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| Yarngirl |
Posted - Aug 15 2009 : 07:49:09 AM
Do any of you ladies have an advice on how to rid my garden of ants? We have a problem with those tiny ants. I know there are chemicals out on the market for that, but I don't use chemicals on the food I eat. Any help you ladies could offer would be great!
Thanks! |
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 15 2009 : 8:39:58 PM
Just today I found this medium size ant pile right off my deck. I have a shovel leaning against the deck. So, I picked up the shovel and just speared the ant pile several times. The ants were scattering. About two hours later the ant pile is no longer there.
Marly
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Aug 15 2009 : 2:59:57 PM
CORN MEAL, not starch
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| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Aug 15 2009 : 11:08:37 AM
I've also heard that coffee grounds confuses em. Never heard about the corn starch! I'll try that........
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| Roxy7 |
Posted - Aug 15 2009 : 10:14:10 AM
They also dont like cinnamon. Sprinkle it around the door ways and they wont come in the house. I put it in the garden area too. |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Aug 15 2009 : 10:07:30 AM
corn meal, sprinkle it where ever you have ants, also around their nests, they will bring it into their nests and eat it, they CAN NOT digest it, so they just die. I have wiped out many a colony doing this, just remember its not instant, but you are not useing any poisen, and its cheap
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| GrammyGoose |
Posted - Aug 15 2009 : 08:02:43 AM
I do know that sprinkling baby powder on the ground will get rid of them. I literally had ants running over my door sill into my kitchen and I sprinkled a line of shower to shower powder on the step and that was the end of the ants.
Good luck!
Sue
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