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I'm terrified of ants?

A couple years ago, I dealt with my first ant infestation in our newer home. I'd left a soda in my room over night and I came home to see ants everywhere. I was s terrified that even after we got rid of them, I moved out of that room. From there we kept getting them in the kitchen and wash room, and we kept calling pest control. But I was so angry and scared that I begged my parents to get yearly extermination. Supposively they come, but just last night I started killing few ants by our backyard, sliding door. Obviously Terminix isn't as faithful as it should be. But I was wondering if I have a genuine problem to where I may need therapy or hypnosis? I keep thinking about for when I move out on my own, how I won't be able to handle it if i get ants in my own home. Should I talk to my parents about options of solving my phobia?

Public Comments

1. Hmmm...If you could get out of the mindset that ants are bad, then you will get over your fear. The ants that come in your house are just little sugar ants looking for a dry place and some food. They're totally harmless. If it continues to be a big problem, get an ant feeder thing that's poisonous and put it where they are coming in. In this way, the worker ants will take the poison to the queen ant who makes all the ants and they will all die. Just chill. They're no big deal=)
2. First of all, DO NOT USE commericial pest control companies like Terminix. They actually utilize substances that attract ants and other pests; some of there products have sugar in them. That is why people keep calling them...because the pests don't go away! Goto the home depot or home improvement store and buy some old fashioned ant traps and RAID. Put the ant traps underneath the kitchen stove, refrigerator, etc. Put them in other places in the house. Then spray RAID in all corners of the house and under the appliances and anywhere you have seen ants coming from. Change ant traps every couple months and spray RAID every 3 months. This will work...trust me, I used to live in the South.