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[<eureka AT hctc.net>]

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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