Living in a very dry area of Australia, I am actually very happy to see all the ants coming inside the house as this means we are in for lots of rain. Trouble is, leave any trace of food around and it is covered in ants in seconds. The dog/cat dishes have to be emptied and cleaned straight after feeding and make sure the kids dont leave the honey or cordial out! The problem lies when the ant problem becomes an infestation and they start taking over the house. Then we have to do something to fix the problem.
There is no point in just killing the ants you can see, this is actually only about 1% of the entire colony and when they do not come home to the nest more ants are automatically sent out.
The ideal situation is to find the main nest where the queens and all the other ants are and eradicate the entire colony with liquid bait.
You can try following the ant trail back to the main colony but this is near impossible as the trail may go behind skirting boards, along the inside of the walls and out somewhere at the other end of the house
The most effective treatment for homeowners is to bait the ants that are inside the home. The advantage of using...