littlesongs
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Our house sits among the remnants of 100+ year old orchards and vineyards. Every spring we get a couple bottles of Terro, thousands march into the mud room to feed on it for a few days, and that is the end of it. I see a scout or straggler once in a while, but most of the invasion is short lived. Mando knows much more than any of us, so I will defer to his expertise. That said, I believe the female ones with wings are the most important to kill. They can start colonies in new places. We usually see them after a few solid days of hard rain and they show up after the Terro too. We try to time the Terro so that we have a day off and can swat the few that manage to fly inside. Sure, the whole process is a big pain in the keester, but we love where we live. One week of annoyance out of fifty-two is not a biggie.MandoSquirrel said:"Odorous House Ants" may or may not be what he's dealing with; if it is, Terro will probably help.
Good luck!