Q: With the recent rains and cold weather my house has been invaded by ants. I heard that you can use boric acid to kill ants in the house, and that it’s nontoxic. How do I use it? A: All pesticides ...

The best way to get rid of ants is using borax or boric acid bait that they carry back to the colony. Ants love kitchens because of food crumbs, grease and water—so keeping things clean is the first ...

The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ever seen — they were so tiny that they could get into ...

If you see a few big black ants crawling across your kitchen floors or counters, it’s time to act. Mature colonies can contain 3,000 or more carpenter ants, many of whom remain hidden in the nest.

Sarah in Burke writes: “After all the rainy weather this winter, I have ants everywhere: the dining room, kitchen, even a second-story bedroom. They just laugh at commercial bait traps. What can I do ...

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Q: I have followed your advice regarding ants by using boric acid and sugar, and -- after a pretty spectacular feeding process in my kitchen -- they disappeared for a couple of weeks. But then they ...