You have ants crawling on your kitchen counter from your window to your dishwasher and the song that goes the ants are marching one by one...
is going through your head.
Other questions may be how do they know to follow that exact route every time? How in the world am I going to get rid of these ants? I am going to outline two secrets of getting rid of ants.
First off is the inspection part.
You have to figure out their trail that they are following every time they are out looking for food.
It is very hard to get rid of ants if you don't see them out walking around.
I have even taken out drawers to be able to see underneath cabinets and that has let me see how the ants are getting into the house.
In order to get rid of the ants it is important to find were they are entering the premise.
Albeit a window ledge, a crack in the foundation, whatever it may be this is one of the keys to getting rid of the ants.
The second key is to use a bait gel.
There are many manufactures that produce a gel bait for ants.
It is important for you to place the gel in the route that the ants are running.
This way you know for sure they are going to run right into it and they don't need to find it on their own.
You can do all the hard work for them.
It is important for you to see the ants feed on the gel.
This way you know for sure they like it and will eat it and take it back to the colony.
Gel baits are normally slow acting so they don't kill the ants right away.
This is good though because it ensures a more thorough killing of the entire colony.
If the ants are not eating the one brand of gel, try a different brand and see if they like that.
Be sure and put out plenty of gel for them to eat.
If you have a real active route the ants will huddle around it in no time.
The key to this is finding the route the ants are travelling and using gel bait instead of other harsh chemicals.