le ants

[cimorene]

remember a couple of days ago, when i found a wee colony of ants and wiped them up with orange fantastik? well, that happened a few days later again. didn't think much of it, as each time they were all gone and this was two different places--well, today, they were in the first place, plus a long line across the bottom of the island cabinets, plus around and up all over the giant tupperware we keep dog food in, and in several other places as well. i used a bunch of orange fantastik again, and the mop, and then i found the ant-raid and used that, and went to the post office. came back and opened the window. that stuff reeks. am worried, though. will the raid keep them out? man, this morning... that was GROSS.

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ants? i remember ants. they locked me in a rubber room.

[guinevere33.livejournal.com]

If the Raid fails to stop their progress, I have a few suggestions. The first is that ants hate anyting mint, including toothpaste, mouthwash, etc. But that's just a stop gap - I'd try ant traps as an alternative to the Death Spray.

But! these are probably the same damn Argentine ants that invaded both my dorm room and my house in Tuscaloosa. Therefore? Regular ant bait/traps DO NOT WORK. They are totally uninterested in any standard bait that is not Coca-Cola. (I am not making this up - they can find an open can of soda in 5 minutes flat.)

You have to buy SPECIAL bait to please these guys - it's called MaxAtrax, and I think you can get it at Home Depot. That works remarkably well.

Re: ants? i remember ants. they locked me in a rubber room.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

they seem into the dogfood & catfood, actualmente.
wah.