Unlike odorous and carpenter ants thief ants prefer grease and high protein foods as opposed to sugar.
Shower door grease ants.
There s an upside to ant proofing your house.
Also if you re sensitive to smells or want to go with an all natural product there are formulas for you too.
In particular you can use tea tree and peppermint oil to both get rid of ants and add a very pleasant aroma to your bathroom.
The thief ant which is also called the grease ant is a very common ant in homes especially in kitchens across much of the u s.
Ants don t have a way to travel from the outside into your plumbing system and then out of your shower drain.
While you re at it wipe a little on the shower door glass to leave a clear water repellent film and spray some on the handle to quickly remove smudge marks and make the metal shine.
Type some shower door cleaners come in sprays while others are foaming formulas or creams.
That translates to tasty items like the grease that accumulates on your stove hood and around your oven door.
The white vinegar mix can also be used to clean your toilet tank though all water should be drained from.
Eliminate potential food sources grease ants prefer a high protein diet.
To use peppermint and tea tree oil you should add about twenty drops of each into a spray bottle.
But rather they found their way into your drain instead.
Think about how dirty your shower door usually gets and what style of cleaner would suit you best.
Food waste debris hair skin cells fungus mold and mildew are all present in your drain and the ants feed off of this.
Clean under and behind the stove refrigerator microwave toaster dishwasher and around and underneath the sink.
Thief ants also known as grease ants can be found nesting indoors in tiny crevices.
Then add water to the bottle.
Garbage bins should also be properly disposed and cleaned regularly because the residue will also attract ants.
Use white vinegar and baking soda to clean your toilet bowl shower tile and bathroom sink.
A non repellent aerosol ant spray insecticide for use around doors windows and baseboards.
No kitchen is spotless but the cleaner you keep your home the less appealing it will be to ants.
To get rid of ants on the lookout for such foods you ll want to use the right type of bait.
Ants in your kitchen can live off grease and food spills under and behind your appliances.