We have suddenly been invaded by Carpenter Ants. Weirdly enough, the only place in the house we are seeing them is in our bedroom, where there is no food for them. Unfortunately, they seem to like our bed, and worse still, they are nocturnally active. I'm normally pretty live and let live with crawly creatures, but I draw the line at GIANT ARMORED ANTS in my bed. One, it is unpleasant to be awakened by a crawly sensation, Two, THEY BITE! Last night, one sank it's mandibles in me hard enough to break the skin. Very bad way to wake up, I was quite upset, and did not sleep the rest of the night.
We've laid out some "Ant Hotel" type baits in the area we think they are coming in at. What I need now is something safe to put on the mattress and bedding, to hopefully make the bed repellant to them...without making it repellent to us. Our kids are older, but we do have an indoor cat and dog to think of. Any ideas?
We've laid out some "Ant Hotel" type baits in the area we think they are coming in at. What I need now is something safe to put on the mattress and bedding, to hopefully make the bed repellant to them...without making it repellent to us. Our kids are older, but we do have an indoor cat and dog to think of. Any ideas?