Dog safe ant killing?

[smilequeen]

Anything? We have an ant issue in our mudroom which is where the dog's food/water/beds are. Typically they try to come in through our bathroom and we use terro and it works like a charm, but I don't want to use that where my dogs eat. I'd like to come up with something safe for the dogs rather than try to move their food on them (they are old, set in their ways and will pee on my furniture if not contained overnight).

[m448]

diatomaceous earth should do the trick.

Also, are you baiting them with the terro in the house? If so, I'd start baiting them outside the house near the point of entry and try to seal the point of entry as well.

[SnuggleBuggles]

I pour cinnamon where they come in and it works well.