They love egg yolk so they eat it. Sprinkling it only gets them to ingest what
they get when they clean their legs. Mix it in the yolk. When it dries out make
some more.
Kim & Garth Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Thanks, I know boric acid will
keep them out of my cupboards, but they
don't s
don't seem to die from it. Could you please give further information of
this method? My barn and home are under the same roof so every time I
bring home a load of hay, I get an invasion.
I use stevia to sweeten beverages and it has the side effect of lowering
blood pressure, but not as dr
I used boric acid and egg yolk for the common German cockroach when I lived in
Southern California. They like egg yolk so much they don't run when the light
is first turned on.
I think whatever ants like but with boric acid not borax would do the trick.
I use a heaping teaspoon of cinammon
the science doesn't support it. It seems that ants don't "eat", they
only "drink" moisture/liquids from the surface of their foods. Check
out this web site:
http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-22-119,00.html
Also see the paragraph on home remedies from the Fire and Control
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>No fire ants in Oregon but we do have sugar ants.
>We use equal parts borax, powdered sugar and
>yeast. Non-toxic to kids and pets. The yeast
>goes back to the queen a
we're in oregon as well and tried equal parts borax with sugar. all to no
avail. the yeast does the trick? rbury
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take it
back to the queen and then no more ants.
Tim,
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No fire ants in Oregon but we do
a little yogurt swirled is also
nice.
And that is grits ! Ha!
Luc
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ants. Only instant grits kill, no ordinary grits. Instant grits are super
dehydrated and they suck the water out of the insects body. We had this
discussion on another list and if you do not live where instant grits are a
known food, any super dehydrated crumbly kind of food stuff will
wor
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No fire ants in Oregon but we do have sugar ants.
We use equal parts borax, powdered sugar and
yeast. Non-toxic to kids and pets. The yeast
goes back to the queen and "
suggestion. Cinnamon doesn't hurt the children, pets or crickets.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
At 01:03 PM 10/8/2004, you wrote:
No fire ants in Oregon but we do have sugar ants. We use equal parts
borax, powdered sugar and yeast. Non-toxic to kids and pets. The yeast
goes back to the queen and "
nergy Recovery
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No fire ants in Oregon but we do have sugar ants.
We use equal parts borax, powdered sugar and
yeast. Non-toxic to kids and pets. The yeast
goes back to the queen and "kapow&quo
Date:Mon, 17 Aug 1998 03:59:55 +0800
From:Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re fire ants
Hi there
Vera wrote:
Fire ants I know about, or at least the local variety - small, vicious,
completely unreasonable, and lots of back-up! They don't make mounds here
but that doesn't
No fire ants in Oregon but we do have sugar ants. We use equal parts borax,
powdered sugar and yeast. Non-toxic to kids and pets. The yeast goes back to
the queen and "kapow" she blows up and the ants start to disappear.
Mike C
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Buck Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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this and along with some boiling water poured into a hole dug in the top and
made into a bowl.
finishes them off. otherwise the survivors wander off and make a new queen.
if enough of them regroup, they will form another colony.
mel
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am doing that closely and would have to telephone. In the city, I assume
that a specimen jar for collections would be used. But yes, we do have to
fight a war with the fire ants, they will kill a human if you give them the
chance.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
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