By Kimberly Cataudella
From The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With the right pesticide and some intervention tricks, you can get ants out of your home—and make them stay out—this spring and summer.
The News & Observer spoke with Sydney Crawley, a North Carolina State professor and extension specialist with expertise in insect and vertebrate pests, to learn why they’re in our spaces and how we can reclaim our homes.
“There is some value in making sure that native ants are protected,” she said. “However, when ants start invading the home, contaminating food and annoying people and pets, I believe that control of some sort is warranted.”…