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[Judaline]

I was looking at a stain on my countertop with my reading glasses is how I saw them-the stain was moving. I would say they are the size of a chigger and rust colored to blend in nicely with my countertop. I ran and got a magnifying glass and saw that they are ants!!!! If anyone knows what they are or what they want, please advise. Terro didn't faze them-they simply weren't interested. They don't seem to be after food. Maybe water? I just don't know and neither does google. Any help would be much appreciated.

[athenian]

Sugar ants?  We had them and cinnamon worked, sprinkled where they came in.

[x Hedge]

The tiniest ants I've ever seen were Pharoh ants, as identified by a pest control professional. They are as tiny as little crumbs, only when I stared at the "crumbs" I saw they were moving! They were after grease, not sugar, and ther had found my dog's food dish. Poor guy was reluctant to eat for a week before I saw the crumbs in his dish werent crumbs at all!

Good luck!

[Elbelle]

Do a search on clover mites, and see if that's what they are.

[Judaline]

I had already tried the cinnamon which I got from an herbal remedy site. They laughed at it and kept right on doing whatever it is they are doing. 

I don't think they're clover mites because of their shape. They are ants for sure with beady red eyes which one could only see with glasses AND a magnifying glass. I just want them gone. So far the only thing they didn't like was a ''green'' spray I use in the kitchen.

[x Hedge]

Ive had good luck repelling ants with Comet cleanser, the old style, powdered in a shaker can. One buck at the dollar store.

Sprinkle along their trail. I sprinkle it along the baseboard and use a flexible edge (like a credit card or spatula) to push the cleanser powder right into the crevice where floor meets wall. Never met an ant that could abide the stuff.

[IMissSuperPoke]

A safe way to get rid of ants if you have pets, is to mix baking soda and powdered sugar together & the ants are attracted to the sugar, but eating the baking soda kills them. Google the exact mixture if interested, it worked for me & it's been so long I don't remember the amounts.

[ValuSkr]

I've wondered if it's harder to spot ants (or other insects) on a granite countertop.

[FastDogWalker2]

ANTS...the bane of my existence!  Where I live it has been a very hot and wet summer.  We have been doing battle with the ants through the whole season - they are relentless!