I woke up this morning and stumbled upon an invasion of biblical proportions in the downstairs area of our house. Except it wasn't locust (thankfully), it was ants. We're talking thousands. They entered under the front door and traveled along the walls through the living room past the kitchen and hallway and into the laundry room to Chi-Lo's food dish. That's about a 30-foot trail. Clean up was quite a task before heading to work. I did the easiest thing I could think of -- I sprayed the source with insecticide and used a vacuum to suck all those little bastards up. When I finally had to get Z-Dub ready to leave the house there were only a few stragglers roaming around. Most of the troops were obliterated. However, I know that the ant kingdom has plenty of regiments waiting in the cracks and crevasses to be called upon for battle.Having noticed a few ants invading our space over the past week I made arrangements with an exterminator to come and spray on Saturday. Hopefully we can hold off the attacks until then. I'm concerned that the ants have their sights set on taking over the food pantry. To counter, I'm planning some preventive measures this evening. Let's just say they may not find anything in the pantry worth invading.
It's the price we pay for living in an ant-rich desert environment. The ants outnumber people by the billions. Having them invade your home every summer is inevitable. But it still sucks ass.
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