Ants in the kitchen, boo hiss boo
By Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
Japan
July 22, 2022 3:43am CST
A couple months ago, I started having one or two ants wandering around the kitchen counter, which was clean enough that just my wiping it off a few times a day made them realize nothing was there for them. But I didn't know where they were coming in.
Today, when I came down to get breakfast, it was like an ant army had moved in. They were all over the counter and a few on the table! I hate putting out ant poison, but I did, and they all thought it was a great treasure to take back to their nest. Well, I could follow their path and discovered they were coming in through a ventilation grille behind the refrigerator.
Now I have to decide how to block that grille from ants while still allowing it to ventilate.
What do you to to get rid of bugs in your kitchen?
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6 responses
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
29 Jul 22
@Ronrybs My cats have recently discovered that bugs in the air are fun to chase. Even when they are imaginary bugs.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
22 Jul 22
Regular cleaning with vinegar or lime water helps. Keep a few fresh cloves there on the kitchen shelf. Even that keeps the ants away.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
29 Jul 22
@arunima25 I will. I have plenty of clove powder.
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@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
22 Jul 22
We usually buy those sticky pads instead. Poison in the kitchen is a bit risky even if it is insect poison.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
25 Jul 22
Sticky pads are a no-no in my house. If the cats accidentally stepped on one, it would be terrible. Once I had a hamster get stuck to one. I did get her free, but it was traumatic.
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@rebelann (117238)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jul 22
I have been using ground cloves to keep out the tiny ants and so far it has worked plus it is not toxic to me. Also you might try bay leaf, many pests do not like bay leaf.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
25 Jul 22
I keep bay leaves in my drawers to keep cockroaches away. It seems to work because I haven't had any cockroach "things" in my drawers this year.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul 22
My mum would always try to follow their trail right back to their nest and poison that. Sometimes it was a hundred metres away down in the paddock somewhere.
@Mikedamini (3)
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22 Jul 22
I haven't had ants ?? in my neighborhood before, don't really know how it would look like in ones kitchen
