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Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be
specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
In article , Nate Nagel wrote:
Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. The other response suggesting to poison them with poisoned bait makes sense to me. In addition, I would not have any unsealed food or crumbs in that breadbox. Beyond that, I suspect a plastic item made of polyethylene (one variety of which has recycling symbol of 2 in that triangle of 3 curved arrows), smeared with mineral oil, will probably be unclimbable by insects. Maybe put that on some sort of lid or tray to hold any oil running down. Maybe better still, put the breadbox on something in a tray that has mineral oil maybe 1/8 or 1/4 inch deep. I doubt insects can walk over or swim though that. But back to earlier - I would avoid having anything yummy-smelling in any way where ants can smell the odor if they come around to explore for food. =========================================== Possible trap for insects and other similarly small critters, known to work for slugs: A small tray or deepish lid filled with beer or wine. Critters come in for a drink, and drink themselves to death. Sometimes they decide to take a swim in it, and alcohol is absorbed through their skins to an extent that kills them in a few minutes. Beware - the alcohol may evaporate enough to make the brew non-lethal in a day or so or less, though a few critters (especially slugs) will swim into beer a couple to a few days old and not come out alive. - Don Klipstein ) |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
On Apr 14, 9:13*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. *Don't see them anywhere else in the house. *Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? *Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. *Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. *Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. *I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) *No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel We've been keeping ants away with Hot Shot Liquid Ant Bait. You want to get them to take poison back to nest to kill colony otherwise if you keep them away from one food item they'll be foraging around for others. Also a good idea to treat house foundation outside. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
Nate Nagel wrote:
Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate I would check the nearest door and windows, and foundation cracks. Seems this is nest-building time, and food on a countertop definitely draws ants. An air-tight container for bread would help. Easiest fix is to use a few drops of boric acid ant bait near the bread container. In Florida, most people I know keep bread and cakes in the fridge because ants are persistent year-around. Just treated a column of ants in our atrium, as they were marching in the direction of my kitchen :o) Most hardware stores have liquid ant bait, like Terro, which has always worked well for me. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
I've had the best luck for getting rid of *all* insects with sticky insect
traps, fly strips, sticky mouse traps, etc. I'll put the sticky fly strips down low in corners and they catch all sorts of crawling insectsm spiders, etc. Up high and flying insects, especially near outside lights. The best time is right now - Spring. Place them all around the house inside and out, up and down. Then the insects you catch will not be able to reproduce, thus exponentially fewer insects around in the summer/fall. The only problem with these is the wind can blow them against your outside walls, then the sticky stuff will get all over the wall and it is hard to get off. They dry out soon if in the direct sun. And don't put any low if you have curious dogs or you will be pulling sticky stuff of their mouth! "Nate Nagel" wrote in message Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
On Apr 14, 9:13*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? You could hang it from the ceiling on greased monofilament. Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. "Clean" is a relative term. I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. *I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) *No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. Insects are like water leaks; where you see them is not necessarily where they're coming from (or going). Ants are not the dominant species on this planet for nothing. Generally, by the time a homeowner sees ants, they've been around for some time, and perhaps a colony has grown so large relative to the available food supply (or is experiencing other "stress") that the colony "splits". As a former PCO treating for ants I would use (1) Talstar, or (2) Tempo (WP or SC), and maybe Delta Dust, all available to homeowners without license. (In the late '90s) I would shoot your kitchen for about $60, w/o warranty, or your entire structure (or whatever part of the structure is yours) for about $240 with a 6 month re-treat warranty that you won't see ants anywhere inside 30 days after treatment. Often if not usually there is access to squirt under cabinets above the kick plate. Just because you don't see ants is no evidence they are not where you can't see them, which is why I am not a disciple of "baiting". ----- - gpsman |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
On Apr 15, 10:21*am, gpsman wrote:
On Apr 14, 9:13*pm, Nate Nagel wrote: Have heard sugar plus borax! Ants take it back to nest and it poisons them.. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
I'd suggest a big tray of Clorox bleach, they are unlikely
to be able to traverse that. If you would like some advice on killing ants and ant colonies, I'd be happy to share what worked for me. But, you didn't ask. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Nate Nagel" wrote in message ... Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
stan wrote:
On Apr 15, 10:21 am, gpsman wrote: On Apr 14, 9:13 pm, Nate Nagel wrote: Have heard sugar plus borax! Ants take it back to nest and it poisons them.. They won't take granular borax - Terro and similar products are liquid, with sugar, water and borax. |
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Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
On Apr 14, 8:13*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. *Don't see them anywhere else in the house. *Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? *Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. *Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. *Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. *I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) *No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel Spray any nearby window/trim crevaces with Raid ant and roach spray, it works great for me every spring. I see the ants in early spring, after spraying I see numerous dead ants for a couple days, then no more ants at all. The ants like to walk crevaces near trim so hit crevace between cabinets and wall too or any passages within cabinets. Also do outside house perimeter. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
"Nate Nagel" wrote in message ... Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel I have used those little square flat poison things. The ants think it's food, and take it back to the hive. They are cheap and for me they worked. All enclosed, safe. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
I've successfully stopped ants from coming into my kitchen by making
an unbroken line of liquid dish soap around the perimeter. Dish soap is cheap, alkaline/basic, and ants are acidic. Drop a bit on an ant sometime, it'll kill 'em dead. Bonus is that it also cleans up whatever the scent trail is that they've left behind Apologies for my highly scientific language there, heh. On Apr 14, 9:13*pm, Nate Nagel wrote: Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. *Don't see them anywhere else in the house. *Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? *Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. *Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. *Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. *I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) *No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
"Nate Nagel" wrote in message ... Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel An old RVer trick is to sprinkle Comet or Ajax cleanser (or whatever brand you have) around the trailer jack and/or wheels. Supposedly the ants won't cross it. I've had mixed results but a light dusting might at least reduce the ant problem and it's likely you already have some cleanser on hand. I've also had good results by spraying Black Flag or Raid along the baseboards and counters etc but I always remove the dog food and water first and never spray near where the dogs eat. The bug spray seems to be good for about two weeks or so. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
wrote in message ... My advice, teach them to stop eating bread. Make a bait with about 1 part boric acid and 12 parts bread crumbs. You might not kill the whole colony as the legend implies but you can make them stop eating bread. I have taught my ants to stop eating just about everything in my house. When you can teach them to play basketball, then you can start crowing. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
In article , Nate Nagel wrote:
Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. You can create a moderately effective barrier with some Windex. However, chances are the ants will only redeploy to other sources of food and/or water. Watch them, find a trail and put down some bait in order to destroy their nest. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:13:59 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote: Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate My advice, teach them to stop eating bread. Make a bait with about 1 part boric acid and 12 parts bread crumbs. You might not kill the whole colony as the legend implies but you can make them stop eating bread. I have taught my ants to stop eating just about everything in my house. Sugar was a slam dunk, Terro does that. Then I worked my way through the proteins, dog food, bacon grease chicken fat etc You will think you killed them all when they take the bait, but they will be back, just a lot more selective in what they eat. They still walk around here occasionally but I never see them swarming on anything I have baited them with. I like your idea, but where does one find boric acid? The Orange Colored Store has no idea it exists. the Real Hardware Stores close at 6. Is this something that can be mail-ordered? nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
"Nate Nagel" wrote in message ... wrote: On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:13:59 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote: Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate My advice, teach them to stop eating bread. Make a bait with about 1 part boric acid and 12 parts bread crumbs. You might not kill the whole colony as the legend implies but you can make them stop eating bread. I have taught my ants to stop eating just about everything in my house. Sugar was a slam dunk, Terro does that. Then I worked my way through the proteins, dog food, bacon grease chicken fat etc You will think you killed them all when they take the bait, but they will be back, just a lot more selective in what they eat. They still walk around here occasionally but I never see them swarming on anything I have baited them with. I like your idea, but where does one find boric acid? The Orange Colored Store has no idea it exists. the Real Hardware Stores close at 6. Is this something that can be mail-ordered? nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel you asked the wrong idiot. they have it. it's called roach powder. you have to read the label. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
In article , Nate Nagel wrote:
I like your idea, but where does one find boric acid? The Orange Colored Store has no idea it exists. the Real Hardware Stores close at 6. Is this something that can be mail-ordered? Drugstores like Walgreens. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
In article ,
Nate Nagel wrote: Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate They don't walk on water. When ants invade my kitchen, I put the cat food bowls in a larger bowl with some water in it. A moat, if you will. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
In article , Smitty Two wrote:
They don't walk on water. When ants invade my kitchen, I put the cat food bowls in a larger bowl with some water in it. A moat, if you will. Your cats do walk on water? ;-) -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
Nate Nagel wrote:
wrote: On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:13:59 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote: Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate My advice, teach them to stop eating bread. Make a bait with about 1 part boric acid and 12 parts bread crumbs. You might not kill the whole colony as the legend implies but you can make them stop eating bread. I have taught my ants to stop eating just about everything in my house. Sugar was a slam dunk, Terro does that. Then I worked my way through the proteins, dog food, bacon grease chicken fat etc You will think you killed them all when they take the bait, but they will be back, just a lot more selective in what they eat. They still walk around here occasionally but I never see them swarming on anything I have baited them with. I like your idea, but where does one find boric acid? The Orange Colored Store has no idea it exists. the Real Hardware Stores close at 6. Is this something that can be mail-ordered? nate try the detergent aisle at the grocery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:13:59 -0400, Nate Nagel
wrote: Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate Clean your surface countertops with vinegar. Ants hate to walk on chalk so you can draw a circle around the breadbox with a piece of chalk. But, get some Tero so they take the poison bait back to the nest. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
"Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:13:59 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote: Am starting to have problems with ants in my kitchen, they seem to be specifically going after the breadbox which sits on the counter. Don't see them anywhere else in the house. Is there something that I could set it on that they wouldn't be able to crawl up to get into the breadbox? Kitchen is pretty clean, having just cleaned up after doing some work in there. Cleaning up any currently uncleaned areas would involve pulling the bottoms out of cabinets etc. Can't see where they're coming from, although I thought I saw one crawl out from inside a corner cabinet with a lazy susan in it (great. I'm sure that'll be fun to take apart.) No food is stored in that cabinet though so that makes no sense. nate Clean your surface countertops with vinegar. Ants hate to walk on chalk so you can draw a circle around the breadbox with a piece of chalk. But, get some Tero so they take the poison bait back to the nest. Terro is definitely the way to go. I bought those worthless squares years ago, and while they do NOTHING to kill the ants, they are a great Terro delivery system. Just a tiny drop of Terro on each opening and on the top and your ants will be gone in 24 hours. Different types of ants (tiny red ones, little black ones, big black ones, etc.) show up at different times of the year and in different places in the house (kitchen, bathroom, porch) but one little square with Terro on it does the trick. The kitchen square will be set up by May 1st, in time for the small black ones, who are the first to arrive. |
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Nate Nagel wrote:
Malcolm Hoar wrote: In article , Nate Nagel wrote: I like your idea, but where does one find boric acid? The Orange Colored Store has no idea it exists. the Real Hardware Stores close at 6. Is this something that can be mail-ordered? Drugstores like Walgreens. Hmm, don't have one real convenient to me, will have to try CVS though. (there IS one near the Orange Colored Store, but you'd have to pay me a lot of money to go back there today. It's across the street from a post office, and I forgot that today was tax day... Charlie Foxtrot doesn't even begin to describe the madness that was Lee Highway.) nate Follow up: I started off by buying some fresh "ant baits" from the Orange Colored Store, in the absence of any boric acid. Set breadbox on three upended rocks glasses to make it a little harder for ants to get in. Ant population noticeably decreased (and they stayed out of the breadbox) but every time I looked there were still 2-3 on the counter at any given time, looking around for something to eat. Had to hit 3-4 drug stores before I found one selling boric acid but finally got some. Mixed up some cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and boric acid into a bottle cap and set it on the counter. 2 days later ants were 100% gone and I haven't seen them back since. thanks guys, this is why I post. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Nate Nagel wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote: Malcolm Hoar wrote: In article , Nate Nagel wrote: I like your idea, but where does one find boric acid? The Orange Colored Store has no idea it exists. the Real Hardware Stores close at 6. Is this something that can be mail-ordered? Drugstores like Walgreens. Hmm, don't have one real convenient to me, will have to try CVS though. (there IS one near the Orange Colored Store, but you'd have to pay me a lot of money to go back there today. It's across the street from a post office, and I forgot that today was tax day... Charlie Foxtrot doesn't even begin to describe the madness that was Lee Highway.) nate Follow up: I started off by buying some fresh "ant baits" from the Orange Colored Store, in the absence of any boric acid. Set breadbox on three upended rocks glasses to make it a little harder for ants to get in. Ant population noticeably decreased (and they stayed out of the breadbox) but every time I looked there were still 2-3 on the counter at any given time, looking around for something to eat. Had to hit 3-4 drug stores before I found one selling boric acid but finally got some. Mixed up some cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and boric acid into a bottle cap and set it on the counter. 2 days later ants were 100% gone and I haven't seen them back since. thanks guys, this is why I post. nate If the ants dropped a few crumbs of boric acid, it might help keep roaches out. Or perhaps they shared :o) Our $500 roach treatment was peanut butter and probably boric acid. |
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HeyBub wrote:
wrote: If the ants dropped a few crumbs of boric acid, it might help keep roaches out. Or perhaps they shared :o) Our $500 roach treatment was peanut butter and probably boric acid. Cats kill roaches (they can see them in the dark). But getting a cat to deal with the roaches sometimes substitutes a roach problem for a flea problem. But cats can do things other than catch roaches. For instance, they can, er... sleep. But they do that VERY well. You'll be proud. Of course there was Towser, who, in her career as mouser-in-chief of the Glenturret distillery (makers of "Famous Grouse" - yum), caught 28,899 mice during her 23-year employment. What a cat! Could catch mice and count to a very high number. |
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In article , LouB wrote:
What a cat! Could catch mice and count to a very high number. Come to think of it... the correct answer to the original question is probably ant-eaters. Anyone know what they're like as pets? -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article , LouB wrote: What a cat! Could catch mice and count to a very high number. Come to think of it... the correct answer to the original question is probably ant-eaters. Anyone know what they're like as pets? They lick a lot. TDD |
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Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article , LouB wrote: What a cat! Could catch mice and count to a very high number. Come to think of it... the correct answer to the original question is probably ant-eaters. Anyone know what they're like as pets? Horned toads also eat ants and generally stay out of the way. Note, this is not "horny" toads. |
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LouB wrote:
HeyBub wrote: wrote: If the ants dropped a few crumbs of boric acid, it might help keep roaches out. Or perhaps they shared :o) Our $500 roach treatment was peanut butter and probably boric acid. Cats kill roaches (they can see them in the dark). But getting a cat to deal with the roaches sometimes substitutes a roach problem for a flea problem. But cats can do things other than catch roaches. For instance, they can, er... sleep. But they do that VERY well. You'll be proud. Of course there was Towser, who, in her career as mouser-in-chief of the Glenturret distillery (makers of "Famous Grouse" - yum), caught 28,899 mice during her 23-year employment. What a cat! Could catch mice and count to a very high number. Cats can count. If you ever see a momma cat count her babies, you'll know. But you raise an interesting question:: can a cat count up to 30,000? |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
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"HeyBub" wrote: LouB wrote: HeyBub wrote: wrote: If the ants dropped a few crumbs of boric acid, it might help keep roaches out. Or perhaps they shared :o) Our $500 roach treatment was peanut butter and probably boric acid. Cats kill roaches (they can see them in the dark). But getting a cat to deal with the roaches sometimes substitutes a roach problem for a flea problem. But cats can do things other than catch roaches. For instance, they can, er... sleep. But they do that VERY well. You'll be proud. Of course there was Towser, who, in her career as mouser-in-chief of the Glenturret distillery (makers of "Famous Grouse" - yum), caught 28,899 mice during her 23-year employment. What a cat! Could catch mice and count to a very high number. Cats can count. If you ever see a momma cat count her babies, you'll know. But you raise an interesting question:: can a cat count up to 30,000? Sure. But they don't have that many fingers, so you have to provide an abacus for them. |
Is there anything that ants can't crawl on?
On Apr 15, 3:04*pm, "
wrote: Matt Dunphy wrote: I've successfully stopped ants from coming into my kitchen by making an unbroken line of liquid dish soap around the perimeter. Dish soap is cheap, alkaline/basic, and ants are acidic. Drop a bit on an ant sometime, it'll kill 'em dead. Bonus is that it also cleans up whatever the scent trail is that they've left behind Apologies for my highly scientific language there, heh. You might be drowning beneficial critters, like earthworms. *Not that it matters :o) *U of Florida has a test for mole crickets (ugly!) by pouring a couple of gallons of soapy solution on a small area of sod. The mole crickets are supposed to surface because they are drowning and struggling for air. *Well, lots of other things surface, too. *The things you discover doing lawn care for a condo! :o) A few drops of Terro take care of my ants for the year and don't kill anything else....there are lots of critters that are pests only when they come indoors. *I don't like killing more than I must. *Ants help pollinate stuff. I don't use much soap. It's literally a line of dishsoap along the perimeter of my tiled kitchen floor. Nothing's going to drown. |
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