>Never understood why some people are afraid of spiders... > >The problem we have around here are those big black ants. >Sometimes they get in the house through the venting, but a >paper dowel and a little squishy between my fingers takes care >of that. Those guys are the only insects I don't catch and >release outside (yes, I catch spiders and take them out to the >porch and into some bushes there adjacent). > >Damon.
Try a few drops of peppermint oil on the paths they take. Just about anything strong enough to disrupt their smell of the chemical path they follow will do, but peppermint oil doesn't smell terribly bad as long as it's not too strong. A few will be stupid/brave enough to walk over the peppermint oil and they will do quite a raindance. I have successfully stopped droves of large black ants from coming inside via cracks in the foundation by squirting this in the crack. I've found that this also works well for keeping ants off of bird feeders by smearing on the lower part of the pole. This is much safer (and cheaper) than using ant poison :-) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
