Preparing plants for the winter

[Mugsie]

I live in North Eastern PA and we're beginning to move into the winter duldroms. Cloudy, rainy dreary days. In fact this last week it rained every day.

I am in the process of moving my plants from an outside unheated 2.5 season GH, to indoors on shelves, windowsills etc. I'm using some cheap Fiet lights to provide supplemental light.

What comments, suggestions or thoughts might you have concerning the move and over wintering? One issue I usually run into are ants that have made nests in various pots. Then thinking they've won a vacation trip, start migrating to other pots. They also harvest mealybugs, so eliminating the ants goes a long way in keeping the mealy population down. What has your experience been with ants, if any, and how did you eliminate them?

Comments? Suggestions?
Stay well people....