Why won't house ants go away no matter what I spray?

“We keep getting ants in our kitchen and I can't figure out where they're coming from.”source ↗

“A few weeks later they're back in basically the same spot like nothing happened lol.”source ↗

“Hey all so we came home from a trip to a hole in our baseboard and ants crawling out in droves.”source ↗

“We've had ants in the kitchen for a while now and I've tried a couple different baits and a spray that seemed to work pretty well at first. But lately the spray barely does anything and I bought a different one thinking that might help but nope, still finding ants everywhere.”source ↗

“Had ants in my shower and thank goodness I have a pest control professional because they were what is called big headed ants and are very difficult to get rid of!”source ↗

“Had a similar situation a few years back and the thing that finally worked was switching to a gel bait instead of the spray.”source ↗

“I’ve tried bait a few times and they disappear for a while, but they always end up coming back.”source ↗

“However, occasionally I get ants that seem immune so I picked up Advion gel as well. That have not failed me yet but it's expensive so I only pull that out when the Terro doesn't work. I have had zero success with any of the sprays, granules etc.”source ↗

“Going insane by whatever these are.”source ↗

“They’ve started in my kitchen, into my dining room and now I’m finding them everywhere through my house.”source ↗

“I need to know how to get rid of these things most of all.”source ↗

“ive had these ants for over 4 years and from what i know theyre impossible to get rid of.”source ↗

“they are literally ruining my life its all i think about and all i see.”source ↗

“is it hopeless and do i have to accept that i just live with these things now or is there any thing at all i can do?”source ↗

“I have been trying to stop ants invading my house for over 3 months and starting to give up. Tried all solutions including Terro liquid bait for outdoor and indoor, Advion gel all over the corners and spraying constantly with Permethrin around the house but they keep coming back from every corner of the house.”source ↗

“I’ve been squirting advion gel all along where i see them sneaking in and out and it’s been a week and im still finding them all over the floor of my shower every day.”source ↗

“Whenever maintenance comes they just put out traps and some brown gel bait but that doesn’t ever work either.”source ↗

“I’ve read advion can work well but it doesn’t seem to be killing off the colony.”source ↗

“I’ve had these small ants for months in my kitchen. Only one side of the counter and they’ll on and off go in my cabinets.”source ↗

“Pest control has been 3 times now. First time they just baited. Didn’t work.”source ↗

“Now they’re back in my cabinets and I’m just not well. I know it’s just ants but my well being when there’s bugs in my house is just not great and i get very stressed.”source ↗

“This is our third year fighting pharaoh ants.”source ↗

“We’ve used the advion gel traps wherever they start emerging from the walls at but it only works for a while.”source ↗

“We see them about four times in a spring/summer season and then they’re here again next year. Is it possible to ever get rid of them?”source ↗

“They are now coming into my baby’s room which I really can’t deal with! I’m at my wits end, I feel sick, and they’re seriously affecting my mental health.”source ↗

“ive had pharaoh ants in my familys flat for about a year now and honestly theyve been draining my life out of me cuz they get everywhere”source ↗

“i bought a bait from a store called protect but i havent even used it and theres already ants running on the packaging so i dont trust it”source ↗

“Howdy, I’m located in south Texas and dealing with a pharaoh ant infestation. I’ve been baiting them the last two weeks with Advion bait stations and they’ve been swarming each one as soon as I put it out. However, a large percentage of the ants reaching the bait stations seem to be dying in or around them before they can carry anything back to the nest.”source ↗

“Any help with identification of the species and how to attack the infestation would be greatly appreciated!”source ↗

“These ants do not go for the normal Terro bait that we’ve successfully used in the past.”source ↗

“We remove the food, clean the area, apply bait, wait a couple days, put food back and they return!”source ↗

“I tried a few insecticide but these things dont die.”source ↗

“I try to find their nests but they just dissepear from thin air.”source ↗

“Ive been trying to get rid of them for 3 months now.”source ↗

“Just as i thought that its over they come back multiplying.”source ↗

“I have had an on again off again issue with ants the last few years.”source ↗

“Put down a big one thinking it would nuke the colony. Nope. Yesterday I put down a 2nd big bait. They came back in force !”source ↗

“Hi everyone, I’ve been trying to deal with ant infestations in the house for a few weeks now.”source ↗

“Basically they aren’t going for the terro trap anymore and I have been changing the traps daily to no avail, now they are just walking around in way bigger numbers.”source ↗

“I’ve cleaned the whole kitchen multiple times and they still keep running around.”source ↗

“If i wait more than 20 minutes without vacuuming them up they will cover the entire place again.”source ↗

“So we moved into a new place 3 months ago and from a week in we noticed ants entering through different corners of the house.”source ↗

“We've had them come 4 times in the last 2 months and they've added more bait each time to different areas in and out of the house. The problem still seems to swing between good and bad for no reason other than its always bad the few days after rain.”source ↗

“Is this something that has an end in sight and we just bait, wait, and repeat until all the colonies die or is there something else I can do to help?”source ↗

“this is out of control and I need advice on how to handle this.”source ↗

“We are constantly replacing our sticky traps.”source ↗

“We can’t find where they are possibly getting in.”source ↗

“I found 9 scattered across the floor of my bedroom night 1. Night 2, found 2 on the floor again. Night 3, 1 on my wall, 2 on the floor, and one all the way in my kitchen.”source ↗

“I have dealt with ants before but these are so much bigger than the smaller ones I’ve dealt with.”source ↗

“If these are carpenter ants is there anything I should worry about”source ↗

“On Wednesday I opened the cabinet above my range hood and there were around 70-100 ants in the cabinet swarming bags of chips that were opened but closed off with a clip.”source ↗

“I put down Ortho ant bait and sealed the cabinet with tape so they wouldn’t go anywhere else in the kitchen.”source ↗

“There were three ants stuck to the tape that I used to seal the cabinet, but otherwise, absolutely nothing. Zero dead bodies. This seems so weird to me.”source ↗

“I’ll spray liquid bait and lay out bait and the spray seems to help for a day or two then they come back. I’ve tried making my own solutions and nothing helps and I’m going crazy.”source ↗

“I feel like everywhere I turn I see something crawling or every itch I get has me trying to hit away an ant that’s not even there. Is there any tips ?”source ↗

“I only killed the ants that were on top of the dresser I still had plenty of ants on the floor that were able to get to the terro my issue was that, I had watched them for like 15 minutes and not a single ant lived after ingesting the liquid, that is why I thought they died immediately after eating it.”source ↗

“I need advice on how to get rid of ants in my house. We have them everywhere. In the kitchen, in the bathrooms, and even in our beds.”source ↗

“They were coming in through the walls.”source ↗

“I have never had ants in my closet or anywhere else.”source ↗

“My issue is about a week out I seen an ant every so often over by the bait.... and I am worried that the bait didn't actually do anything they just lost interest in the closet and will come back the next time I mess up.”source ↗

“Ive sprayed permethrin everyday for the last week and I don’t know what these ants are made of but they won’t stop showing up.”source ↗

“It’s to the point where you can’t step anywhere without stepping on these crawling ants. Millions of them.”source ↗

“I want to get rid of them but the ones in the front yard I’m not sure how because I don’t have a fence and I’m worried if I put some kinda bait out that a non-ant critter will find it and eat it.”source ↗

“I’m done using permethrin too because it’s clearly not doing anything to these things”source ↗

“I bought this raid liquid ant trap a week ago because I kept seeing small brown ants in my house.”source ↗

“It’s been a few days, and while the number of ants I see in my room has decreased, I still spot a few here and there. Is this how it’s supposed to work? Shouldn't it have killed all the ants?”source ↗