Combat kills ants dead!
Mar 4 2009
Here at the house, we were apparently the target of a well-planned invasion by an army of ants. They’ve found some little way into the kitchen from an unknown spot behind our counter. Obviously that will have to be addressed eventually, but for the time being I had to do something to quell the invasion. First we tried Windex (pro tip: Windex kills ants almost instantly and is safer to use in the kitchen than Raid, obviously). After a while it became apparently that spraying was making no dent into the problem. So when anyone has a problem, what do they do? A bit of googling, of course.
Much to my dismay, most results were pretty much associated with one of two schools of thought. Either conceding personal defeat and calling the ol’ pest control guy, or the “well I use soap/mint/salt/hugs/virgin sacrifices to keep them out of the house” approach. Needless to say, I wasn’t a fan of what the great oracle of google told me, because:
A: I want them dead!
B: Pest control for ants reminded me of something from my bartending days.
A pest control guy that was a regular at the place I tended bar, back in college, basically said that people with an ant problem are essentially wasting their money by calling them. Apparently people can buy an ant bait at a regular hardware store that was on par with the stuff they used. So armed with that advice, I went up to Home Depot and picked up a couple of different products to test. Combat Ant traps, Combat Ant Gel, and Terro Ant Traps were my three selections.
The first product I used was this nifty little gel by Combat. Actually, I should correct myself. The only product I used was this nifty little gel by Combat. The ants are drawn to this stuff like Amy Winehouse to an open bar. According to the box, it’s designed to attract ants as if it were food. The ants will feast themselves silly, carry some back to the colony for others to dine on, and then after about an hour or so the poison takes over. It’s supposed to wipe the colony clean. I can definitely tell you that this stuff is worth the $6 I paid for it.
Over the last 2 days, based on the amount of ants that flock to every new application, I must have killed thousands. I’ve definitely noticed that the number of ants that make their way onto the counter is down to just a couple, here and there. They just can’t seem to ignore this gel when it’s around. Updates and body counts will follow.
War is hell, but hopefully if this stuff works as promised, you’ll all know exactly what to use if you ever find yourself having war declared on you by an ant army.
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