This aint my original article… I am kind of borrowing the text.. English is not my first language you see.. Will give the black ants credit at the end..

No Black Ants in a Clean House

A little black ant will eat anything and everything. So do your dishes. The little bits of food that get left behind on dirty dishes, pots, pans, and silverware make a damn fine meal for a black ant. Wipe stoves, countertops, and tables diligently after every meal or snack. Crumbs on the floor are tasty too. Develop an obsessive compulsive habit of sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming. Also remember to take your trash out regularly and to rinse out bottles and cans before ants can find them.

Seal and Protect Food from Black Ants

Even if your kitchen is spotless, little black ants can and will invade your home in search of food. Don’t give them the satisfaction of finding unsafeguarded food. Store everything in tight containers, preferably plastic containers with snappy lids, tin/aluminum canisters, or jars with rubber gaskets. This includes, but is not limited to, flours, sugars, pastas, cereals, chips, butter, and oils. Basically assume that if it’s something you can eat that the ants would also like to eat it.

Hunt and Destroy Existing Black Ants

Before you start to kill ants all willy-nilly, you should probably make sure you know where they’re coming from. It’s just nice to know if they are camping out inside your home or if they’re sneaking in from the outside. By having this information, you will be able to target the colonies more effectively later. When you see ants inside, watch them for awhile and see what little nook or cranny they are retreating back into with their bounty. Spend some time outside looking around for ant colonies too.

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