Re: Re: Ants, Ants Everywhere!

**"Deborah Mills" d*@greencure.org**

The one draw-back to making your own baits is we have the perception that
"more is better". This is extremely so when our homes are being invaded and
we want to rid ourselves of this horrible situation. The problem here lies
is the bait needs to be weak enough to have the "worker" take it back to the
nest, yet strong enough to "kill" the queen (don't kill the messenger!).
This is why sometimes ready-made baits that are borate based (like Combat,
Terro etc.) take all of the guess work out of the exact measurement. In
reality, the boric acid works as a drying agent where it dehydrates the ants
so in turn they die.

With home invasions, one must find the point of entry and remove it. Calk is
a good material for this purpose.

Hope this helps,
Deborah Mills
www.greencure.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Verin" <jverin@Pennhort.org>
To: <community_garden@mallorn.com>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:16 PM
Subject: RE: [cg] Re: Ants, Ants Everywhere!

> Hmm... lots of exploded ants in my home. Could be interesting.
>
> When they burst, does it make a sound? Or do lots have to burst at once
for it to be audible?
>
> >
> >
> > Another solution I've heard for ants is to mix Boric
> > acid into sugar water and leave that where they will
> > eat it.  Apparently it kills them by building up gas
> > in their digestive system -- I'm told ants can't burp.
> >  I don't know how effective it is, though, so if
> > anyone tries it I'd like to know how well it works.
> >
>
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