On Mon 25 Aug 2008 08:45:52p, gpsman told us...

On Aug 25, 9:31 pm, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:
I posted the following to alt.lawn.home.garden, with little response.
So I thought I'd try here...

We live in the Arizona desert near Phoenix and have a significant
problem with large black ants in the yard. We have had exterminators
(costly), but they were only successful for a period of time before the
ants returned.

I had read somewhere that one could make a solution of water, sugar,
and borax (boric acid?), which was an effective poison for ants. The
problem is that I don't know the proportions that should be used.

Can anyone here help with this? Are there other homemade options that
I don't know about? We're trying to steer clear of commercial
products, and also stay as "green" as possible.

Ants are not the dominant species on the planet by accident.

Pussyfooting around with ants is likely to make the problem worse.
When a colony is placed under significant stress it will subdivide to
assure survival. You might see fewer ants for a while, then they'll
come roaring back in greater numbers.

Check out Talstar One.
http://www.fmcprosolutions.com/Home/...OneMultiInsect
icide/tabid/1221/Default.aspx
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov...ds?tbl=brands&
id=19022035
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- gpsman


Thanks, but unless I'm misreading this, I can't purchase this product
unless I'm a professional. We've had professionals for 2 years. If
treatment is ongoing, I have to find a way to do it myself.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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