Re: Ants! Every kind, Everywhere!
- Subject: Re: Ants! Every kind, Everywhere!
- From: D* L*
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:23:57 -0600 (CST)
Borax
Borax does a very nasty job on ants. It also does a very nasty Job on soil,
either a highly toxic level of micro nutrient or the pH is drastically
altered. Use it in a place that the ants have to walk over it without it
getting into the soil. In Vermont we use it on ants that get into the
house.
Dick Lutz
on 1/22/02 11:47 AM, Donald Burns at donburns@macconnect.com wrote:
> Marc,
>
> Seems to me that the pest control guys down here use a common kitchen
> chemical (white powder) such as Arm & Hammer stuff to fight hard shelled
> insects. The last time we had a carpenter ant invasion, this stuff was used
> along with some more toxic stuff. Wish I could remember what it was. I'm
> sure someone else will know.
>
> Don
>
>
> mburack@mindspring.com writes:
>
>>
>> For those of you who dont grow plants in South Florida, I am doubtful that
>> you could understand the "unreal" insect problem "we" deal with here.
>>
>> I have been looking for a way to kill a lot! of ants without having to use
>> serious pesticides (I save the serious stuff for the more "colorful" groups
>> of pest insects).
>>
>> Ants regularly invade and nest in every available pot I have and farm every
>> miserable pest imaginable. Does anyone know of a good and fairly benign
>> product that can be flooded on the plant as well as into the soil with good
>> result?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Marc
>
