Annoying Little Ants
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (79708)
United States
July 17, 2018 10:35am CST
When I was in the kitchen earlier I don't even know what made me look at the dogs bowl. Something caught my eye and when I bent down and looked closer I saw that the bowl had a bunch of microscopic little ants. They are so tiny I had to look really hard to even see them.
Now I wonder where did they come from? I looked at my sliding door because this is a place where they tend to come in but so far I haven't seen any. My dogs bowl is only about 10 feet away from the door so now I'm perplexed. No ants by the door or around that part of the kitchen.
Guess I'll have to do my usual baking soda trick and sprinkle some around the door. Whenever I have had a issue with ants this did the trick.
I'm hoping I don't see any more but I'll definitely be on the look-out for those little buggers.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
@andriaperry and @gardengerty seriously? that surprises me but I guess if there's crumbs there's ants
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Jul 18
@GardenGerty We are in the car a lot and we do take meals in the car but I am wondering when or where they live to get in the car.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
18 Jul 18
Even I have noticed the size of ants being microscopic. I saw them in our sugar bowl. I emptied the bowl and brushed away those ants. I also see them all over the kitichen. I sprayed NOTIX and now they are gone They indeed are a nuisance.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
You almost need a magnifying glass to see those little critters.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
I bet that turmeric will give those ants a big surprise if they taste it 
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
I like using baking soda as it isn't chemicals. Works and it's cheap
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Jul 18
I'm sorry you had ants in the dog's bowl. I hadn't heard of the baking soda trick. I also know cloves works very well. It's poison for them, and kills them. I poured some ground cloves on an ant once to see what it would do. It killed it.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
ground cloves is new to me but I'm glad it worked. I'll keep it in mind
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Jul 18
@Marilynda1225 One nice thing about cloves is it gives off a pleasant fragrance.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
17 Jul 18
I'll have to try your cinnamon trick. Glad to hear they hate it. Ants are such pests
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
17 Jul 18
@Marilynda1225 Yes they surely are..it worked for me in a little shack I lived in. Good luck
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
18 Jul 18
When I was first married the first time we lived in a mobile home. The ants would come up the side of the trailer, in at the bottom of the sliding door, up the wall in the crease from the ceiling and out the other side. I also had others that came in and got in my steam curlers and steam iron. I would spray outside and it would last until it rained again. Now I use diatomacous earth, or corn meal.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
As much as ants are a nuisance it amazes me how they can climb and their determination
@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
18 Jul 18
I get some of those in here from time to time. They seem to go in streaks. I haven't seen any for awhile..knock on wood..maybe they are gone.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
This is the first I've seen them too and I was quite surprised. Hopefully they are gone now and won't come back
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jul 18
I hope they go away for you.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
So far they have gone and I'm hoping they don't come back. I also don't leave the dog bowl on the floor anymore
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Jul 18
I've used vinegar and I've used salt. I don't know that I've ever used baking soda but I will try this the next time.
I have a relative who pours soap on them but that doesn't do anything but make it hard to clean up.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
17 Jul 18
Ants are just pesty little critters. I never tried vinegar and/or salt.
@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
19 Jul 18
It's worked for me in the past. I hate using chemicals
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@Missmwngi (12927)
• Nairobi, Kenya
18 Jul 18
Ooh i have never learnt of that trick
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
17 Jul 18
I really don't like anything chemical in my kitchen.
