David Remley wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:10:05 -0700, Susan wrote:

Do you know if I just buy ammonia and mix it at the correct percentage that
it will still kill ants without staining my carpets blue?

Windex isn't ammonia you idiot. It's alcohol!
http://avogadro.chem.iastate.edu/MSD...eaner_blue.htm

And alcohol has no effect on the ant species. Use bleach instead.

There is some ammonia in Windex and similar products, which is
why it kills ants, but it is cheaper/better to just spray
an ammonia solution. It is interesting that ammonia is not
listed in the materials safety datasheet you reference, but
it is definitely there.

Ammonia solution is the best way I have found to kill ants interior
to a residence, since it not only kills them on contact but
neutralizes the formic acid they leave on their trails for
other ants to follow.

For ants external to a residence, I like Grant's ant stakes.



Steve