Just about everything you buy comes with a manual of care and operating instructions. Some we keep and others seem to get lost or thrown out. Then later when problems arise, the troubleshooting info is gone and authorized dealers and service centers are anybody's guess. Starting today, create a box or folder to keep manuals for everything you buy in the future and add in those you come across in drawers and on closet shelves. Try using soapy water in a spray bottle.
Ants hate it.
Set Fido's dish in a pie-pan of soapy water too. Instead of poison powders and toxic sprays, use spice rack chili powder. Then seal cracks and openings with caulk to cut-off entry points. This year, kitchens and bath countertops are getting all sorts of new and exciting work surfaces. Laminates now have a hi-tech look of their own with colors and patterns made for homes of the year 2000.