Re: Automatic Watering/Ants

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• Subject: Re: Automatic Watering/Ants
• From: C* M* &* M* S* <m*@cvtv.net>
• Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 06:51:57 -0500
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>AWilson742@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Regarding your ants have you tried bicarbonate of soda around the nests?  It
>> will cause the ants to self destruct.  I am currently experimenting with
>> grits; however, my ants are probably not as tough as those you may have down
>> your way.
>>
>>    Anita
>
>That's an old desert trick, Anita.
>
>You might also like to try mixing it with a little sugar, to make it
>more attractive to the insect.
>
>Apparently a chemical reaction takes place during the digestive process
>and the insect explodes/implodes.  Works with roaches, too.  Cheaper and
>less dangerous (to the user) than sprays, &c.
>
>From: Paul Stevenson
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Paul,
Does this work on fire ants?

Cindy in Texas, a.k.a. Fire Ant Land

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