ANTS IN THE DISHWASHER

LRESA500 · 2005-08-22T03:44:40+00:00

For the last 2 years our house has been under assualt by small black,sugar-eating ants. I reluctantly called a pest service last year. Theysent this fat guy with a big tank of bug spray on his belt. Heproceeded to spray my kithcen floors and counter. Big deal. I can dothat with Raid.This year my son and I launched a counterstrike. We hit them outside,setting up baits of sugar and following their trails to severalcolonies, most nearly the base of large trees. We put diazanon granulesall over the yard and sprayed around the exterior of the houseregularly. But alas they are tough. We won some battles but the antsare still winning the war. Now we notice that when we open thedishwasher there are thousands of them. Are they coming thru thedishwasher drain? Any suggestions would be appreciated. This is the21st century and we should be able to beat these little bastards.Thanks

Aug 22, 2005 22 Replies

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You're right, JerryL. When I spoke to the receptionist for the exteminator on the phone I told her I wanted my single story gutters sprayed as well as the exterior foundation and my crawlspace. She said fine. Not any easy job but I was waiting with my checkbook. About 2 hours later this obese gentleman drove up in a 1988 Oldsmoblie carrying a tank and came to my door with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. He was arrogant as hell and seemed miffed that I wanted my whole house sprayed on the FIRST trip. After he sprayed my kitchen floor and counter he told me that would be $140. I gave him a check for $75 (which was still outrageous) and told him if he had a problem with it tell his boss to call me. The guy was about 5'11" and weighed 340 lbs +. I would have paid the extra $ 65 just to see the fat bastard squeeze thru my crawlspace door. And forget about him climbing a ladder to spray my gutter. So my point is this guy was not physically able to do the job I requested when I made the appointment.