Janna
05-04-2008, 10:36 PM
For the last week or 2 I've had some ants here and there in my kitchen. There was one major outbreak of them over by where my ds eats (and subsequently drops his food), but I sprayed and they were gone. But over by my kitchen sink I haven't been able to control them. But it hasn't been a big deal -just one or two here and there.
So there have been some threads on ants and the best stuff being Terro. So I bought it a few days ago. I have had one out but nothing has happened. Until today. I saw 2 of them on the window sill so I grabbed the gel pack and placed it on the sill. They eventually went over to investigate but weren't interested - or so I thought. I was about to kill them myself when I was called away. When I came back they were gone, and not in the Terro liquid.
So tonight, hours later, I go to shut the window and there are TONS of ants - inside the gel as well as in a single file line coming down the wall. I am completely fascinated watching their behavior! There seems to be a few that go check it out, turn around, crawl back up the wall and touch every ant he sees in his path, as if he's telling him where to go and to tell the others. Then they continue to make their way back up the wall and within minutes, more are streaming out. In a way it's disgusting because I'm wondering where they are housed and how many there are, but it's also...fascinating. Too bad my kids are in bed - they would love watching this! It's like a case study on the behavior of ants!
I'm weird, I know. :)
So there have been some threads on ants and the best stuff being Terro. So I bought it a few days ago. I have had one out but nothing has happened. Until today. I saw 2 of them on the window sill so I grabbed the gel pack and placed it on the sill. They eventually went over to investigate but weren't interested - or so I thought. I was about to kill them myself when I was called away. When I came back they were gone, and not in the Terro liquid.
So tonight, hours later, I go to shut the window and there are TONS of ants - inside the gel as well as in a single file line coming down the wall. I am completely fascinated watching their behavior! There seems to be a few that go check it out, turn around, crawl back up the wall and touch every ant he sees in his path, as if he's telling him where to go and to tell the others. Then they continue to make their way back up the wall and within minutes, more are streaming out. In a way it's disgusting because I'm wondering where they are housed and how many there are, but it's also...fascinating. Too bad my kids are in bed - they would love watching this! It's like a case study on the behavior of ants!
I'm weird, I know. :)