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I have ants in my apartment.

I found that an ammonia+water mixture is a pretty good repellant. It destroys their chemical trails they use to maintain their pathfinding skillz, and it also stings their antennae.

But ammonia smells so fucking awful. I'd even bet it's probably toxic. It smells so bad that the smell lingers in my MEMORY for days and I gag just thinking about it.

Are there less stinky ant-repellant solutions out there?
>> Anonymous
Why are you worring about repelling ants?

1) Get rid of the reason why ants are getting into your apartment: Food and/or water. Clean up your place to get rid of crumbs. Don't leave food out where ants can get at it. Clean up your trash, sink area, etc, and the ants will have no reason to come inside.

2) Spray a permethrin-based insecticide around windows, doors, and baseboards. It's cheap, safe for humans & pets, and there is no lingering smell.
>> Anonymous
i perfer ants in my house than cockroaches
ants are very clean
>> Bitter Anon !!WJLRQ1cwCyZ
>>181769
Put some ant poision in your shorts, that should kill your dick ants
>> Anonymous
>>181779
>>1) Get rid of the reason why ants are getting into your apartment: Food and/or water. Clean up your place to get rid of crumbs. Don't leave food out where ants can get at it. Clean up your trash, sink area, etc, and the ants will have no reason to come inside.

My apartment is very clean. In fact, it's my bathroom where they're showing up. I am concerned, though, since my pantry is opposite the wall of my bathroom. Fortunately they haven't found it yet.

I am suspecting the people upstairs might not be so clean, and the ants in the ground found a path from their nest to the neighbor's apartment upstairs, and my bathroom is in-between.

But I will get that permethrin insecticide, if it's really safe.

Now what should I do about all this ammonia? I have 1 fucking gallon of it and I don't intend on opening it again unless I have a gas mask handy.
>> Anonymous
buy a tube of caulk. Next time you spot a trail, seal up the area where they are coming from. A dab of vaseline will work as well.
>> Anonymous
>>181804

If they're coming into the bathroom and you're sure there is NO food or anything remotely food-like in there, they're probably after water. Do you have a leaky faucet maybe?

Also, ants have been known to be attracted to some ingredients in toothpaste or mouthwash. I have seen them going after mouthwash residue in my sink before. You might want to look into that.

As for what to do with the ammonia? Just use it for cleaning, as ammonia is generally used for. Dilute it if it's too strong to use as-is.
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>> Anonymous
I had the same problem 2 summers ago. I used chalk dust. Very fine chalk dust acts like millions of little knives and spikes to small creatures like ants. Just find where they are coming in from, blow a liberal ammount of chalk there and then watch them twitch + scatter!

No foolin'
>> Anonymous
Ammonia smells fine...just don't breathe it in purposely.
>> Anonymous
>>181863
Obviously the OP disagrees.
>> Anonymous
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>>181782
Are you saying that ants are the entomological equivalent of cats while cockroaches are dogs???
>> That Gomez
try diluting it more. See if that still repels them
>> Anonymous
We've been having ant problems for a while. Surprisingly, my grandma suggested baby powder, and it seemed to work well enough. Just use baby powder on the areas where the ants are and are walking, sprinkle the trail with it.
After a few months it seemed it wore off though, but it DID work for us. Try that.
>> Anonymous
I'm surprised no one has mentioned diatomaceous earth yet.

Environmentally-friendly, cheap, and it gets inside of their carapaces
>> Anonymous
>>181804

Where are they showing up in your bathroom, exactly?

Ants are pretty damn polite as pests go, and they don't normally wander around unless there's food nearby. If they're only passing by to visit your neighbor upstairs, you might just ignore them.
>> Anonymous
>>181984
Except for fire ants in the South. Those little bastards will bite you the moment they're on you. Damn, I hate ants.
>> Anonymous
ever heard of a hoover?
>> Anonymous
It's time for a good dicking!
>> Anonymous
Cinnamon, ants can't stand it.
>> AnonyCrush
Look for the place they come in. Place several copper coins/ other stuffz that be small.

Works like a charm, they can't stand copper.
>> Anonymous
Just get some Terro ant traps...works
>> Anonymous
Aspartame. any sweetener with that in it works like a charm to kill them.
>> Anonymous
they dont like orange rinds