Ants & Cockroaches

I moved into an apartment building a couple months ago (move was rushed, and went with the first place I could find). I’m worried because I’ve heard stories that most of the apartment buildings in the GTA have Roach problems. While THANKFULLY I haven’t run into roaches, I do occasionally spot ants in my kitchen, normally around my kitchen sink and stove. Not a lot, and not super often (like, maybe spot some every few weeks?), they are just teeny-tiny ants, not big ones. When I see them, I usually kill them, or spray the area down with RAID, clean up, and move on. But tonight while I was doing my dishes, I spotted quite a few of them, think I killed about 8 or 9. No trails though, no idea where they’re coming in from (I filled in some holes in the wall with caulk). So now my question; I’m considering putting out ant poison, but I’m worried that I’ll attract something worse if I do. I do have some Terro liquid ant bait traps but I’m hesitant to use them. Is there an ant bait that I can leave out that will deal with these little buggers but won’t attract roaches?

If the ants are golden in colour and tiny then you are dealing with Pharaoh ants. It would be important for you to reach out to your strata or property manager and request assistance from a professional pest management company. This recommendation is coming from the fact that likely more than one unit has the Pharaoh ants, and based on their reproductive method called budding which can quickly lead to building wide infestations. Highly recommend that you do not spray them as Pharaoh ants are extremely chemical sensitive and it will trigger a budding response, which again can lead to building wide issues. If the ants are tiny and black then the terro traps will work fine. Any bait that is put out has the possibility of cockroaches feeding on it, however the bait will not encourage cockroaches to come in from other units in the building.