>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I've got major ant problem in my kitchen. I've already posted the
> > >details here:
> > >
> > >http://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.consumers.pest-control/browse_thread/
> > >th
> > >read/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en#
> > >
> > >I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've
> > >posted, and give me some specific advice.
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> >
> > Baby powder can be used inside the home to mask trails and suffocate ants.
> >
> > Flour dumped over a nest results in the nest becoming empty. Don't know if
> > it
> > kills the ants or just makes them move.
> >
> > Uncooked grits dumped over a nest are mistaken for ant eggs and carried
> > into
> > the
> > nest. The grits swell when the rain reaches them and block air tunnels,
> > killing
> > the nest.
> >
> > Wood ash, from your fireplace, spread over the nest, kills the nest with
> > the
> > next rain. Do not use wood ash where pets, children or livestock can
> > reach.
> > Wet wood ash is lye.
>
> In a previous post which I can not find I wrote about a cup to 1
> teaspoon of boric acid. Not stating that the cup was sugar. Gees!!
>
> Anyway oil of pennyroyal with drive the critters out. OK in a basement
> but not living areas as the smell is pleasant but soon becomes cloying.
> Also don't ingest or get it on you. I apply when I seen Ant sign
> otherwise the Boric Acid bait prevents infestation. Also have a spray
> X10 prethium based for first interlopers. Having your house up a few
> blocks seems to discourage ants and termites but YMMV.
>
> Bill
Yet another mIstake. Forget X10 go 1600 x-clude
http://www.ghorganics.com/XClude1600.html
Only insecticide I'll use in my house rarely. My dad used to paint
the sill of our house with cresote. O-cresol yikes.
--
Billl Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
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> > wrote:
> >
> > >I've got major ant problem in my kitchen. I've already posted the
> > >details here:
> > >
> > >http://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.consumers.pest-control/browse_thread/
> > >th
> > >read/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en#
> > >
> > >I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've
> > >posted, and give me some specific advice.
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> >
> > Baby powder can be used inside the home to mask trails and suffocate ants.
> >
> > Flour dumped over a nest results in the nest becoming empty. Don't know if
> > it
> > kills the ants or just makes them move.
> >
> > Uncooked grits dumped over a nest are mistaken for ant eggs and carried
> > into
> > the
> > nest. The grits swell when the rain reaches them and block air tunnels,
> > killing
> > the nest.
> >
> > Wood ash, from your fireplace, spread over the nest, kills the nest with
> > the
> > next rain. Do not use wood ash where pets, children or livestock can
> > reach.
> > Wet wood ash is lye.
>
> In a previous post which I can not find I wrote about a cup to 1
> teaspoon of boric acid. Not stating that the cup was sugar. Gees!!
>
> Anyway oil of pennyroyal with drive the critters out. OK in a basement
> but not living areas as the smell is pleasant but soon becomes cloying.
> Also don't ingest or get it on you. I apply when I seen Ant sign
> otherwise the Boric Acid bait prevents infestation. Also have a spray
> X10 prethium based for first interlopers. Having your house up a few
> blocks seems to discourage ants and termites but YMMV.
>
> Bill