Re: Reviving the ant conversation

I have tried every bait on the market to no avail! I am told here we have
"grease ants" and it's true they don't get into the sweet stuff. The Borax
works on whatever they are to a pretty good degree.

Barb C.
"Neal" <nbrown12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:kfCdnX-I3sezc37fRVn-tA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Here is a boric acid mixture. We used it, and the ants are gone.
>
> Last paragraph has mix.
>
>
> Control Sugar Ants With Baits
>
> By Richard Fagerlund
> For the Journal
>
> ASK THE BUGMAN: Q: I have a yearly problem with tiny ants that arrive
> on my kitchen counter around the sink every July. They stay for the hot
> weather and just as mysteriously disappear in six weeks or so. The head
> and body of the ant is [-inch in length or less.
> I am careful to clean up any spills or food left on plates. Failure to
> do so results in an immediate invasion of the tiny creatures. Even with no
> food, they roam around the counter top and become a general nuisance. I do
> not keep the garbage under the sink. I have tried ant traps, but they are
> too smart to enter. I'm reluctant to use sprays and such, as this is a
> food preparation area.? H.G., Grants
>
> A: Most of the so-called "sugar" ants that get on counters can be
> controlled with ant-bait stations. If the one you are using isn't working,
> it is probably because it is the wrong formulation for the species of ant
> you are trying to control.
> Some ant-bait stations appeal to sweet-loving ants, while others are
> designed for protein-feeding ants. One good bait is a product called
> Advance Dual Choice, which has both sweet and protein ingredients and
> appeals to more species of ants than the other baits.
> Advance Dual Choice is not available in stores but it can be purchased
> online at www.pestcontrolsupplies.com, which is an Albuquerque-based
> company.
>
> You also can make your own bait using 3 ounces of peanut butter (protein),
> three ounces of honey (sweet) and 1 teaspoon of boric acid. Mix, and place
> in little paper cups where the ants are foraging, and where children or
> pets can't come in contact with it.
>
>
>
>
> VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
>> Well, I knew I had seen a few ants, but not disastrously so, but today
>> when I got down on the floor to do some yoga, I looked around and I was
>> in the midst of the little buggers. I grabbed my purple vacuum cleaner
>> and got them up, BUT what I would like to know is IS THERE ANYTHING that
>> is safe to use with my dogs in the house? I don't want them to get
>> poisoned. There is no food on the floor. I keep this place spotless.
>> This is the 3rd floor. This is an apartment and I know I can call, but I
>> am afraid what they will do will hurt my guys.
>>
>> I want to think in terms of safe other than vacuuming them up. I have a
>> feeling there could be a neverending stream of these annoyances.
>>
>> I have berber carpet in here with some rooms with my own rugs on top of
>> it so they could have been here for awhile. I just never got down on the
>> floor there before. I guess they blend in with this horrid berber.
>>
>>
>>

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