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Ants, ants, ants......................................................

7 years ago

Hello,

Until recently, when I started seeing an increased amount of ants in the house I would spread little dots with the Raid Ant Gel and would take care for the most part, at least for a while. Those Terro Baits didn't help much.

But now we are getting a lot of ants in the kitchen and bathroom that seems to crawl from inside the wall, usually through cracks around window sill, which I plan to caulk and block their way in.

Has anybody tried D-fense dust or another product to apply through those opens spaces to inside the wall?


https://www.amazon.com/CSI-D-Fense-Dust-Insecticide-1lb


Any other recommendations?


Thank you


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  • 7 years ago

    When you used the Terro baits, did you just let them sit and did you leave the ants alone? Those baits work really well for me. You can spray cinnamon essential oil around the house without worry of staining or pet harm.

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