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[MegaMyrmex]

I couldn't find an appropriate place to put this, so here goes...

So I had a 7 queen colony of T, Sessile. They were doing pretty good until they escaped. They found a crack in the setup(I didn't even know where they were coming from since it was a less than a millimeter gap in between the formicarium and the tubing). So now, they are somewhere in myroom, wreaking havoc. They were stressing my MHCs which causaed the females to dump their eggs. What's worse, the ants began to eat their eggs and are now abusing my ghost mantis. But wait, it gets worse. They are actually making nests in my clothes. I realized my mistake and I refuse to keep this species anymore, so please, help me! I at least want to encourage the ants to stop living inside of my room. I heard that vinegar works. 

[Ants4fun]

Ant baits should work well for them.

[Cameron C. Thomas]

I deal with unwanted T. sessile in my kitchen every year. I put out liquid ant baits one time when I start to see the first workers coming in, and after a week or so, I don't see them again until new arrivals the following year.

 

I use Terro Liquid Ant Baits. You can find them at most places for $5-8.

[gcsnelling]

Terro works great but it is very liquid and the ants often drown, polluting the bait and rendering the bait ineffective.

[Cameron C. Thomas]

Terro works great but it is very liquid and the ants often drown, polluting the bait and rendering the bait ineffective.

 

Good to note; I've never seen that happen with my baits.

[gcsnelling]

It is very, very common.

[MegaMyrmex]

Tganks for the support. I think that I'll try the Terro liquid baits