Me against the red army... of ants

I think the queen is resting safely in the ceiling. That is the direction of the procession after getting the food. I also employed the toxic chalk which made it harder for them to move.

@moffittjc it is in the ceiling. They enter from outside with the food to the exterior ceiling. In the kitchen, the go up the ceiling. Those are 2 paths they tread, exterior and interior, with the ceiling as the end target.

@Alexandoy Do you think they are up in the ceiling, or do you just think that is the path of entry into your home that they found? We had a bad ant problem one time, and we thought they were coming from the ceiling as well. But when we traced their path, it turned out the nest was outside in the backyard, and they were climbing the outside wall of the house, entering through the roof, and then coming down from the ceiling into the kitchen which was at the front of the house. That was quite an amazing long journey for those ants to travel that far for food.

The black ants are not bothering us because it doesn't bite. What I don't want with the red ants is that they get our food and then they bite me.

@oahuwriter the vinegar kills the ants instantly. It is good because it is not toxic so no problem with the dogs.

@Alexandoy This ants bite too and want to climb on plates of food. I have to cover every bit of food. How does the vinegar work?

@Alexandoy They have got very big army. A loss of few thousands does not matter to them.

@msdivkar you are right. They are like the red army of China, waheehee. They may be millions in number.

Of course I am expecting to win at all costs, waheehee.

@Alexandoy I have sprayed the ants nests outside and I have killed thousands of those things.

@LadyDuck until now I cannot find the nest in the backyard. I think they are coming from outside the fence.

I think they will be controlled in a day or 2. So many have been killed today and tomorrow my armaments are ready again.

@DocAndersen it is now 6 am here and no enemy in sight except for the black ants which is not involved in the war. The Red Army may be regrouping so I have to be prepared for a protracted war.

@Alexandoy or the red ants stole spray paint and only appeared to switch to the black ant team

@Alexandoy and you are not afraid to use it!

The apple cider instantly kills the red army.

@Alexandoy thanks

@Alexandoy Is there anything like that for Chinese army?

@Alexandoy deadly combo there!

Yes, the chalk to make them prisoners and the vinegar to execute them.

@allen0187 yes, I have to be explosive in my attack.

That hole is what I cannot find. My suspicion is that they have a colony up in the ceiling because sometimes that's where the ants are going with their loot.

@just4him it rained hard last night and now it is the 3rd morning of the war. Again, no enemy in sight.

Today is the morning after the skirmishes. No enemy in sight, waheehee.

@Alexandoy That's great no enemy in sight.

That is what I call crowd estimate, waheehee.

@Alexandoy

I was using water in the past years but they were just impeded. With the vinegar, they are annihilated.

No skirmishes anymore. Maybe tomorrow again.

@nawala123 it is 6 am here and the Red Army is nowhere. It looks like they would be waving the white flag soon.

No air support for them. The airlanes are blocked. There is a travel ban.

@Alexandoy mayday mayday, we need RPG

Yes they are hardworking but I have noticed that they stop working at night.

@Alexandoy If you have raw turmeric, you can make a paste out of it and use. And well, this means, India can try exporting some Turmeric powder to Philippines now!!

@Alexandoy for sure !

We have no turmeric powder here. But we have the chalk that is insect repellent.

@Alexandoy Are you still having them?

@Shavkat today there was a pocket attack of something like 20 to 30 ants only. It was easily controlled.

Yes, countless of them when they attack.

@Alexandoy yes vinegar also work, once i read the peal of cucumber can help to reduce ants inside home, give it a try

I used chalk to control their path and then I sprayed them with vinegar.

@SHOHANA this is the first time that I've heard of the cucumber rind.

@Alexandoy

Today is the 2nd day of war. No enemy in sight, waheehee.

It looks like the Red Army is defeated. They are nowhere in sight.

@Alexandoy That´s great. You win.

We shall know tomorrow.

@pitsipeahie thank you for the support.

@Alexandoy Go, Alex! Win this battle!