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Posted by Walter Cohen on April 11, 2007, 10:01 pm
Combat ant killing gel...purchased at HD and it works every time, each year.
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>> >I've found that Ortho Home Defense and Hot Shot Home Insect Control
>> >don't
>> >seem to kill ants (the ants are still alive and kicking after several
>> >minutes of contact)....am I correct in thinking these products are
>> >totally
>> >useless?
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>> >Since the aforementioned clear non-repellent products don't seem to
>> >work, my
>> >prevention strategy is to spray outside of building (where wood meets
>> >concrete) once a month with ordinary home and garden aerosol (which DOES
>> >kill ants). I do this mainly to prevent foragers from wanting to
>> >venture
>> >into my townhouse, since the ants dislike the smell of the insecticide.
>> >I
>> >try to direct spray so it gets a little bit underneath the siding. So
>> >far
>> >this strategy seems to be working.
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>> >Was wondering if there is anything that would repel ants besides home
>> >and
>> >garden insecticide? (looking for something besides insecticide which
>> >would
>> >have a smell that would repel ants, but which would not cause any damage
>> >to
>> >the wood or siding, and which would be totally harmless to humans).
>> >Does
>> >something like that exist?
>>
>> >Thanks,
>>
>> >J.
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>> I heard bay leaves can repell some ants but don't remember why.
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>> tom @www.Carpenter-Ant-Killer.com- Hide quoted text -
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> Fipronil kills the nest - its the same stuff terminix uses. You can
> get it in "Combat" syringe tubes at HD.
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> I had them in my wall - could hear them chewing the wood while I sat
> down eating dinner! I drilled holes in the board, injected 10 tubes of
> the stuff, they were all dead in 2 days and never came back.
>
> But I cannot say that this stufff is better than any other material,
> all I can say is that it works and Terminix uses it.
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