09-15-2015, 07:46 AM
Ammonia will also kill them if you try to drown them in it as will some citrus cleaners.
They are after food for their growing colony. The colony grows, their search area grows.
I had some small black ones that were after grease and crumbs around the stove.
Once they find a food source they'll keep coming back.
They'll clean your toaster, oven, cast iron pan and foreman grill for you.
I had some of the large black and red ones find a sugar dispenser that got shoved into the back of a closet from disuse and were emptying it of contents for me a couple years ago.
Some will clean up around the sink for you if you haven't .
Outside there are farmer ants.http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/7-animals-that-know-how-to-farm/farmer-ants
They are after food for their growing colony. The colony grows, their search area grows.
I had some small black ones that were after grease and crumbs around the stove.
Once they find a food source they'll keep coming back.
They'll clean your toaster, oven, cast iron pan and foreman grill for you.
I had some of the large black and red ones find a sugar dispenser that got shoved into the back of a closet from disuse and were emptying it of contents for me a couple years ago.
Some will clean up around the sink for you if you haven't .
Outside there are farmer ants.http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/7-animals-that-know-how-to-farm/farmer-ants