Safer Ant Killer Alternative

Happy November! While we are definitely enjoying the cooler weather we're getting here in Florida, some creepy crawlers have decided to move in where it's warmer - our kitchen! I tried this on a whim, because I really didn't want to spray bug killer in our kitchen, right near the sink and Mom-in-Law's morning coffee set up.

The little black ants show up in the morning and they disappear as it warms up outside, but they're still a nuisance. We think they're coming through cracks around the kitchen window.

Anyway, I was going to make brunch for the hubby and saw a TON of them behind Mom's coffee pot, and I thought, hey, that Windex Multi-Surface I bought has vinegar in it. Vinegar's pretty strong, maybe it will do SOMETHING.

All dead!

And guess what? It did! I sprayed it all over them and they died. Whether it was the chemicals or just because they were trapped in something wet I'm not completely sure, but I saw some more moving around a little later, sprayed again, and they died as well. 

I'm so excited about this discovery, because now I can keep the ants at bay without spraying harmful chemicals in the kitchen. All I have to do is wait for them to die, then wipe away, almost as if I were just cleaning the kitchen surfaces like normal.