The Ants Go Marching

Suddenly I was covered in ants, like some insect horror movie. I brushed them off, fighting down a panicked scream.

Where did they come from? It turns out the door frame of our garage door was crawling in ants. The door is rotting from the bottom up and last fall I repaired the door as best I could, but it's had another winter and spring to continue rotting. We'll have to replace it soon.

In a wild guess, I filled a spray bottle with hot water and lots of soap. I sprayed the door frame, and so far it seems to have worked. No more ant showers.

I have absolutely nothing against ants, and if they lived in my yard (and some do), I would leave them alone (and I do). However, once insects invade my living space, well, let's just say I'm not so good at sharing with them.