Start by vacuuming your car out regularly to clean up any leftover food bits.
Even an empty drink can be ant food.
Use Ant Bait Near the Car
Over-the-counter ant baits might help address the problem.
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Never place ant baits inside your car.
Put the ant baits along already-established foraging trails.
Ants communicate with pheromones.
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When your car has been thoroughly cleaned and vacuumed, clean up the scent trails, too.
Let it dry naturally, the vinegar scent will dissipate.
What Attracts Ants in Cars?
Types of Ants
There are two general types of ants: budding and swarming ants.
In most situations, it is best to have licensed and trained professionals handle the spraying.
If they do not find one, they may go away on their own.
Depending on the species, some ants do bite.
Queen ants live the longest, somewhere between two to almost 30 years depending on the species.
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Pesticide Poisoning Symptoms and First Aid.
University of Missouri Department of Agriculture.
