Mark Thorson wrote:

> I suppose I should consider myself lucky that it's been
> a couple years since the last invasion. They used to be
> much more frequent.

> Any other tactical suggestions cheerfully accepted.

Grant's Ant Stakes. The BEST.

Last year was particularly bad with the little sugar ants -- they were
everywhere. We had a pest service spraying outside once a month and part
of the service was that they could come inside and spray. I didn't want
the pesticides in the house because of the pets and having all the food
stuff to consider. After consulting with friends, found that they were
absolutely right about the Grant's Ant Stakes. Sometimes you have to use
a pin-head worth of honey to attract them into the stake, but after that
they are gone. I used two packs of stakes since our house has a lot of
square footage and wanted to put them outside as well. We have been ant
free now for six months or so. Oh, and we gave up the pest service. I
haven't had to replace the stakes, though they do recommend replacing
them after two to three months.

--Lin (I hate, loathe, despise ants)