[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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