Killing ants?

[thistlechaser]

Anyone know a good way to kill ants? Preferably a way that will make them suffer? (Just joking on that second part...) They're coming in the heating vent in the /ceiling/ in my bathroom. I talked to the super for our apartment building, but she said if they're not outside all I can do is buy spray and spray them. (When they were coming in from the outside she had some super-strong poison stuff that killed them right off.)

They haven't made it to my kitchen yet, but it's not a long walk to it... and my cat's food is between them and the kitchen.

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[tersa.livejournal.com]

I get commercial ant traps (like Raid) and put them in places where I see the ants. If they're on the ceiling, that's tougher, but you can get some double-sided tape and stick it there if you have a step ladder to reach.

Otherwise, I use 409 or Simple Green and spray down all visible ants, then wipe carcasses off with a paper towel. The soapy water kills them pretty quickly, and also cleans up their chemical trail which other ants follow.

Hate ants. Hates zem.