I thought it would be nice to start a thread with some helpful tips.
For example, I have had an ant problem since August, and I just wanted to let folks know that sprinkling Johnson & Johnson's baby power around the perimeter of a room really prevents ants from coming out of their crevices. The baby powder works because the ants can't breathe! I have also put my kitties' food and water bowls in trays and sprinkled some baby powder around the perimeter of the tray. Doesn't bother the kitties and no ants in the food anymore! (I don't sprinkle too much, so that the kitties get pawfuls of it - I try to do a very LIGHT sprinkling.)
Another thing a friend suggested is to find where the ant trail leads, and then put tape over the hole. I did this with clear packing tape around my kitchen sink (yes, there is amazing enough space for ants to crawl out from the space between my metal sink and the counter, space which I can barely see!) and sure enough, found a couple of dead ants, stopped in their tracks, stuck to the tape. Yuck....
My friend owns a house, so she says that you have to kill them outside, because that's where they're coming from. Unfortunately, I live in an apartment complex and I can't spray anything outside since that's up to our apt. managers (and it would be almost impossible to get all of them with the large number of plants and trees we have around here). So I have to find creative ways to kill the little buggers and avoiding use of sprays, to protect the kitties!
Anybody else have any helpful tips (can be kitty-related or anything else that's useful to know)?
For example, I have had an ant problem since August, and I just wanted to let folks know that sprinkling Johnson & Johnson's baby power around the perimeter of a room really prevents ants from coming out of their crevices. The baby powder works because the ants can't breathe! I have also put my kitties' food and water bowls in trays and sprinkled some baby powder around the perimeter of the tray. Doesn't bother the kitties and no ants in the food anymore! (I don't sprinkle too much, so that the kitties get pawfuls of it - I try to do a very LIGHT sprinkling.)
Another thing a friend suggested is to find where the ant trail leads, and then put tape over the hole. I did this with clear packing tape around my kitchen sink (yes, there is amazing enough space for ants to crawl out from the space between my metal sink and the counter, space which I can barely see!) and sure enough, found a couple of dead ants, stopped in their tracks, stuck to the tape. Yuck....
My friend owns a house, so she says that you have to kill them outside, because that's where they're coming from. Unfortunately, I live in an apartment complex and I can't spray anything outside since that's up to our apt. managers (and it would be almost impossible to get all of them with the large number of plants and trees we have around here). So I have to find creative ways to kill the little buggers and avoiding use of sprays, to protect the kitties!
Anybody else have any helpful tips (can be kitty-related or anything else that's useful to know)?