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Step One: IM with Dane, who is at work.
ME: there are ANTS on the kitchen floor
HIM: bummer
ME: I just killed one ON MY LEG that had crawled UP MY FOOT and was technically IN MY PANTS
HIM: ant in the pants
ME: YES
ME: AND EW
HIM: better than ants in the pants…?
ME: NOT THAT MUCH BETTER
Step Two:
Probably step two will involve mopping. And shoes. I think I will put on shoes.
Step Three:
Hope very much not to have to repeat steps one and two. Avoid kitchen for a while.
Step Four:
Repeat steps two and three. (Sorry. Just being realistic here.)
Step Five:
Leave house. Go to park. Or library. Or someone else’s house. Somewhere where you are not in charge of ant removal. Bask in freedom from ant-squashing responsibilities.
Step Six:
Have a delightful weekend, preferably sans bugs. (And I hope you do.)
I think we share an anthill. They are everywhere. Not a ton any one place, but scouts in every room. Argh.
Grant’s Ant Traps. Mix some warm water in with a toothpick and set a few in your cupboards, on windowsills. They’re bait, so it takes a day or two for the ants to go away (and they will swarm around the traps for a few hours), but then they don’t come back (at least not until next year).Kidproof and effective. Good luck!
Thanks Cindy! Dane’s mom just suggested cornmeal– apparently the ants can’t digest it. Ick.
They’re gone for now from inside the house. I’m pretty sure they’re massing their troops outside to stage a shock-and-awe style attack when I least expect it.