Living in a very dry area of USA, I am actually very happy to see all the ants coming inside the house as this means we are in for lots of rain. Trouble is, leave any trace of food around and it is covered in ants in seconds. The dog/cat dishes have to be emptied and cleaned straight after feeding and make sure the kids don?t leave the honey or cordial out!The problem lies when the ant problem becomes an infestation and they start taking over the house. Then we have to do something to fix the problem.