Big Black Ants!?
Answers:
Those are Carpenter Ants. They chew wood and will destroy a house. Being clean has nothing to do with it. Even roaches will live in a spotless house. They love water. The ants you describe love wood. Call a exterminator that will kill them, not control them like Orkin. Orkin and the other big companies will control them to a point it will keep the numbers down but not wipe them out. That is how they make their money. By coming back, month after month. Find a local person who will kill them and check on them from time to time.
Other answers:
Call an exterminator...
Call an exterminator...
unless you can find the nest.. you need to put talc powder down around the house on the outside or where you see them crawling.
My grandparents house had this issue.
The little ant bait discs and traps never seem to help at all.
Generally, the ants are coming in from somewhere you can't see or fix, like behind a major appliance, or where pipes enter your house, etc.
If the issue is serious, contact an exterminator who has a good followup policy to see that the job gets taken care of properly.
And don't put powder down around your house. What year is this? 1920? Why don't you make a voodoo doll of the ants too?
do u live near a nuclear reactor ??
U DO ??? ?
Flee - the attack of the mutant atomic ants has begun
hope that helped
love Oz
go to home wal-wart and pick up bug/ant killer in a powder form and put it on your lawn and around your winwows/doors. This will last for 9 months even if it rains. however you might have to do it twice. Because I live in Florida I had to do it twice however, it even kills red ant as well and comes with a with money back guareente.
ps, here is some info for you to look at in ref. to Dollar store toothpaste. sorry I had to place it here, but it was the only way I could get it to you.
Some Dollar Stores Sell Expired and Foreign, Non-ADA-approved Formulations of Toothpaste
Publish Date : 3/27/2006 9:51:00 PM Source :Onlypunjab.com
Over the past several years there has been a strong growth of dollar stores where shoppers can find a wide variety of household items (everything from canned goods to motor oil) in one convenient location for $1.00 Oftentimes, you can even find the same merchandise in dollar stores as you would find elsewhere for a considerably higher price.
Most people believe that this is because they've obtained supplies from manufacturers or wholesalers disposing of overstock or older merchandise for a fraction of the usual price. One of the most commonly purchased items is toothpaste. However, you might want to be cautious when buying dollar-store toothpaste.
Studies have shown that the Crest, Colgate and other brand name toothpastes weren't the same as from Wal-mart, grocery stores, etc. This is because the toothpastes were manufactured in many other countries and aren't approved by the American Dental Association (ADA). For instance, some of the toothpaste was made in South Africa or Kenya where the fluoride is ten times stronger than what we're allowed in the U.S. If we use this toothpaste often, we could be poisoning ourselves, so you obviously don't want your children swallowing this. Of course, where the toothpaste comes from can make a big difference. For instance, the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) has standards which are similar to the American Dental Association's (ADA).
Nevertheless, you also have to be careful when purchasing Canadian toothpaste at your local dollar store too. You'll want to check the dates on these tubes of toothpaste since investigations have shown that some of them have expired 2 years ago.
While expired toothpaste doesn't pose a significant health risk (most brands don't even carry expiration dates on their packaging), older toothpaste may be undesirable because it may be less effective or less pleasant to use due to changes in taste and consistency. Many of these dollar stores are placing the blame for these problems on wholesalers. Nevertheless, the truth is still there and you and your family's health depends upon it.
Hope it helps.