https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:39:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1470760 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:11:45 +0000 Boogs 1470760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Allegedly ants won't cross a chalk line, is there anywhere you can mark to help prevent them to getting access into your house? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1470500 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:58:55 +0000 Aria 1470500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you can get an exterminator, that would be the biggest help, but we used to get ants all the time in our last apartment. If you can find where they are coming in and sprinkle some baby powder nearby, it will help keep them away. I liked using it because it wasn't harmful to our dogs, and they pretty much left it alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1470438 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:44:08 +0000 kiddosc 1470438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely spray around the perimeter of the house. We've had some problems with sugar ants too, and it's amazing how far they will travel. Can you maybe treat the perimeter of one room at a time? Lock the cat in a bedroom and section of the kitchen and spray around the kitchen. Wait a few days, clean the kitchen, then move on to the bathroom, etc? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1470411 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:38:51 +0000 StbHisMrs 1470411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charmed: I need to get some of this!</p> <p>They're back with a vengeance, they started to go away and now I think their babies have had babies. I came home last night and went to start dinner when my 2 year old started yelling about ants (she's obsessed with killing them :shocked: ) I looked and they pouring out of my stove top, they were so small they looked like baby spiders. I freaked out. Seriously the nastiest thing ever, I pulled the stove out, pulled the burners off, and cleaned the heck out of it. Then I felt like I had ants crawling all over me all night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1456329 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:18:32 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1456329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@StbHisMrs: we had a bunch of rain and we didn't know that one of the planters by our house wasn't draining well enough and they had infested it. Well since they were so close to the house, their next step was to come in. Once we traced them back to the planter we moved it and sprayed ant killer there and by the base of the house and they were basically gone overnight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1456327 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:17:54 +0000 charmed 1456327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried using diatomaceous earth? I've heard it works well, and it's non toxic to pets and kids so it might be worth a shot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1456268 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:59:00 +0000 StbHisMrs 1456268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: The cat is like a ninja and climbs the walls (literally climbs the walls) so it's never out of reach of her ;)</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: Good idea, I think it's suppose to be dry this weekend, so maybe I can find them. </p> <p>@Mrs. Taco: I'd die. They're in our bathtub too, no matter how much I clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1456234 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:49:14 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1456234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I'm sorry, ants are such a pain...here in FL, they are pretty common. A few weeks ago I turned on the bathtub faucet to draw LO a bath and ants came out with the water! I've never been so freaked/grossed out. I sprayed ant killer up the faucet and then ran the water (hot) for a while. Haven't seen one since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1456232 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:49:04 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1456232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check for moisture or a colony outside near the perimeter. We were able to treat the nest outside and get rid of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1456229 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:47:44 +0000 swedishfish 1456229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Terro! Put it out of reach of the kids and cat. It works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ants-1#post-1456218 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:44:23 +0000 StbHisMrs 1456218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh so many ants in my house!! I think we need an exterminator to spray the perimeter, they're sugar ants at least, but still gross! I went home on my lunch and they were covering my kitchen sink (no dishes in it), they are in my CLEAN dishwasher, in both bathrooms, and the living room. I feel like they're crawling all over me!! </p> <p>I can't put out ant traps because our 2.5 year old and 6 month old, and cat will get into them. So I found a concoction of baking soda and powdered sugar, I can see where they're taking it somewhere, but I don't know if it's working yet. Supposedly they can't sense the baking soda since it's mixed with powdered sugar and they take it back to their colony. The baking soda causes a reaction in their system and they can't release the gas, so they explode. </p> <p>I vacuum every night after dinner, the dishes are always done after dinner, no food is left out, and everything in the pantry is sealed in either a ziploc bag or a tupperware container. I'm at my wits end with these annoying little buggers! </p>