it. It dries them up, so they won't stick around long.
TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 6:37 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Terro liquid ant baits.
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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 8:03 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
There wasn't any sugar in the cinnamon... they rolled around in it like it was a spa treatment.
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lynnm1947 ( member #15300) posted at 8:10 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Age: 64..ummmmmmm, no...............65....no...oh, hell born in 1947. You figure it out!
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tushnurse ( member #21101) posted at 8:24 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Boric Acid. Worked when my Gma was a kid, and still does. My go to for this.
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kernel ( member #27035) posted at 1:58 AM on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
The Terro liquid ant baits work like a charm for me. I recently read that ants won't cross a chalk line. My response to that was, where do I draw the line? Inside my drain? Outside my window? I can just picture a whole army of ants on one side of the line, just scratching their heads trying to figure out how to cross. 
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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 10:56 AM on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
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Lucky2HaveMe ( member #13333) posted at 12:21 PM on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
I second the liquid baits - they are like an oasis! Just remember don't kill the ants coming for the bait. They need to take it back to the nest.
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dontknowwhyme ( member #21587) posted at 8:57 PM on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
They make a Terro liquid in a small bottle. Just a drop here and there and then they are gone. Works every time for me.
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TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 9:27 PM on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
^^^ This ^^^ You can put a drop outside right on top of the anthill hole so they don't have to work so hard.
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million pieces ( member #27539) posted at 1:58 AM on Thursday, September 5th, 2013
I had heard paprika, they had a party in it.
Terro liquid ant baits are the only thing that has worked after years of battling ants. Miracle stuff.
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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 2:05 AM on Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Terro Liquid can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowes?
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kernel ( member #27035) posted at 2:56 AM on Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Probably - I got it at Ace Hardware.
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