I am waging a losing battle against ants. They are invading my kitchen, and peculiarly, my foyer. The kitchen I understand. There’s nothing for them to eat in the foyer though. We don’t have an overwhelming number of ants, but there always seem to be one or two lurking about on the kitchen counter, just waiting for us to drop something or leave a crumb behind. Yes, even the ants are offering a silent, antennaed commentary on my housekeeping skills.

My fear, of course, is that these ants are just advance scouts for the waiting horde, which will descend on my house and make me utterly miserable. I am generally “Miss Hippie Peace and Love don’t kill anything” but I have been giving killing off these ants all I’ve got. We’ve put out ant baits. Multiple different kinds and brands of ant baits, actually. One with “two kinds of foods ants eat” and one with “quick kill formula” and a third that “targets the queen.” None of these seem to have had even the slightest effect on the ants. We’ll get a brief reprieve, and then they return. I even let John spray some nasty, horrible smelling, packed with stuff that is bad for you ant spray, a product which I am completely and totally opposed to, and it made no difference! Now I just smoosh them whenever I see them. Unfortunately, I have a sneaking suspicion the ants have us outnumbered, and I have no idea what we’re going to try next. Please don’t tell the ants.

Anyone with ant-killing ninja skills, please apply in the comments.

Posted by Bad Penguin at July 15, 2008 10:07 PM