On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:04:41 -0400, "cshenk" wrote:

"Oren" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:

Yup. Good old fashioned southern treatment. Works great and won't harm
pets, kids, environment etc.

On a dry day, put a handful of dry grits (can even be instant) on every
mound, also around the house. They eat it, it swells in their stomachs
where they can't expand, and kills them. They will carry it into the
mound
and feed the whole pile including the queen.

Agree.

But no self-respecting southern ant would eat instant grits

Well, he's from Missouri. Just t'aint the real south there and it's a good
way to use them instant sorts up when your Idaho born hubby comes back with
a 5 lb sack of the pestiferous things and looks confused when you issue a
few 'southernisms at his head'. I reckon they make the instant type to kill
ants and yankees. Didn't kill the yankees (tough critters) but kept 'em
away from the real stuff so the price is low. Hehehe they H'aint be knowin
what they be missin!


"Why, them's Griyuts, Honey"

Griyuts: What no Southern breakfast would be complete without --
grits. "Ah like griyuts with butter and sawt on 'em, but Ah purely
love 'em with red-eye gravy."