I permanently got rid of ants coming into my kitchen by sprinkling two or three envelopes of Sweet and Low on my kitchen counter where they were coming in several years ago. We have never seen another ant anywhere in our house
There are enough ants to go around so don't feel sorry for the ones that are carrying unknown germs to your kitchen. If this works then do it. I will try it if I have the problem again.
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Works like a charm! Better than ant traps. If it rains though, of course you have to put down more. When I see ants, I open several packets (one would probably be fine, but I tend to be a little gung ho on things) and spread them out in the path they're making.
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As soon as we notice an ant pile, my husband opens up a couple of packages of "Sweet and Low" and pours onto the mound.
