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Posted by Stubby on July 24, 2006, 11:44 am
bstevens@rock.com wrote:
> Steve wrote:
>> What is the best procuct for getting rid of ants?
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> Two things:
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> 1. Get a residual ant killer, like Raid or Black Flag, and spray a
> solid, wet band of it all around the seams under your sink and around
> the window. Sort of like building a "fence" they must go through.
>
> 2. Get a granular pesticide (Diazinon was terrific, until the
> bunny-huggers got it banned) and sprinkle it liberally around the
> foundation of your house, making about a foot-wide band of it. Be sure
> and go completely around the house, so ANY insect that enters must
> crawl through it.
>
> This will work. Repeat every couple of months.
>
Chlordane was a lot better and would last 30 years or so. Perfectly
safe as long as it was used properly. In fact it was used as a flea
powder on pets back in the late '60s. I believe it was the exterminator
that got it banned so business would improve.
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Posted by Lar on July 24, 2006, 2:10 pm
William.Plummer-NOSPAM-@alum.mit.edu says...
:) Chlordane was a lot better and would last 30 years or so. Perfectly
:) safe as long as it was used properly. In fact it was used as a flea
:) powder on pets back in the late '60s. I believe it was the exterminator
:) that got it banned so business would improve.
:)
:)
Chlordane was in the same group of insecticides as DDT, so when it went,
so did chlordane..it's back on the bunny huggers.
--
Lar
It is said that the early bird gets the worm,
but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese.
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Posted by Dottie on July 24, 2006, 7:01 pm
We have had tiny, tiny ants here in FL this year. Terro does the job
better than anything else I tried but it won't keep from year to year.
Buy new Terro and when the summer is over, throw it away and buy fresh
next year. The ants will be back. I got a large bottle of spray at
Home Depot and sprayed outside the house....helps cut down on various
insects.
The tiny ants come in the kitchen and bath. I have been careful to
keep things clean and have no idea how they got in. I recaulked all
the windows and the tile in the bathroom.....and when it starts raining
outside they all come running in.
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Posted by Old_Boat on July 24, 2006, 10:52 pm
> We have had tiny, tiny ants here in FL this year. Terro does the job
> better than anything else I tried but it won't keep from year to year.
> Buy new Terro and when the summer is over, throw it away and buy fresh
> next year. The ants will be back. I got a large bottle of spray at
> Home Depot and sprayed outside the house....helps cut down on various
> insects.
>
> The tiny ants come in the kitchen and bath. I have been careful to
> keep things clean and have no idea how they got in. I recaulked all
> the windows and the tile in the bathroom.....and when it starts raining
> outside they all come running in.
>
I just spent the last 4 hours chasing carpenter ants. I found several
cavities in the wood that had pupas ( little white maggot looking things) in
them. I cleaned all them out, killed all the ant that I found. There were
tons of them, until I saw not more in the area. They have pretty much
decimated a section of wood about 12 feet long that used to be a 2 x 8. This
is in a converted porch that the previous owner built. I plan to tear it
off, but was not planning to do it until next year. I just don't want to
cause them to move somewhere else. This area was damp from the roof leaking,
the rest of the place is dry. Any one know how to tell if you found the
nest? I have read that the only way to rid the place of carpenter ants is to
physically remove the nest.
By the way I set out the nutra sweet for a week and they did not touch it,
so I guess that theory is all wet.
LJ
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Posted by Lar on July 25, 2006, 12:11 am
Old_Boat@thelake.com says...
:) off, but was not planning to do it until next year. I just don't want to
:) cause them to move somewhere else. This area was damp from the roof leaking,
:) the rest of the place is dry. Any one know how to tell if you found the
:) nest? I have read that the only way to rid the place of carpenter ants is to
:) physically remove the nest.
:)
:)
If you found the larvae you found the nest, though if the maggoty things
were moving by themselves they were termites, if they were being carried
by other ants, they were CA in the heart of the nest. There are two
carpenter ant baits that the pros use that you can find over the web or
at a do it yourself type pest store. I have used the Advance Granular
Carpenter Ant Bait and have had success on nests I had no idea where
they were located at. I myself have not used MAXFORCE CARPENTER ANT BAIT
GEL, but all that I know who have used it say it works as well as the
other product.
--
Lar
It is said that the early bird gets the worm,
but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese.
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