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Posted by dicko on April 24, 2008, 8:25 am
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:29:58 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
>wrote:
>
>>salty@dog.com wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:24:35 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
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>>>>On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:18:41 GMT, Mitch@_._ wrote:
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>>>>
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>>>>>I get ants every spring, no big deal. But WOW! I've never seen them
>>>>>totally devour every speck of Terro and still keep coming!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>I suspect the ones that keep coming are not eating the terro.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Terro takes a few days, but it works. Some of the ants take it back to the
nest.
>>>There may even be an increase in ants when you first put it out, because it
>>>attracts them. Be patient.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>When I have used it, the ants surround the drop of Terro like cattle
>>around a cow tank.
>
>Those will be the same ants that cover a lump of sugar. There are lots
>of ants that don't eat sugar.
>The ones I have these days don't seem to eat anything I can determine
>because I make a bait with whatever I find them eating.
>They do leave the dog food alone now and that was my biggest problem
>with them.
For those ants that dont eat sugar, this stuff works well:
http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/advance-375a-select-granular-ant-bait-p-39.html
I'm battling them too and they snarf this down quick.
-dickm
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