How do I get rid of little black ants in my house?

Question

I have tried all the natural ways.. sprinkling cinnamon, coffee grounds, cloves, bay leaves. It works until the cinnamon dries up or they find a new route. I have no idea where they are coming in from but have found them in every downstairs room in my house and it's getting worse. I try to keep things as clean as I can but I have 2 small children and a messy husband. I also have a cat so I'm not too sure about poisons. Please help! Thanks!

Answer 1

The best think i can think of is to find were they are coming from and cover the hole with vasaline.

Look outside of your house aswell to see if there are any traces of them there too =)

Answer 2

depends on what species of an you have..some will feed off of sugars..some proteins. Terro is an easy to use ant bait for the sugar feeders...Combat baits work well for protein feeders.   You probably can on the outside wall where you have the ants and trace them back tp their nest