[Homestead] Ants
eureka at hctc.net
eureka at hctc.net
Mon Sep 8 11:59:59 EDT 2008
I should qualify perimeter--I mean the outside of the
building.
On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:52:22 -0500
<eureka at hctc.net> wrote:
> I used to have non-stop sugar ants in my previous home
> until I called an eco pest control company. Basically,
>the
> ants don't live in your house, they are coming from
> outside in to feed, so the main thing the company did
>was
> put diatomaceous earth and pyrethrum powder around the
> perimeter. My previous office had the same ant problem
>and
> I bought boric acid powder from the feed store and
>treated
> the perimeter of the building and swept it into the
>cracks
> of the floor boards and they stopped coming. You can
>also
> mix a little of the boric acid powder with sugar and put
> it in the cabinet so your pets don't get into it but the
> ants will find it.
>
> --Sage
> Way Out in Texas
>
> On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:10:31 -0400
> "Warren" <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We have what we refer to as sugar ants, or piss-ants in
>>our kitchen. They
>> appear to be coming out of the trim around the window
>>over the kitchen sink,
>> and they parade down in and around the sink and
>> counters early in the
>> morning, usually. Someone suggested spraying them with a
>>mixture of
>> dishwashing detergent (Dawn) and water and that does
>>kill them instantly,
>> upon contact. But they send out reinforcements the next
>>day.
>>
>> Anyone have a solution or suggestion that is safe to use
>>around the kitchen
>> counters/ food prep areas?
>>
>> Warren
>>
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