We had ants too and I used the covered ant baits. Warning - Oreo did try to to play with them, so I had to put them behind the washer and dryer where he couldn't get. It seems to have worked. I've also moved their food on top of the breakfast table cause we never use it and the cats can jump up there, yet the ants cannot .

I hate them too and I HATE summer and the heat. I cannot wait until October.