Black Ant Problem
Hi- I deal with a mass Black Ant attack on my house maybe 3 or 4 times a year right when the weather first stays regularly above 75 degrees. I will get 100's the first time, less the second and even less the third. In some cases, a few make it into my living area.
I have removed any trees/bushes touching the house, removed any decaying matter within 30 feet of the house, sprayed Raid on downspouts and other places they like to climb. Used the Ortho house barrier stuff. Basically everything to keep them away.
What I can't figure out is why they still bother. What is in the house or on the house that they are so determined to get? There are other houses, a wooded area with plenty of rotten sticks and what not. Why do they insist on my house? I have lived here 3 years now and the routine is the same. I am wondering if my efforts have trapped ants in the house somewhere.
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