Invasion of the ants!

Just this week my home was INVADED by ants. It started on Wednesday night. We came home from work and saw trails of ants in the kitchen. We went outside and found the trail. The ants had crawled up the side of the house and onto the roof, where they proceeded into the house via some molecular-sized entry point.

My husband Jason stated the ants had found a doorway and created a golden highway. There were so many ants it was like science fiction.

And the ants go marching down...

Our house was build by an architect and is full of interesting details. For example, we have cork ceilings throughout the house. The ants were running along the the space between the cork ceiling and the wall. This was the ant main entry point... so I sealed it up with caulk.

Ant bait

Outside, we did some more caulk sealing. Basically, I was trying to close the door on the little pests. I also removed the mulch from around the foundation to make the habitat less hospitable. We purchased ant baits (interior and exterior), at the recommendation of Brad Kard, Ph.D. (structural/urban entomology).

Ant hunter

Woke up this morning and the ants are gone; few stragglers remain.

Until next time!
GP