I discovered the following morning - ants swarming all over - not only the bread - Josh's toys were covered also. I grabbed his table - ants and toys atop - and rushed into the bathroom dumping them into the bath. The shower made short work of the creatures - and to my mind they still had a chance. Alas over the next few days they have come back with what appears a vengeance. So I have reverted to kill them - I have refrained from killing living things for at least 15years now. However enough is enough - I've laid out some insecticide bait - apparently the worker ants - with only a few days left to live - go out of the nest in order to search for food - the Queen and infants stay within the nest. Of course I had laid the bait before reading up on the life of the red ant. Dilemma dilemma.
), & it has worked GREAT so far. I use 'outdoor' around my doors & 'indoor' (which has a somewhat more 'pleasant' scent) inside, & only spray in the small area they seem to like (thankfully they've kept to that same area each year). I started by spraying each day for about 3-4 days straight then cut back to once every 2-3 days. I'm down to about once a week, & that's just to KEEP them away as we've not seen any inside since we started this, & the days are pretty consistently warm now. 
