Conspiracy Theory

For several springs once the weather warms up enough to open the doors and windows to let in fresh air we've noticed ants appearing out of nowhere. Literally!  I don't know if they were coming right out of the walls; vents; woodwork or what - but it was really annoying. It didn't matter how clean I kept the house. This continued until the weather really warmed up and we kept the doors and windows closed relying on air conditioning.

Last year we bought those small round ant traps and put them outside the house but filled them up with what we hoped would be the strongest ant killer available. Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Gel

It worked! No more ants inside the house. 

I mentioned to sweetie this year that once they re-appeared to use that stuff right away. Interesting...this spring, no ants in our house. Perhaps last year's plan of attack worked so well we actually destroyed the ant colony for good.

Another theory I have though is that this spring I stopped using the Swiffer WetJet floor cleaning system and instead have been using the Shark Steam Pocket Mop. The Shark system uses only water and steam to clean the floors and it does a great job. So my conspiracy theory is...the makers of Swiffer WetJet product are in cahoots with the makers of ant repellent products. The ants are attracted to the WetJet cleaning product so people would then purchase the ant repellent products.  Far fetched?  We'll see what the future holds - but I do hope those creepy ants are history!  Oh - and if anyone would like my WetJet mop and cleaner it's yours - no charge!