Ant control

Hello, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Fire ants are dangerous, but researchers have developed effective baits that are easy to apply to your yard. My biggest problem is the little ants, sometimes called sugar ants, that come in my house. I can’t figure out why. Fortunately, they’ve never bitten us. Some sources say they are looking for water, but the last time it had been raining cats and dogs for days. One company makes ant bait stations with a liquid inside; these have worked the best for us. I put out a couple, and the ants flock to them. I see dead ants in the liquid, but most of what they ingest they take back to their home, where it’s supposed to kill that colony. It happens every summer, upstairs and downstairs, sometimes for no rhyme or reason.