I'm in the market for an ant eater ( Myrmecophaga tridactyla ), I can promise it a good home and a more than adequate diet. When it gets hot and dry here in Texas, ant move into a cool and preferably slightly damp spot (our house). I'm going broke buying ant spray, and figured if I could pick up an ant eater cheap, I'd save money and my home wouldn't smell like a petrochemical plant.
So, if you have a spare ant eater, or just one you are tired of looking at, let me know and we'll work something out.
Completely unnecessary and unhealthy for you and environmentally harmful to resort to using pesticidal sprays. You can EASILY make your own "ant spray" which is safe for you, your family/pets and your environs.
Mix one cup water with 1/4 cup vodka. Add about 15 drops of peppermint essential oil. As an option, you may add also 8 to10 drops of tea tree oil or eucalyptus oil. Spray where the ants are entering your home. Spray trails. This spray will obliterate ant trails and greatly discourages ants from coming back to the sprayed area. My family and I do not enjoy killing any creatures, so we brush away ants and spray to interrupt their trails. As an alternative to spray, you may make the above formula, keep it in a jar and dip a small basting brush into your formula and brush away ant trails.
The vodka is there to keep the oils "dissolved" and dispersed throughout your spray solution. The smell, after spraying this solution, will be noticeable at first but soon dissipates. I think the peppermint/eucalyptus makes for a quite pleasant odor.
Please note: one of the most highly effective ways to combat ant intrusion into your home is to figure out what it is the ants are attracted to in the first place. We keep all food items, including pet food, either in the fridge, in our cupboards or in glass jars or other containers which ants cannot access. You must determine WHY these ants find your home so attractive. During this warmer weather, even the slightest residue of a sugary or meaty substance or a crumb 1/2 the size of the head of a pin will bring ants into your kitchen.
Please try the homemade spray. Best of luck to you.