It might not be the ants. Is your grass dying? If so, how is it? In spots? in patches? You said you planted... meaning you put grass seed down? or sod? If you planted by seed, did you cover it with straw (or other covering), how much have you been watering it? In the first few weeks of a newly seeded lawn, watering is essential. The best time to plant a new lawn is in the fall, when the blades of grass do not have to compete with weeds, or the summer heat, so if its been very hot in your area that could be the problem too.

Terro will probably be banned in a few years- they seem to ban everything that is THIS GOOD! LOL Have only seen a dozen or so ants today. Last night, I placed the PP-J_Borax acid mixture all around the place where they were going in and left the Terro around the kitchen sink. Before bed, I moved the Terro bait they were not accessing down to the floor where they were climbing up the cabinet. Those little ants must have went to town last night because there was not trail running back and forth this morning. A few ants were around the Terro and a few were in the other room on the borax acid mixture. We will get another thing of Terro and put it beside the place where they are coming in. Hopefully, the weather will be too cold for them soon.

Hi Marnie, What can I say like well Ants are everywhere, and while they are there at least you know you dont have termites, but they are a jolly nuisance all the same. And yes I know what it is like to see them come into your house by the thousands go up the wall and walk all around your cornices to come down again and go out through the front of your house somewhere, beats me why they didn't walk over the garden to the front, or under the house, it would have been a lot quicker. Now we are talking brand new house here 5 years ago, hubby and I built it ourselves and while we were building it I said to hubby look at all those ants coming up the bearers, then when we put the joists in same thing, by time we put the frame up the wall studs were alive with the blighters so you can imagine our surprise one day when we go to the block to start work to find none there at all, why because it rained. And I have noticed over the past few years since we have lived here, when it is real dry they come in looking for water, I used to find them in the bath, sinks and even in the toilet cisten, then when it rained really heavy the same thing happened. This year we have had none so far, in the dry or wet but that could be because I have put down those Bait Stations where they go in and take some of it back to the nest and feed Her Majesty and she dies. About two months ago I layed the Bait Stations again when I seen them come in and I seen them go but they have not returned.I cant believe it as there are thousands in the Garden and if you can put up with them out there, let them be after all its their back yard too. But in the house well thats a different matter and I think its best they are not there.....Cheers..MM.

I would not clean the counters with vinegar prior to placing the Terro trays. You want to encourage ants to forage onto your counters, not discourage. And a word of warning.....if and when the ants visit the Terro tray, don't touch or move it. Even if they swarm the area in an scary frenzy to get to the bait, just leave it alone. Add another tray if they empty the first one too rapidly. In my experience, Terro worked overnight. After an unnerving swarming of the tray in the bathroom and in the floor of the pantry, I never saw another ant in my home. That event was ten years ago.