!@#$%^&* ants -- how to get rid of them

[aurgathor]

"No" <no@email.com> wrote in message news:4468e9ac$1_2@x-privat.org...
> What kind of ants? Big black ones or small ones? Big black ones could be
> carpenter ants that nest in wood structures and can damage house. Little
> ones are attracted to food, crumbs, water, etc.

The very small black ones, attracted to sugary things.

[aurgathor]

I'll go to Loews tomorrow and buy some Terro. I understand that
a good poison is one that doesn't kill the ants immediately, but let
them poison the queen. I had to know what people had success
with.

Thanks for all who replied.

"Jeff" <jrw8888@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1A9ag.106707$eR6.4690@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Yep works like a charm. Of course don't panic when you first use Terro
and
> a zillion ants begin to take it back to their hive. Just keep adding
more.
> It's amazing how fact they can remove it. After a few days they suddenly
> disappear. I put a strip of masking tape down and put a few drops of
Terro
> on it.
>
>
> "DAC" <darwincam@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1147723513.983555.289820@j55g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > terro ant killer -- <http://www.terro.com/>
> >
> > worked for me! Good luck.
> >
> > Dac
> >
>
>

[CHI-MUM]

"aurgathor" <aurgathor@fake.com> wrote in message
news:835ag.1727$RY2.1491@trnddc02...
> I'm having some problems with ants. I first noticed them about a year
> ago,
> and I don't seem to be able to get rid of them. First, they moved into
> an
> electric outlet in my kitchen (a very convenient place, I guess) so I
> vacuumed them out and sprayed the outlet with "Ortho HighPower Home
> defense"
> against ants and roaches. So they moved to another outlet. I cleaned
> that
> one, too, and sprayed all other outlets in the kitchen. I also made
> sure
> that the kitchen was cleaned up. However, the ants are still there
> somewhere, they apparently just moved to some place I can no longer find
> them. (they might be underneath my home)
>
> So, what's the best way to tackle them? I'll be doing a complete
> remodel of
> my kitchen in a couple of months, and if there were something I could
> spray
> behind and underneath the cabinets before putting them back, that could
> probably help tremendously.
>
> TIA
>
>
Terro ant killer. They take it back to their nest and it kills the whole
colony.


--
CHI-MUM

[gfretwell@aol.com]

On Tue, 16 May 2006 12:13:08 -0400, "CHI-MUM"
<mNOSPAMpeagram@gmail.com> wrote:

>Terro ant killer. They take it back to their nest and it kills the whole
>colony.
That only works on sugar ants. There are plenty of ants that won't eat
sugars. Some can get very selective about what they will eat.

If you have these nasty little bastards you really need some special
effort to make them go away
http://www.pestproducts.com/white_footed_ants.htm

[gSimmons@SaferBuilding.com]

I started working for company a few months ago that has a lot of
experience
in solving building problems with the least toxic method. It was an
eye
opener to me how many of the commonly used products contaminate our
air.

I work on the Dear Sammi SaferBuilder column.

They use barriers like builders foil for outlets and caulk to seal up
other
openings. Builder's foil is similar to aluminum foil. It can be taped
over
openings to make things air tight.

If you can find the nest, then they've told me that they've used
boiling
water to get rid of ants. In their case, there were multiple queens,
so
they had to pour it for a few days in a row. Also the nest was adjacent
to
the house so they weren't putting water on their foundation.

Another time, when the nest was under the house, the used baits. They
like
borate (boric acid) based baits since they are generally effective and
the
least toxic.

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aurgathor wrote:
> I'm having some problems with ants. I first noticed them about a year ago,
> and I don't seem to be able to get rid of them. First, they moved into an
> electric outlet in my kitchen (a very convenient place, I guess) so I
> vacuumed them out and sprayed the outlet with "Ortho HighPower Home defense"
> against ants and roaches. So they moved to another outlet. I cleaned that
> one, too, and sprayed all other outlets in the kitchen. I also made sure
> that the kitchen was cleaned up. However, the ants are still there
> somewhere, they apparently just moved to some place I can no longer find
> them. (they might be underneath my home)
>
> So, what's the best way to tackle them? I'll be doing a complete remodel of
> my kitchen in a couple of months, and if there were something I could spray
> behind and underneath the cabinets before putting them back, that could
> probably help tremendously.
>
> TIA