Ant Food Bait Ant Food Bait – nanopress.co.uk The queen from which the eggs hatch will be difficult to flush out from inside the baseboard. She will not be affected by conventional poisons. At most, a few workers will be killed and quickly replaced. A food bait, which is not dangerous to humans, can be used for this purpose. The ants will bring it into the anthill and it will also reach the queen. Once this is complete, seal all the cracks.