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Default Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?

In article , Nate Nagel wrote:
Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be
specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't
see them anywhere else in the house.


You can create a moderately effective barrier with some Windex.

However, chances are the ants will only redeploy to other
sources of food and/or water.

Watch them, find a trail and put down some bait in order
to destroy their nest.


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