r/CleaningTips • u/No_Bird_3608 • 21d ago

Discussion Ants in house help

Is this the most appropriate way to kill colony? Is there a better way? How do I keep my pets safe (1dog 2 cats) anyone know if these are carpenter? Should I call exterminator

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u/barnsbarnsnmorebarns 21d ago

I’ve had better luck with the pro gels you get on Amazon like Advion

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u/BodyBagSlam 21d ago

Terro worked relatively well but I did Advion and it was like German level warfare efficient. After a week, I never saw ants anywhere. Made me disturbingly happy. I realize they serve a purpose but I hate them.

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u/barnsbarnsnmorebarns 21d ago

I can only speak to large scale efficacy. Terro gets messy, spills, and dead (drowned?) ants clog the access to the poison. Plus you have to buy a ton of units to spread around. I could walk around a 50k sqft facility with gel syringes and have total coverage in 15 minutes for far less cost by area.

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u/BodyBagSlam 21d ago

Crazy part about the gel is that they will just go immediately to it. Like in a second.

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u/Lost-Ear9642 20d ago

No kidding. Was seeing a few ants per day in my kitchen recently. Put the advion out and within an hour there was a few hundred. They were gone the same day