I’ve been observing my bathroom for ants for the last two weeks and I haven’t seen any. It doesn’t mean they aren’t there, it’s just I haven’t been able to observe them. That said, they were pretty easy to find when I started my battle with them, so this is a great development.
This weekend, I went to battle the ants underneath my kitchen sink. I was going to reinforce some areas that I had taped off with stronger tape that isn’t affected by heat. I spent about an entire hour under the sink and I didn’t see a single ant. I’m not going to declare victory based on that alone because I saw a ton of ants a few weeks ago and I hadn’t changed anything since. There’s still many gaps and holes to still seal up under the sink. I likely did not see any ants because they either found somewhere else more to their liking or colder weather had driven them to somewhere warmer. Their absence is because they are choosing not to be under my sink, not because they can’t get to it. I am sure if I gave the good reason to be there, they’d easily find their way.
I need to continue to seal all the gaps and put some expanding foam into the larger holes. I feel perhaps the winter is giving me a respite from the ants and once the warmer weather returns, they’ll be back in greater numbers as well. I need to use this time wisely and prepare.