Phil, I tried the sugar+borax thing, but it didn't work for me. I put dishes of it on my counters (not on the floor because I have dogs, but the ants are in my kitchen as well), and after a week I still had just as many ants milling about. I just put down peanut butter Raid ant traps, and those seem to have reduced their numbers. We get ants every year, and I've become used to them, so long as they are generally contained/not large in number.
I am pleased to say that I actually got one of the tenants next door to call the bylaw office! Yay!!
She said she also notified the owner, who said they had no idea.... EYEROLL. Anyway, hopefully this will get addressed in a positive way! The tenant also said she saw rats running by her front door, and found a couple of burrows by her steps... which is only a few feet from my driveway. Hold me, please.
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