Sugar Ants?

Question:Okay so I keep my house very clean, so I don't really understand what the problem is. I just moved into my first place it's like a duplex and I've been her like 2 months. When I first moved in I sprayed with Bengal just to make sure if there were any roaches or anything I would kill them off before I moved my stuff in. Well recently I started noticing these little ants, I'm assuming they are sugar ants but I'm not sure because really they aren't in my kitchen just a few in the kitchen, but in the living room there are tons, but the funny thing is that they are all dead, or maybe I've seen 1 or 2 alive but thats it, I'm thinking the Bengal is killing them once they enter my house. But what I want to know is where they come from and why? What could I be doing wrong my mom says it could be because of lack of rain, but I want to stop them from even entering it's a mess to clean and stop it before they do reach my kitchen because then they ruin all the food. HELP please suggestions!!

Answers:
Ants don't care for mint or citrus, cloves or bay leaves, so think orange peel, peppermint tea, lemon juice, ground cloves, etc. If you can plant mint around the foundations of your home, you may deter them from entering. Vinegar has the same acid as citrus, so use it to clean with and ants won't feel welcome. (It probably erases or overpowers the odor trail other ants have left for them to follow.)

Clean bench tops and cupboards down really well, and then wipe down with a clean damp cloth that has a few drops of essential peppermint oil on it, you may need to apply a few drops of oil a couple of times.

Ants hate the smell of it and it is also environmentally friendly, and safe for humans and children, and no residue powders etc to clean up. And the big bonus is that the room smells fresh and minty. I also want to add that you can put the oil on a cotton ball after cleaning and put in the areas you have ants and that should help too...replace once the smell is gone.

I hope this was helpful,Good Luck! :)