Eliminate potential food sources grease ants prefer a high protein diet.
Shower door grease ants.
While you re at it wipe a little on the shower door glass to leave a clear water repellent film and spray some on the handle to quickly remove smudge marks and make the metal shine.
Food waste debris hair skin cells fungus mold and mildew are all present in your drain and the ants feed off of this.
Ants don t have a way to travel from the outside into your plumbing system and then out of your shower drain.
To get rid of ants on the lookout for such foods you ll want to use the right type of bait.
But rather they found their way into your drain instead.
The thief ant which is also called the grease ant is a very common ant in homes especially in kitchens across much of the u s.
Clean under and behind the stove refrigerator microwave toaster dishwasher and around and underneath the sink.
Use white vinegar and baking soda to clean your toilet bowl shower tile and bathroom sink.
Allow it to stay in the drain for at least 10 minutes before flushing it down with hot water.
Think about how dirty your shower door usually gets and what style of cleaner would suit you best.
In particular you can use tea tree and peppermint oil to both get rid of ants and add a very pleasant aroma to your bathroom.
There s an upside to ant proofing your house.
Garbage bins should also be properly disposed and cleaned regularly because the residue will also attract ants.
A non repellent aerosol ant spray insecticide for use around doors windows and baseboards.
It is so tiny as small as 1 32 inch long that it can easily slip into homes through cracks and make its nests in tiny crevices both within the home and outside.
Also if you re sensitive to smells or want to go with an all natural product there are formulas for you too.
No kitchen is spotless but the cleaner you keep your home the less appealing it will be to ants.
Ants in your kitchen can live off grease and food spills under and behind your appliances.
Unlike odorous and carpenter ants thief ants prefer grease and high protein foods as opposed to sugar.
Thief ants also known as grease ants can be found nesting indoors in tiny crevices.
Type some shower door cleaners come in sprays while others are foaming formulas or creams.
The white vinegar mix can also be used to clean your toilet tank though all water should be drained from.
To use peppermint and tea tree oil you should add about twenty drops of each into a spray bottle.