Q: We found ants all over the vanity cabinets in our bathroom and got rid of them and cleaned up the area. The next day, we found them all over the kitchen; we followed the trail of ants and found that they were breaking in because of a crack in the grout on the kitchen tile floor. I suspect they’re coming in from an underground area. What should we do?
A: Use a bait-type system to eliminate them. The ants will take the bait back to the queen of their colony, and that should be the end of them. It’s possible they’re coming in through a crack in the slab under the tile. But it’s very difficult to correct that situation. If you remove the tiles to do a repair on the crack, it’s going to be very hard to put them back again successfully.
For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. An Arizona home building and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated Saturday morning Rosie on the House radio program, heard locally from 8-11 a.m. on KNST-AM (790) in Tucson and KGVY-AM (1080) and -FM (100.7) in Green Valley. Call 888-767-4348.
