I hate ants. Seeing them in those rows of little marching evilness makes me ill. I have literally vomited upon discovering ant hills. Windex will also work to discourage them if you get tired of the vicks smell. Borax will kill them. I'll tell you about my own personal little ant holocaust some day. Ants were at least 50% of the reason I moved from Irvine. Hate them, hate them, hate them. In a previous life I must have been killed and eaten in tiny little chunks by ants. I've taken it as a personal vendetta to rid the world of ants. *shudder* nightmare