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Stubby

wrote:
Steve wrote:
What is the best procuct for getting rid of ants?

Two things:

1. Get a residual ant killer, like Raid or Black Flag, and spray a
solid, wet band of it all around the seams under your sink and around
the window. Sort of like building a "fence" they must go through.

2. Get a granular pesticide (Diazinon was terrific, until the
bunny-huggers got it banned) and sprinkle it liberally around the
foundation of your house, making about a foot-wide band of it. Be sure
and go completely around the house, so ANY insect that enters must
crawl through it.

This will work. Repeat every couple of months.

Chlordane was a lot better and would last 30 years or so. Perfectly
safe as long as it was used properly. In fact it was used as a flea
powder on pets back in the late '60s. I believe it was the exterminator
that got it banned so business would improve.