On 6/23/2018 9:56 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 08:49:19 -0400, Frank "frank wrote:

On 6/22/2018 5:55 PM, wrote:
Just had the exterminator in for professional help with
pharoah ants just in the kitchen so far - 2 more visits
or more required.
Anyone with personal experience with these tiny pests -
in a home - not apartment or institutional building.
Tips / tricks do / don't do appreciated.
I have done some internet reading on them and realize
not to use spray insecticide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_ant
John T.


No experience with them but did have an ant problem that went away when
we got a Termidor termite treatment. We did not have termites but a next
door neighbor did. His treatment eliminated the colony but they came
back in a few years and I was finding them in places a few feet from my
house. I was doing DYI stuff for years but decided for peace of mind to
get the perimeter treatment. It did the job on the ants too. We
continue with the Terminex inspection and insurance, again just for
peace of mind and we have never needed an exterminator to come and do
anything in the house.


Active ingredient is likely Fipronil -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fipronil

I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.
John T.

I've seen it for sale on https://www.domyown.com/ site. You can do
these treatments yourself but Terminex drilled through concrete porch
and patio to inject and make sure house was surrounded. It seems to get
to them that were near the house but not the colony and I assume it
would be tough to get at colonies and they can come back. Years ago I
used to spray foundations with diazinone but EPA likes to ban things
that work like DDT and chlordane.