How do you get rid of ants in the dishwasher?

THelp
by THelp
  7 answers
  • James A James A on Feb 09, 2011
    More common than you think. Empty your dishwasher. Pour one gallon of vinegar down the dishwasher's drain. Let it sit for five minutes. If the ants are coming from the drain pipe, this will kill them. Run the dishwasher on the hottest cycle possible. Wipe down surface of dishwasher and counter, preferably with peppermint oil.
  • KMS Woodworks KMS Woodworks on Feb 09, 2011
    Never heard of this before...is this common in the south?
  • THelp THelp on Feb 09, 2011
    I don't know. They are small little ants. I have heard them being referred to as sugar ants before. Odd because they are not anywhere else in the house. (or at least that I am aware of)
  • TaCora Design TaCora Design on Feb 09, 2011
    try using Borax or Terro brand sugar ant baits. Once you do that you can control the infestation by wiping down kitchen counter topsand mop your kitchen floor with bleach. Sugar aunts love scraps
  • Believe it or not WINDEX works great on killing ants on the spot and it kills the chemical trial they use to follow each other. Now doing something to keep them from getting in is another issue.
  • Brent B Brent B on Feb 09, 2011
    I would try the vinegar as James suggested. I'm finding that you can pour vinegar on just about anything to make it better!
  • Hudson Designs Hudson Designs on Feb 09, 2011
    Ant's tend to walk along the top of pipes upside down. Also the can link together and cross water. I have seen this many times. The problem may be the drain its self can you see where it go's? Do you use the dishwasher daily? If the trap in the drain get dry then there's the open door. As Schwartz said you have to brake the sent trail to. I had them bad one year, every where. I used boratic acid and sugar to kill the ones inside, they eat it and die. Out side I used reg. dish soap around the bottom of my home once a week it kept the sent trail broken. Cheep and easy lol.