So, I thought that two 4 year olds could get on your nerves after while......but I just hadn't had the pleasure of dealing with my new arch rival......the fire ant.
These things are ridiculous! We were sitting enjoying a nice meal the night before last when I felt a sharp pain on my toe. I rubbed it....then rubbed it again, but didn't see anything that would cause it, so I figured it was in my head. Then I felt the same pain again on my shin so I jumped up from the table only to find fire ants on my legs (technically it is my mom's fault that I didn't feel them earlier because she said that if I would shave me legs more often I wouldn't always feel like there were bugs crawling on me....so becuause of her brilliance, I didn't feel them soon enough). I did a little dance and thought that I had killed what was on me.......then I went on a hunt. I was determined to figure out where they came from. I mean, really, fire ants don't just show up for dinner. My husband didn't have a lot of faith in me. BUT I found the little buggers. They were coming in from the back patio, through a crack in the door. By the time I found them a whole colony of them had taken over my beautiful wine colored rug (from Target). Once I let the scream out in response to that discovery, my dear husband decided that maybe he should take me seriously and help out. He got up and threw the rug outside and made some stupid comment about how the ants just needed to cool down! He then poured orange Pinesol over the ants left inside. Mind you.....at this point I was still stressing out looking all over the kitchen and toys for signs of any others.......Tony, the brave soul that he is, cleaned up the massacre of dead ants and said all was good. So, silly me, thought that was the end of the ant saga.
Well, the next morning I found 3 fire ants in my bathroom, on the floor. My guess is that they were left over from what was on my shorts from the night before.
Today I went to make a birthday cake for a friend when I discovered 5 more on the counter. I killed them.....only to find several more by the stove (if only I could bake them all away!) So in between baking the cake and frosting it I killed several more ants ( no worries, none in the cake). Then I decided I would check the rug again. Well! Sure enough, it was infested again. YIKES!!! The kids thought it was REAL funny to see me screaming and dancing as I became overcome with a yucky tingling sensation all over my legs.
I poured a bunch of bleach...which didn't kill them....then tried to squish them.....then poured Pinesol.......
As of this moment, I think they are all dead......but I am scared to go back in the kitchen. I read on the internet about getting rid of them, and most sites say to call a professional.......great....just great.......one more joy of Texas!
These ants are stupid, I mean they have taken up a good hour or more of my time this afternoon, and now they have me seeing things.....all the sudden I see dark moving objects all over my house.
If you have any suggestions as to how to get rid of them, I would LOVE to hear. And, ummmm, my dear brothers, I already know what you are going to say, " put some sugar water on the counters and floor" but I am NOT that blonde.
These things are ridiculous! We were sitting enjoying a nice meal the night before last when I felt a sharp pain on my toe. I rubbed it....then rubbed it again, but didn't see anything that would cause it, so I figured it was in my head. Then I felt the same pain again on my shin so I jumped up from the table only to find fire ants on my legs (technically it is my mom's fault that I didn't feel them earlier because she said that if I would shave me legs more often I wouldn't always feel like there were bugs crawling on me....so becuause of her brilliance, I didn't feel them soon enough). I did a little dance and thought that I had killed what was on me.......then I went on a hunt. I was determined to figure out where they came from. I mean, really, fire ants don't just show up for dinner. My husband didn't have a lot of faith in me. BUT I found the little buggers. They were coming in from the back patio, through a crack in the door. By the time I found them a whole colony of them had taken over my beautiful wine colored rug (from Target). Once I let the scream out in response to that discovery, my dear husband decided that maybe he should take me seriously and help out. He got up and threw the rug outside and made some stupid comment about how the ants just needed to cool down! He then poured orange Pinesol over the ants left inside. Mind you.....at this point I was still stressing out looking all over the kitchen and toys for signs of any others.......Tony, the brave soul that he is, cleaned up the massacre of dead ants and said all was good. So, silly me, thought that was the end of the ant saga.
Well, the next morning I found 3 fire ants in my bathroom, on the floor. My guess is that they were left over from what was on my shorts from the night before.
Today I went to make a birthday cake for a friend when I discovered 5 more on the counter. I killed them.....only to find several more by the stove (if only I could bake them all away!) So in between baking the cake and frosting it I killed several more ants ( no worries, none in the cake). Then I decided I would check the rug again. Well! Sure enough, it was infested again. YIKES!!! The kids thought it was REAL funny to see me screaming and dancing as I became overcome with a yucky tingling sensation all over my legs.
I poured a bunch of bleach...which didn't kill them....then tried to squish them.....then poured Pinesol.......
As of this moment, I think they are all dead......but I am scared to go back in the kitchen. I read on the internet about getting rid of them, and most sites say to call a professional.......great....just great.......one more joy of Texas!
These ants are stupid, I mean they have taken up a good hour or more of my time this afternoon, and now they have me seeing things.....all the sudden I see dark moving objects all over my house.
If you have any suggestions as to how to get rid of them, I would LOVE to hear. And, ummmm, my dear brothers, I already know what you are going to say, " put some sugar water on the counters and floor" but I am NOT that blonde.
4 comments:
Have you ever heard of an ant trap. They are available at a large variety of stores. oh ya, you also might want to close the back door. And if there wasnt so much food on the floors they would simply starve ;) Love your middle brother.
Thanks buddy....but the door is closed....and the floors are clean.....I knew I could count on you for some great ideas though! knucklehead brother
Bleach...? Pinesol...? You could try Raid, it works for me.
Various Raid Ant Products
Bug University
read the FAQ on the page as well
this worked in Amanda's room:
Deep Reach Fogger
Got that last night at the store.... then found some in my bed (they bit Tony) and then found more on the kids' toys this am....... this is really getting annoying.
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