On Jul 8, 10:59=A0pm, "MareCat" <m_gormanNOS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The homes in our area are prone to getting lots of ants. Doesn't matter
h=
ow
> clean you keep your house. It got so bad this past spring that we
finally
> broke down and hired an exterminator (their services cover all pests,
> including ants). We tried traps, sprays, borax, even parsley (I had read
> that some people had been successful using parsley to keep ants away),
an=
d
> none of those helped. The ants were almost everywhere in our house.
>
> In our first home, in the Houston area, we had a big fire ant problem.
On=
e
> year I just set out lots and lots of traps everywhere and that got rid
of
> them and kept them away for the rest of the year. When the ants showed
up
> the following year though, the traps didn't work. A woman I worked with
g=
ave
> me a Ziploc bag full of small brown granules and told me to sprinkle
them
> around the ant-infested areas. I did so that night, and in the morning
ev=
ery
> single granule was gone (I had sprinkled a *lot*), and so were the ants.
> Someone had given the granules to my co-worker, and she didn't know the
> brand name of them. (I tried to locate them at stores like Home Depot
and
> also searched online, but was unsuccessful. It was amazing how well they
> worked.)
>
> Ants are a major pain. Good luck!
>
> Mary
> --
> Mommy to three wonderful, IUI miracle girls:
> Rayna Marie (a.k.a. Bayne) 1/20/03 (@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
40 weeks, 8 lbs. 10 oz.)
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>
> "KIM" <kswhitne...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:bc573a87-9cfc-4149-96e5-17b279843a5f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >I have an ant problem. I have had this problem for several weeks and
> > don't know how to get rid of them. They keep showing up near our
> > balcony door. I don't want to spray b/c my ds loves to look out that
> > door and plays around that area. I bought the little traps and was
> > able to place them under the couches near the door but they don't seem
> > to be working.
>
> > I really want to spray the area now, but don't want my ds to get it on
> > his hands. Is it safe to spray the area at night, so then by the
> > morning it should be dry? Would you wipe down the area in the morning
> > too?
>
> > Or, is there a home rememdy or certain product to use that is safe
> > around kids.
>
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Yes, just got totally rid of some!! I had both sweet and carpenter
ones!! I used an all natural solution (had to keep in mind the kids
and my cats) . Well i went online and found that if you mix one part
water one part white vinegar and 3 teaspoons dishwa****ng liquid and
spray whereever you see them spray them on all door frames too it
stinks for about a day then it's gone!! (the ants too). We haven't
had a problem since then. I only sprayed it twice and they haven't
come back.
Clarice
Good luck!
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