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[prosodic]

I have Terro ant baits.

I know I said I didn't want poison, but this poison is at least contained. I just had a problem spraying any around the inside of the house. And even the outdoors, to some extent, because I'm really trying my best to go more green these days.

Anyway, the ants are swarming them, and I hopefully nipped this problem in the bud. These are the most ants I've seen since I started noticing them, but they seem to be running from underneath the dishwasher directly into the bait, and then back under the dishwasher again. And that's okay with me, as long as they're not running all over the floor.

Hopefully they are taking the poison back and killing all their friends.

After I run out of Terro, I'm going to try mixing peppermint oil and water, since ants apparently have an aversion to peppermint. I just need to find peppermint oil first. I would've looked for it today, but it could've taken ages, and time is of the essence here. I'm trying to stop this problem before it gets out of hand.

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Our ants are hanging out around the dishwasher. They are trying to break into the pantry, as far as I can tell, but haven't infiltrated it yet. They are distracted by the Terro for now. They are having quite a party with it.