On Sunday last, I spotted around half a dozen partying under a dresser in the kitchen, then later it had become dozens, so I researched the online remedies again. More concerning was an single ant I spotted in a kitchen unit where food is stored.
I wasn't keen on the cotton wool dipped in borax and icing sugar solution I had used last time, because they stick to what ever surface you put them on. The idea I used this time was 1 borax to 10 icing sugar, mixed with water to a paste, which is put in bottle caps (fresh orange juice and 2L milk container caps), the caps put on a square of cooking foil, with a drop of the mix placed on the foil as a temptation.
The suggestion on the site, was that you don't want too much borax in the mix, or the ants will be dead before they make it back to the nest. Rather they need to take it back, to then kill the entire nest, but it may take a week or so to happen. OK, so I gave it a try and watched the progress.
The number under the unit at first increased, a sort of ant route line began to show up leading from under the unit and across a doorway, as had happened last time. Sometimes there were no ants to be seen, sometimes lots. Most often I would see them by shining a torch in the area when it was dark. Are ants more active in the dark?
It does seem to be working and faster than last time, I have not seen a single ant since yesterday morning.
I wasn't keen on the cotton wool dipped in borax and icing sugar solution I had used last time, because they stick to what ever surface you put them on. The idea I used this time was 1 borax to 10 icing sugar, mixed with water to a paste, which is put in bottle caps (fresh orange juice and 2L milk container caps), the caps put on a square of cooking foil, with a drop of the mix placed on the foil as a temptation.
The suggestion on the site, was that you don't want too much borax in the mix, or the ants will be dead before they make it back to the nest. Rather they need to take it back, to then kill the entire nest, but it may take a week or so to happen. OK, so I gave it a try and watched the progress.
The number under the unit at first increased, a sort of ant route line began to show up leading from under the unit and across a doorway, as had happened last time. Sometimes there were no ants to be seen, sometimes lots. Most often I would see them by shining a torch in the area when it was dark. Are ants more active in the dark?
It does seem to be working and faster than last time, I have not seen a single ant since yesterday morning.