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From: Randy on 1 Mar 2010 17:34 On Mar 1, 1:55 pm, Frank <frankperiodlogu...(a)comcast.net> wrote: I can't remember the exact recipie for the solution but make a strong borax & water solution. Soak some cotton balls in it. Then let the cotton balls dry a bit. Put them in the area where you see the ants. They drink and carry it back to the nest and die there. We've used it and it worked great. Might try looking on google for borax and ant's. Randy
From: Bill who putters on 1 Mar 2010 17:51 In article <d7ac22b9-5542-40c9-af2d-6ea98ac174cc(a)l24g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, Randy <rjmacres(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Mar 1, 1:55�pm, Frank <frankperiodlogu...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > I can't remember the exact recipie for the solution but > make a strong borax & water solution. Soak some cotton balls in it. > Then let the cotton balls dry a bit. Put them in the area where you > see > the ants. They drink and carry it back to the nest and die there. > > We've used it and it worked great. > > Might try looking on google for borax and ant's. > > Randy Get some boric acid from your local drug store or some borax detergent. About a handful and about a teaspoon of boric acid. Mix well for a long time on the full of the moon. Place in your basement in your choice of old glass ware high as possible on all four sides of your dwelling. This potion will work outside if you place some under a rock near a nest on a full moon. Remember ants cleanup after folks that discard stuff about. First think carpenter ants (WAR) or (sugar ants) just cleaning up. Full moon stuff is nonsense just cheap thrills. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
From: Dean Hoffman on 1 Mar 2010 21:38 On Mar 1, 1:55 am, Gas Bag <shazl...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: > I've got major ant problem in my kitchen. I've already posted the > details here: > > http://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.consumers.pest-control/browse_t... > > I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've > posted, and give me some specific advice. > > Thanks. Dare them to cross the white line. http://www.wackyuses.com/faqs.html Look about halfway down.
From: Vandy Terre on 4 Mar 2010 14:15 On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:55:12 -0800 (PST), Gas Bag <shazlikd(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: >I've got major ant problem in my kitchen. I've already posted the >details here: > >http://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.consumers.pest-control/browse_thread/thread/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en# > >I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've >posted, and give me some specific advice. > >Thanks. Baby powder can be used inside the home to mask trails and suffocate ants. Flour dumped over a nest results in the nest becoming empty. Don't know if it kills the ants or just makes them move. Uncooked grits dumped over a nest are mistaken for ant eggs and carried into the nest. The grits swell when the rain reaches them and block air tunnels, killing the nest. Wood ash, from your fireplace, spread over the nest, kills the nest with the next rain. Do not use wood ash where pets, children or livestock can reach. Wet wood ash is lye.
From: Bill who putters on 4 Mar 2010 14:22
In article <hd10p5hp82qdbhf66jro208j1ls7qf5ea0(a)4ax.com>, Vandy Terre <vandy(a)tanglewood-destiny.com> wrote: > On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:55:12 -0800 (PST), Gas Bag <shazlikd(a)yahoo.com.au> > wrote: > > >I've got major ant problem in my kitchen. I've already posted the > >details here: > > > >http://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.consumers.pest-control/browse_thread/th > >read/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en# > > > >I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've > >posted, and give me some specific advice. > > > >Thanks. > > Baby powder can be used inside the home to mask trails and suffocate ants. > > Flour dumped over a nest results in the nest becoming empty. Don't know if > it > kills the ants or just makes them move. > > Uncooked grits dumped over a nest are mistaken for ant eggs and carried into > the > nest. The grits swell when the rain reaches them and block air tunnels, > killing > the nest. > > Wood ash, from your fireplace, spread over the nest, kills the nest with the > next rain. Do not use wood ash where pets, children or livestock can reach. > Wet wood ash is lye. In a previous post which I can not find I wrote about a cup to 1 teaspoon of boric acid. Not stating that the cup was sugar. Gees!! Anyway oil of pennyroyal with drive the critters out. OK in a basement but not living areas as the smell is pleasant but soon becomes cloying. Also don't ingest or get it on you. I apply when I seen Ant sign otherwise the Boric Acid bait prevents infestation. Also have a spray X10 prethium based for first interlopers. Having your house up a few blocks seems to discourage ants and termites but YMMV. Bill -- Billl Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |