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[desertvixen]

September 9 - Due to a lot of heavy rain (IMO), we had ants come to visit.

They returned this afternoon. The little bastards appear to be coming in through the TOP of the window.

I really want to NOT move the cats' food, and I would point out that for 7 months, we had no ants.

Suggestions?

DV

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[a21ozcoldcup.livejournal.com]

I had the same problem earlier this year, my roommate launched a one man war against them and they never came back. Here's some tips I got from a website. Good luck.


Keep ants from getting into pet food dishes by placing the dish with the food inside another shallow, bigger dish with an inch of water in it.

Ants don't like the smell of peppermint. They'll avoid anyplace that smells like it, so start inside with the places you think that they might be entering. Next, do the outside where they might be coming in.

Possibilities: peppermint flavoring (used for baking), peppermint tea, and if you have a health food store nearby-*Dr. Bonner's peppermint scented castile liquid soap*.


http://www.tipztime.com/area/bugtipz/ants.html

[mbeancntr.livejournal.com]

The food dishes in a larger dish with a bit of water really does work. I did that the first time I had ants in the cat's room. Plus I put all of her food in containers that can be sealed, including treats.

I've never heard of the peppermint trick. I now have ants coming in whenever it rains in my kitchen. I will have to seek out some peppermint. Thanks!

[a21ozcoldcup.livejournal.com]

Good luck. Make sure Mr. or Mrs. Cat don't like peppermint too! I had a cat that would eat everything and anything, it was like a dog.