Burr ...

^ I put out the Grants Sticks this morning, let see how
^ they do.

You forgot to mention that the ants are crawling across your scanner (they
are on mine). Last year I used a shop vacuum to suck them all up. I sat for
hours near where they were coming into my home and probably sucked up a
thousand ants. They didn't come back for a couple months after that. I was
worried that they might come crawling out of the vacuum when I shut it off,
but they didn't. Maybe they made a nest in there with all the junk they'd
ever want nearby.

This year I'm trying petroleum jelly to keep them out. Spread a thin layer
around all the places where they come in and they won't cross it. Keeps them
off my scanner. I'm finding out that ants can crawl in just about anywhere
and I've used about a half a jar of petroleum jelly so far. I'll probably try
something different next year.

Frank