"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:37:41 +0000, brooklyn1 wrote:
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>> "Andy" > wrote in message ...
>>> (Be sure to read both. )
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>>> OLD VERSION:
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>> I'll betcha it wasn't a black ant.
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> And I'll betcha it wasn't the Andy we know who posted this...
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> Having said that - kitchen ants are a royal PITA. Every spring we spray
> some gawd-awful insecticide around the house to keep the ant population
> down. Helps a bit, but not as much as I'd like.
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Place some cornstarch along the ant trails... they'll carry it back to their
nest, all will feast and die... ants can't digest cornstarch. Of course
cornstarch can attract other pests (rodents) so remember to remove it after
a couple weeks. If you place the cornstarch in shallow jar lids it will be
easy to place and remove. I can't promise this will work with African ants
but it works with the NY ants that like to congregate near my grill... they
climb up and feast on grease (I'm not about to spray insecticide in my
grill). The only reason folks have ants in their homes is because somewhere
there is a food supply... of course with carpenter ants your house is their
food supply.