"Rebel1" wrote in message
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I recently moved into a ranch house (no basement) built in 1999 about 10
miles north of Sarasota in Florida. The problem is fire ants. They aren't a
gross infestation; maybe 25 a day before I started taking measures. They
appear in all rooms somewhat equally, so I can't find likely point(s) of
entry. I keep them under pretty good control using fire ant granules that I
spread around the outside perimeter using a broadcast lawn fertilizer
spreader.

At the junction of the floor and wall in both bathrooms there are gaps
like this, which may be an entry.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/90278919@N00/15937498515/

(Ironically, as I was taking the photo, one did emerge. But that was the
first time I witnessed this.)

I want to seal the gap not only because of the ants, but to improve the
appearance. My plan is to brush some borax powder into the cracks, then
run a narrow bead of caulk along the crack to hide it.

The former owners had newly installed carpeting in the bedrooms, so I
can't see if they have similar gaps, but I can put borax acid along the
outside edges.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,

R1



Yeah, get the hell outa Florida.