I had some catfood that gave my place indian mealworms. Perhaps try a
different brand of catfood.

For carpenter ants, I put down liquid ant bait from
www.gardensalive.com in bottle caps, or tupperware lids. they bellied
up to the bar, drank heartily, and didn't come back. This was maybe
five or more years ago. the Orkin guy wanted $175 per treatment, and
no guarantees.

Orkin closed, and the place is now a daycare. I'm not sure I'd want to
house kids in a building that used to have pesticides.

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"Smackwater Jack" WhoYoDaddy@Home. wrote in message
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Real small ants are in the cat's bowl. The food is dry food, not
something that is obviously attractive to pests. A pest control guy
comes four times a year. In fact, this latest infestation occurred an
hour after the technician left.

Here's the rub: I can't see where the ants are gaining access. They
just show-up at the bowl. There's no line of ants carrying food back
to the nest, either in small cracks or toward a door. Any
explanations? Thanks.