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The original was posted on /r/lifehacks by /u/BoysenberryOk1613 on 2025-01-26 20:08:19+00:00.

We bought this house exactly a year ago. The day we started moving in I noticed there were ants all over the kitchen sink (they were NOT there when we toured the house). I immediately bought terro and went about my life. They kept coming with no end in sight for two months. I caulked up all the spots I could find that they might slip through after sealing up the spot I could tell was their main flood gate. After that I still ended up finding them everywhere (the kitchen is kept clean and we don’t leave food out). Since none of this was working I called Orkin. They came for like six months and that entire process was a complete joke. Our main guy tried to convince me they were coming in from the door when I opened it which was blatantly wrong. Anyways they stopped for like a week after I sprayed peppermint and cinnamon oil all over the kitchen. Flash forward like a month and suddenly there are ants in my bath tub (these two rooms sit next to each other). Whoever put our bath in didn’t caulk it at all so I sealed all that off last week. Now the ants are back to FLOODING my kitchen. I put more terro out today. Is there anything more I can do to get rid of them for good? I have a very deep crawl space and not a basement if that matters. They completely disgust me and every time I see them I want to cry. Anytime we have people over I’m afraid they’ll see one and think our house is “dirty”. I’m so sorry this is incredibly long. I just wanted all the details out there in case someone can help

Edit: It’s a common suggestion, but I’m allergic to borax :/