In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> When it is very dry out or during a drought, ants and other insects,
> including the big woods roaches, will come into your house looking for
> water. Insects, like most living things on earth, need water to survive.

Very true... The only time I ever have ants (or Palmetto bugs) is when
it's been very dry for awhile. Watering the cactus plants outside helps.

The cats love the Palmetto bugs (they think they are cat toys) so I
seldom ever see an intact one. Ants have only recently been a problem.

Pyrethrine along the floor boards takes care of that issue for the most
part and no insecticide on the food surfaces...

I've not had much luck with boric acid baits for ants, but it does work
for roaches. Keeping a clean area free of dirty dishes and food scraps
helps too. The last ant issue I had was them getting into the recycling
bucket due to the cans not being rinsed out well enough.
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