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From: Gas Bag on 1 Mar 2010 02:55 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.
From: GregS on 1 Mar 2010 09:22 In article <000776c5-f21a-40c6-aa05-683cfce3fe1a(a)q2g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, 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/thre >ad/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en# > >I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've >posted, and give me some specific advice. > >Thanks. Find the nest. greg
From: Frank on 1 Mar 2010 12:57 On 3/1/2010 2:55 AM, Gas Bag 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. I treat around the outside of the house as well as inside and try to close openings where possible. It only takes a trace of grease or sweets to attract ants. Last year, I was putting a mix of boric acid and peanut butter outside and the ants loved it. Hopefully they took to nest to kill queen. Don't know where you are at but Diazinone worked well but damn EPA now prohibits it.
From: GregS on 1 Mar 2010 14:32 In article <hmgv64$b7j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Frank <frankperiodlogullo(a)comcast.net> wrote: >On 3/1/2010 2:55 AM, Gas Bag wrote: >> I've got major ant problem in my kitchen. I've already posted the >> details here: >> >> > http://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.consumers.pest-control/browse_thread/thr >ead/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en# >> >> I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've >> posted, and give me some specific advice. >> >> Thanks. > >I treat around the outside of the house as well as inside and try to >close openings where possible. It only takes a trace of grease or >sweets to attract ants. Last year, I was putting a mix of boric acid >and peanut butter outside and the ants loved it. Hopefully they took to >nest to kill queen. > >Don't know where you are at but Diazinone worked well but damn EPA now >prohibits it. I try to spray completely around the house perimeter every year. My neighbor gave me a bucket of dichotomous earth, and I sprinkled that around also. I still had ants late in the year, and I see 1-2 a week now in the house. I was also spraying up the brick wall where they were going in late summer. I should spray some Chlordane I have, cause I can only keep it in a container, since nobody will take it. greg
From: Frank on 1 Mar 2010 14:55
On 3/1/2010 2:32 PM, GregS wrote: > In article<hmgv64$b7j$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Frank<frankperiodlogullo(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> On 3/1/2010 2:55 AM, Gas Bag 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/thr >> ead/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en# >>> >>> I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've >>> posted, and give me some specific advice. >>> >>> Thanks. >> >> I treat around the outside of the house as well as inside and try to >> close openings where possible. It only takes a trace of grease or >> sweets to attract ants. Last year, I was putting a mix of boric acid >> and peanut butter outside and the ants loved it. Hopefully they took to >> nest to kill queen. >> >> Don't know where you are at but Diazinone worked well but damn EPA now >> prohibits it. > > I try to spray completely around the house perimeter every year. My neighbor > gave me a bucket of dichotomous earth, and I sprinkled that around > also. I still had ants late in the year, and I see 1-2 a week now in the house. > I was also spraying up the brick wall where they were going in late summer. > I should spray some Chlordane I have, cause I can only keep it > in a container, since nobody will take it. > > greg I've done everything short of hiring an exterminator. There are materials only available to professionals but even then, after you hire one, you'll need periodic return visits and it's not cheap. I keep the ants at bay but don't get rid of them completely. Also think it is a good idea to treat house perimeter for other bugs. There was a year that I was seeing termites in nearby wood and they hit neighbor but not me. He spent the thousands necessary to exterminate the nest. For op, there are different ant species and different treatments. You may want to identify them. |