tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post633905115220780404..comments2023-10-29T05:43:20.076-07:00Comments on Ornery Bastard: I'll Get You, My Little PrettiesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-22875151166993180482010-09-02T20:48:58.906-07:002010-09-02T20:48:58.906-07:00Sprinkle borax where they come from. They don'...Sprinkle borax where they come from. They don't like it at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-3002570031291490042010-09-01T17:41:11.120-07:002010-09-01T17:41:11.120-07:00I've been using peppermint soap, cut up and pu...I've been using peppermint soap, cut up and put everywhere I see ants. Seems to work and very cheap.Margotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-55463347031484739282010-09-01T00:42:55.704-07:002010-09-01T00:42:55.704-07:00coffee grounds where they are coming in. been doin...coffee grounds where they are coming in. been doing that for ants since i was in the cottage and a friend told me about coffee grounds to prevent ants from coming in and it worksSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304929560878904921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-37719648752068781702010-08-31T19:00:04.975-07:002010-08-31T19:00:04.975-07:00We have ants here at Casa de Crazy. Not the tiny ...We have ants here at Casa de Crazy. Not the tiny little specks that occasionally crawl out of the electrical outlet on the wall near the sink, the ones only searching for water when it's dry. Nope. These things are huge. They sit on the counter drinking coffee and smoking hand-rolleds, frighten the cats and chase the Evil Genius down the hall. Arrogant bastards.<br /><br />A well placed foot seems to be the only solution, at the moment.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />I hope you have better luck.<br /><br />Shade and Sweetwater,<br />KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-71465122806896231642010-08-31T17:40:17.560-07:002010-08-31T17:40:17.560-07:00We have a crawl-space under our South Central KS h...We have a crawl-space under our South Central KS home; we use a space heater in our bathroom/and that is where the ants first appear in the Spring.<br />The little bastards come up through the overflow drain, they come up around the tub--the place is hardly airtight; the utility closet is right beside the bathroom, there are holes in the utility room wall (I know, I know, but: "It's not a purchase, it's a rental...." --T. Waits) where the water pipes go to and fro; which in this instance allowed me to toss a half-dozen ant traps, well, "Way down in the Hole" right under the bathroom.<br />A week or so later another handful of poison was required; we have had no need of further spray or poison this summer/got the queen, hence the colony, I guess.<br />It it's late in the season for this remedy ... catch 'em at next season's beginning.DrFaustrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065975250637223045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-49172355697263069682010-08-31T17:33:21.162-07:002010-08-31T17:33:21.162-07:00Hi Busted,
Those ant granules that the ants take ...Hi Busted,<br /><br />Those ant granules that the ants take back to their nest really do the trick. Pretty much any brand works.<br />If you find the nest, gasoline works great.<br /><br />DaveUnderground Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529765554335480307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-9826557483451872142010-08-31T12:30:37.616-07:002010-08-31T12:30:37.616-07:00Here's another bit of un-asked for advice, cin...Here's another bit of un-asked for advice, cinnamon, sprinkle cinnamon where they are coming in, they don't like it and they will leave.<br /><br />WrethaWrethaOffGridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04941116263529261885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-59752349981051475792010-08-31T08:50:31.306-07:002010-08-31T08:50:31.306-07:00Believe me, Terro is the only thing that worked af...Believe me, Terro is the only thing that worked after 6 years of gently and then not-so-gently trying to eradicate ants. It is cheap and at Lowe's.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-61942334195313693372010-08-31T06:50:32.320-07:002010-08-31T06:50:32.320-07:00Have you tried Terro ant bait?
(Captcha: Sickoe)...Have you tried Terro ant bait?<br /><br />(Captcha: Sickoe)Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-32168465147787573192010-08-31T04:40:44.261-07:002010-08-31T04:40:44.261-07:00If you figure it out, let me know. Every spring an...If you figure it out, let me know. Every spring and every fall, we gets ants in our kitchen. Gross.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.com