Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants?
This reminded me that ants, after finding a good food source, will leave a scent for the other ants to follow, so it is important to clean the areas where you have seen ants, and find their trail, if possible. Just destroying the scented trail can be very helpful. Also, just finding the entry point and sealing (if possible) can be enough sometimes. Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Gloria Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:26 AM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I just used vinegar window cleaner, commercial, Windex I think. Didn't wipe it off, just soaked the window sill with it for a couple of days. So far so good. Gloria On Jun 14, 2006, at 9:07 AM, tamara stickler wrote: Someone once told me Bounce dryer sheets are a good ant repellent, and to put them in the window sills between the windowsI had such a huge colony of the large black ants right outside my dining rm windows, I put two sheets on top of their hills hoping they'd move away from the house a bit...within twenty minutes they had completely buried both sheets and now have a clean fresh linen smelling wall to wall carpet on the first floor of their hill! They have the snazziest colony for miles! They seemed very greatful! (hehee...ol' well.) Cayenne might work on ants...but squirrels and chipmonks LOVE it! I used it to deter a black snake that refused to relocate.all it did was attrack prey for him to eat...and the squirrels simply went ballistic! Like crack cocaine to them! spearmint leaves being good deterrents- sorry...the huge coloney of large black ants that I have.part of their colony is actually located IN my spearmint patch! One thing that did work...to keep the ants in check...but doesn't completely kill the colony (usually)..are nematodes (sp?) microscopic bugs that you can get freeze dried, mix with water to bring them back to life and dump the water down the holes outside. They attack the larva and the ants themselves to some degree...keeping the colony number down to a managable level, but they won't hurt your garden, birds, other animals..etc.For best results, treat twice a yearif you want you can buy enough to pour around your outside foundationto create a barrierdo it often enough and they will find the ground unpleasant to set up home in... The plus here is that it actually IS NON TOXIC to your pets, so that if they walk through the wet solution...it won't hurt them like toxic over the counter sprays and baits that they can track in on their feet, consume and get sick/die from. You can get Nematodes online ...http://store.arbico-organics.com/ ants.html or check your local feed storeSouthern States carries them...well...order forms for them anyway. Someone recently suggested vinegar... I've also heard Baby powder works...but I haven't tried either yet. Good luck. Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Grants Ant stakes to keep ants out of the house. gwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry; I should've specified that I intended this mix as an outdoor spray to prevent ants from even entering the house. Do you think it would still be toxic with the dilution and the fact that you would simply be wiping a surface with it? What would your recommendation be for the ants? Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: TenHouseCats To: Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 9:36 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? tea tree oil is toxic to cats! On 6/12/06, gwork wrote: I have also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that the proper treatment can depend on what type of ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz. of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree) mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a good spray/wash. You add 5 tbsp. of this mix to a quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix, but that is a killing mixture vs. a deterrent. Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it. ~Ashleigh Barb Moermond wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living
Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants?
Never heard of them - what are
they?
Krishttp://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com
- Original Message -
From:
Susan
Hoffman
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:27
PM
Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways
to deal w/ ants?
I use Grants Ant stakes to keep ants out of the
house.gwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm
sorry; I should've specified that I intended this mix as an outdoor
spray to prevent ants from even entering the house. Do you think it
would still be toxic with the dilution and the fact that you would
simply be wiping a surface with it? What would your recommendation be
for the ants?Krishttp://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com-
Original Message - From: "TenHouseCats"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <FELVTALK@FELINELEUKEMIA.ORG>Sent:
Monday, June 12, 2006 9:36 PMSubject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to
deal w/ ants? tea tree oil is toxic to cats!
On 6/12/06, gwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I have
also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that
the proper treatment can depend on what type of
ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz.
of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree)
mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea
tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a
good spray/wash. You add 5 tbsp. of this mix to a
quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already
have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix,
but that is a killing mixture vs. a
deterrent. Kris
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Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To:
felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46
PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/
ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never
personally used it.
~Ashleigh Barb Moermond
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves
being good deterrents. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our
house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all
around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas?
Thanks! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El
Bandito Malito "My cat the clown: paying no mind to
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Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants?
Someone once told me Bounce dryer sheets are a good ant repellent, and to put them in the window sills between the windowsI had such a huge colony of the large black ants right outside my dining rm windows, I put two sheets on top of their hills hoping they'd move away from the house a bit...within twenty minutes they had completely buried both sheets and now have a "clean freshlinen" smelling wall to wall carpet on the first floor of their hill! They have the snazziest colony for miles! They seemed very greatful! (hehee...ol' well.)Cayenne might work on ants...but squirrels and chipmonks LOVE it! I used it to deter a black snake that refused to relocate.all it did was attrack prey for him to eat...and the squirrels simply went ballistic! Like crack cocaine to them!"spearmint leaves being good deterrents"- sorry...the huge coloney of large black ants that I have.part of their colony is actually located IN my spearmint patch!One thing that did work...to keep the ants in check...but doesn't completely kill the colony (usually)..are nematodes (sp?) microscopic bugs that you can get freeze dried, mix with water to bring them back to life and dump the water down the holes outside. They attack the larva and the ants themselves to some degree...keeping the colony numberdown to a managable level, but they won't hurt your garden, birds, other animals..etc.For best results, treat twice a yearif you want you can buy enough to pour around your outside foundationto create a barrierdo it often enough and they will find the ground unpleasant to set up home in... The plus here is that it actually IS NON TOXIC to your pets, so that if they walk through the wet solution...it won't hurt them like toxic over the counter sprays and baits that they can track in on their feet, consume and get sick/die from. You can get Nematodes online ...http://store.arbico-organics.com/ants.html or check your local feed storeSouthern States carries them...well...order forms for them anyway. Someone recently suggested vinegar... I've also heard Baby powder works...but I haven't tried either yet.Good luck.Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Grants Ant stakes to keep ants out of the house.gwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry; I should've specified that I intended this mix as an outdoor spray to prevent ants from even entering the house. Do you think it would still be toxic with the dilution and the fact that you would simply be wiping a surface with it? What would your recommendation be for the ants?Krishttp://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com- Original Message - From: "TenHouseCats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <FELVTALK@FELINELEUKEMIA.ORG>Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 9:36 PMSubject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? tea tree oil is toxic to cats! On 6/12/06, gwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I have also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that the proper treatment can depend on what type of ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz. of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree) mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a good spray/wash. You add 5 tbsp. of this mix to a quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix, but that is a killing mixture vs. a deterrent. Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it. ~Ashleigh Barb Moermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito "My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile." - Anonymous __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I just used vinegar window cleaner, commercial, Windex I think. Didn't wipe it off, just soaked the window sill with it for a couple of days. So far so good. Gloria On Jun 14, 2006, at 9:07 AM, tamara stickler wrote: Someone once told me Bounce dryer sheets are a good ant repellent, and to put them in the window sills between the windowsI had such a huge colony of the large black ants right outside my dining rm windows, I put two sheets on top of their hills hoping they'd move away from the house a bit...within twenty minutes they had completely buried both sheets and now have a clean fresh linen smelling wall to wall carpet on the first floor of their hill! They have the snazziest colony for miles! They seemed very greatful! (hehee...ol' well.) Cayenne might work on ants...but squirrels and chipmonks LOVE it! I used it to deter a black snake that refused to relocate.all it did was attrack prey for him to eat...and the squirrels simply went ballistic! Like crack cocaine to them! spearmint leaves being good deterrents- sorry...the huge coloney of large black ants that I have.part of their colony is actually located IN my spearmint patch! One thing that did work...to keep the ants in check...but doesn't completely kill the colony (usually)..are nematodes (sp?) microscopic bugs that you can get freeze dried, mix with water to bring them back to life and dump the water down the holes outside. They attack the larva and the ants themselves to some degree...keeping the colony number down to a managable level, but they won't hurt your garden, birds, other animals..etc.For best results, treat twice a yearif you want you can buy enough to pour around your outside foundationto create a barrierdo it often enough and they will find the ground unpleasant to set up home in... The plus here is that it actually IS NON TOXIC to your pets, so that if they walk through the wet solution...it won't hurt them like toxic over the counter sprays and baits that they can track in on their feet, consume and get sick/die from. You can get Nematodes online ...http://store.arbico-organics.com/ ants.html or check your local feed storeSouthern States carries them...well...order forms for them anyway. Someone recently suggested vinegar... I've also heard Baby powder works...but I haven't tried either yet. Good luck. Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Grants Ant stakes to keep ants out of the house. gwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry; I should've specified that I intended this mix as an outdoor spray to prevent ants from even entering the house. Do you think it would still be toxic with the dilution and the fact that you would simply be wiping a surface with it? What would your recommendation be for the ants? Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: TenHouseCats To: Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 9:36 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? tea tree oil is toxic to cats! On 6/12/06, gwork wrote: I have also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that the proper treatment can depend on what type of ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz. of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree) mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a good spray/wash. You add 5 tbsp. of this mix to a quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix, but that is a killing mixture vs. a deterrent. Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it. ~Ashleigh Barb Moermond wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo
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Thanks to all of you for many great ideas. The cats actually are intrigued by watching the ants trucking around, lol. I'll try out your suggestions let you all know what worked. Thanks again! In a message dated 6/12/2006 1:37:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks!
Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants?
I use Grants Ant stakes to keep ants out of the house.gwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry; I should've specified that I intended this mix as an outdoor spray to prevent ants from even entering the house. Do you think it would still be toxic with the dilution and the fact that you would simply be wiping a surface with it? What would your recommendation be for the ants?Krishttp://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com- Original Message - From: "TenHouseCats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: <FELVTALK@FELINELEUKEMIA.ORG>Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 9:36 PMSubject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? tea tree oil is toxic to cats! On 6/12/06, gwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I have also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that the proper treatment can depend on what type of ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz. of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree) mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a good spray/wash. You add 5 tbsp. of this mix to a quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix, but that is a killing mixture vs. a deterrent. Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it. ~Ashleigh Barb Moermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito "My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile." - Anonymous __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks!Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."- Anonymous __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it.~AshleighBarb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks!Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile." - Anonymous __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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The folks on the feral list I peek in on once in a while were just discussing ant deterrents. Some of the suggestions were: diatomaceous earth (the type for use with pets, not the swimming pool kind), ground cinnamon (sprinkled around doorways and windows to keep them outside, food dishes etc), boric acid mixed with yeast and/or sugar, (providing you keep it in places that the animals can't get into), and the most surprising one to me that was working for one lady was corn meal! Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Here are some ideas on the natural way to get rid of ants, haven't tried any but maybe one will work: http://www.stretcher.com/stories/980528a.cfm http://www.google.com/search?q=natural+way+to+get+rid+of+antssourceid=mozilla-searchstart=0start=0ie=utf-8oe=utf-8client=firefox-arls=org.mozilla:en-US:official -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com
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Thanks for the dollar stretcher site! I haven't checked out the second link you sent but I entered flea control on the first one and there was a lot of recommendations for that too. Just how much time do you spend sitting at the computer? We both need to get away from our desks more. :) N Belinda wrote: Here are some ideas on the natural way to get rid of ants, haven't tried any but maybe one will work: http://www.stretcher.com/stories/980528a.cfm http://www.google.com/search?q=natural+way+to+get+rid+of+antssourceid=mozilla-searchstart=0start=0ie=utf-8oe=utf-8client=firefox-arls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants?
I have also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that the proper treatment can depend on what type of ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz. of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree) mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a good spray/wash. You add5 tbsp. of this mix to a quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix, but that is a killing mixture vs. a deterrent. Krishttp://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it. ~AshleighBarb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks!Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile." - Anonymous __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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tea tree oil is toxic to cats! On 6/12/06, gwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that the proper treatment can depend on what type of ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz. of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree) mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a good spray/wash. You add 5 tbsp. of this mix to a quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix, but that is a killing mixture vs. a deterrent. Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it. ~Ashleigh Barb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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Cinnamon - Original Message - From: TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:36 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? tea tree oil is toxic to cats! On 6/12/06, gwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have also heard cayenne works, but have never used it. I do know that the proper treatment can depend on what type of ants they are. I also found on the 'net that 8 oz. of a natural soap (peppermint, lavender, tea tree) mixed with 1 oz. essential oil (citronella, cinammon, rose, tea tree) and diluted with water is supposed to make a good spray/wash. You add 5 tbsp. of this mix to a quart of water. I wonder if the health food store would already have a premixed solution. I have heard of the boric acid/sugar mix, but that is a killing mixture vs. a deterrent. Kris http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com - Original Message - From: Ashleigh Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: OT-Anyone know of safe ways to deal w/ ants? I've heard cayenne works too, but I've never personally used it. ~Ashleigh Barb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to recall spearmint leaves being good deterrents. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of sudden we have bunches of little red ants in our house. My hubby likes to use Terro, which I don't like at all around the furkids my human kid. Any ideas? Thanks! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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They do not like mint, or eucalyptus oil. We got them to leave by putting both where they were going, and tracking them back to their nest in a wall and putting the oil around the edges of the hole and stuffing some mint in it. We did not want to kill the ants, or hurt anyone else, and it worked. If you have carpenter ants, it is good to try to find out where they are living in your house, though, because it generally indicates rotting wood that needs to be replaced. We found out we had a rotting beam because of the ants, which was a good thing. Michelle
