Ants, Sugar

What can I do about sugar ants?

Eliminate food materials that attract ants into home. Follow good sanitary practices.  Perimeter sprays applied by a professional pest control operator will significantly reduce pest entry. Spray baseboards, cracks, door frames, and window sills. Boric acid is an accepted chemical treatment discussed in the reference.  Ants are "social" insects. This means they live in large, cooperative family groups called colonies.  Some ant baits consists of a mixture of boric acid and sugar in a liquid solution that attracts sweet eating ants. When ants carry the bait back to their nest, ant bait will eliminate the entire colony.

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