Squisher
Lifer
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Maybe, but it killed a lot of birds that ate the bugs that ate the stuff before hand.
I was going to post that you only use this stuff out of doors.
Inside most of the poisons used are Pyrthrins(sp?) which are made from a certain chrysanthemum seed.
I did have real good luck with one of the many bait traps(not Combat) I used last year. I wish I could tell which brand was the one that did the trick.
If we are talking about Carpenter Ants then the reason they are coming inside is because they either want more soggy wood to eat or they need a source of water(drops in the sink).
Baits and poisons should be used that are specific to the thing you want to kill.
Pesticides anger me.
Why would you want to kill all the insect life around your house? There are very few that are truely troublesom.. termintes.. SOME ants..
Most are beneficial.
Why would you want to kill all the insect life around your house? There are very few that are truely troublesom.. termintes.. SOME ants..
Most are beneficial.
The thing that's worked for me is "Terro" liquid bait.
The first time I used it was when I bought a 1970 Buick LeSabre for $50. The thing hadn't been driven for over a year and had lots of ants living in it.
A few Terro baits later and BINGO... no more ant farm!
BTW, I changed all the fluids in the car, fixed the dropped down rear window, tuned it up and it was one of the best cars I'd ever owned. Until the old lady in the Caddy ran that red light.
R.I.P. Old Buick... How I loved thee
The first time I used it was when I bought a 1970 Buick LeSabre for $50. The thing hadn't been driven for over a year and had lots of ants living in it.
A few Terro baits later and BINGO... no more ant farm!
BTW, I changed all the fluids in the car, fixed the dropped down rear window, tuned it up and it was one of the best cars I'd ever owned. Until the old lady in the Caddy ran that red light.
R.I.P. Old Buick... How I loved thee Originally posted by: Blain
The thing that's worked for me is "Terro" liquid bait.
The first time I used it was when I bought a 1970 Buick LeSabre for $50. The thing hadn't been driven for over a year and had lots of ants living in it.
A few Terro baits later and BINGO... no more ant farm!
BTW, I changed all the fluids in the car, fixed the dropped down rear window, tuned it up and it was one of the best cars I'd ever owned. Until the old lady in the Caddy ran that red light.
Yes, this stuff works great. I just used some on my house last week. My housemates and I had a huge nest in the attic. It had drones and everything. A few days later, no ants.
rh71
No Lifer
- Aug 28, 2001
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This Terro stuff sounds very effective (from the descriptive user comments on their site)... I'll even try this. One thing though - seeing the infestation toward the bait when they come take the liquid drop, isn't that a concern if you're baiting indoors ? People were saying there were lines and lines of ants coming for the goodies. I'd hate to see 50-100 black ants come into my kitchen.Originally posted by: SpecialEd
Originally posted by: Blain
The thing that's worked for me is "Terro" liquid bait.
The first time I used it was when I bought a 1970 Buick LeSabre for $50. The thing hadn't been driven for over a year and had lots of ants living in it.
A few Terro baits later and BINGO... no more ant farm!
BTW, I changed all the fluids in the car, fixed the dropped down rear window, tuned it up and it was one of the best cars I'd ever owned. Until the old lady in the Caddy ran that red light.
Yes, this stuff works great. I just used some on my house last week. My housemates and I had a huge nest in the attic. It had drones and everything. A few days later, no ants.
Place the Terro baits were the ants are entering the kitchen or where you think they might be. "Bait it and they will come".
I perfer the powder stuff (raid, etc.), just make a line of it along the walls and where the problems are and the ants will not get close to it.
Analog
Lifer
- Jan 7, 2002
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available till the end of this year:
December 5, 2000
EPA sharply restricts consumer use of diazinon, nation's #2 selling home and garden insecticide
Diazinon called unsafe for home use but will remain on store shelves for at least another three years.
Both diazinon and Dursban are organophosphates, nerve gas derivatives originally developed during World War II.
neutralizer
Lifer
- Oct 4, 2001
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argh... they taken over my house too. i've been finding where they come from and vacuum them up while blowdrying the crevice, makes them think that the outside world is hot as hell . oh yeah i just got rid of a plant that was infested with ants.
. oh yeah i just got rid of a plant that was infested with ants.
StageLeft
No Lifer
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Week back we found little black ants eating the cat food. I bought ortho traps but from what i could tell the ants didn't give a damn about them.
Recently found cat vomit on the carpet. Ants eating it. Found ants in foodbowl. Vacuumed and are now using Raid (I think) traps. Ants haven't shown up in a couple of days but I've been monitoring the traps and am not seeing much activity. I'm dissapointed in the anti-ant measures available here in the two stores I've tried.
In Canada we always had these ant drops in these little yellow containers. Squeeze a few on and the ants would eat it like candy and shortly die and kill their queen. These traps are supposed to do the same thing but I'm not convinced (and these traps are waaaay more expensive). I want to procure some of this stuff from Canada if it's still available/legal but I'll try those Terro traps in the meantime if I have to.
EDIT: Ah that terro seems to have a liquid form (not in traps only). Probably does the same thing. Sweet.
Recently found cat vomit on the carpet. Ants eating it. Found ants in foodbowl. Vacuumed and are now using Raid (I think) traps. Ants haven't shown up in a couple of days but I've been monitoring the traps and am not seeing much activity. I'm dissapointed in the anti-ant measures available here in the two stores I've tried.
In Canada we always had these ant drops in these little yellow containers. Squeeze a few on and the ants would eat it like candy and shortly die and kill their queen. These traps are supposed to do the same thing but I'm not convinced (and these traps are waaaay more expensive). I want to procure some of this stuff from Canada if it's still available/legal but I'll try those Terro traps in the meantime if I have to.
EDIT: Ah that terro seems to have a liquid form (not in traps only). Probably does the same thing. Sweet.
Diazinon is in the same family chemically as sarin and tabun so I'm not surprised it's been restricted or banned by the EPA.
its weird i would swear i used to see red ants (fire ants) all over when i was growing up..not so much now...maybe its just im not playign around anymore...
anyone else notice this?
anyone else notice this?
there's lots of things to try.
for the cat food, we put a chalk circle around the bowl. ants dont like powdery lines for some reason, they won't go past this line. however, you'll need to do this about once a week.
you can also use anything that has aspartame (like equal, or nutrasweet...i dont think sweet and low works), it works well. if the ants dont eat the aspartame you can mix it with a little fruit juice and leave it out for them.
another thing is the borax solution that someone else mentioned above. it's also great for getting rid of fleas in carpet.
for the cat food, we put a chalk circle around the bowl. ants dont like powdery lines for some reason, they won't go past this line. however, you'll need to do this about once a week.
you can also use anything that has aspartame (like equal, or nutrasweet...i dont think sweet and low works), it works well. if the ants dont eat the aspartame you can mix it with a little fruit juice and leave it out for them.
another thing is the borax solution that someone else mentioned above. it's also great for getting rid of fleas in carpet.
Supermercado
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- Jan 18, 2002
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Ugh, I know how you feel. The ants have started to find their way into our house again in the last couple of days. So annoying.
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