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Farm Kitchen:  Anyone else inundated with sugar ants?  |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 09:57:38 AM
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I mean the tiny little black ants that seem to take over whereever they are? Last nite, my hubby found a bunch in the freezer! No kidding. They were frozen solid, little black mummies.
We've found them in the bedroom on the nightstand, on the kitchen counter, outside on the deck doing a conga line...anywhere you can think.
Hubby is spraying everything which makes me nervous.
What do you do for them?
Winona 
To read funny stories about my cooking 'skills', please visit http://lostadventuresincooking.blogspot.com/
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 11:09:12 AM
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Winona, I'm not sure what to do with all the black ants but I just loved reading your post especially ants doing the conga!! I love your blog also - from one horse person to another!!!
Melissa
Farmgirl Sister #360
http://oldethymecountrybarn.blogspot.com/
Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain! |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 12:04:39 PM
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Well, thank you very much! I have a sinus infection that is getting me down but I'm so addicted to the 'puter that I can't resist checking things.
We've had a really rainy season, wetter than normal, and I'm thinking the little varmints are hunting for a dry spot...which is my house.
Please keep reading my blogs and tell others, if you would. Just a lot of fun for me...and a place to vent at time...hehehe...
Winona ;-)
To read funny stories about my cooking 'skills', please visit http://lostadventuresincooking.blogspot.com/
For uber-opinionated, pleasurable horse related reading, please visit http://horseinfoperson.blogspot.com/
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 2:07:38 PM
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Warm get well wishes and I added myself to your blog! I have to go check out your adventures in cooking next! Please check mine out too! And those darn ants - it's funny that they were in your freezer?!! I can see hunting for a dry spot but that's a pretty chilly spot to hide out!!
Melissa
Farmgirl Sister #360
http://oldethymecountrybarn.blogspot.com/
Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain! |
Edited by - peachy on Mar 31 2009 7:13:40 PM |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 5:27:22 PM
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OOOooo
if you want to see me go neuritic, just add these ants in my kitchen and watch me go CRAZY!!!
Thanks for the reminder.
i need to toss the 30 day cake starter. Once this warmer weather hits, I'm done for if there is anything even remotely sweet that hasn't been wiped up.
I FEEL your pian!!!! |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 7:06:43 PM
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Peachy, I checked your blog and am now a follower. It is really nice!! My blogs are plain janes right now as I don't really know what I'm doing. I had another blog with wordpress but lost the password, of all things. It was about all the horses I've owned. Maybe one of these days I'll remember that pesky password! I need to spiff up my blogs.
As for the sweet, in my kitchen, it doesn't even have to be sweet, just edible of some type and they are ON it. I think there may be some crispy fritter-ants in my stove too... (I have to add this to my blog...)
Winona :-)
To read funny stories about my cooking 'skills', please visit http://lostadventuresincooking.blogspot.com/
For uber-opinionated, pleasurable horse related reading, please visit http://horseinfoperson.blogspot.com/
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 06:51:22 AM
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| My black ants are grease ants. They go after greasy things. You ought to see a cheez-it if I drop one on the floor or leave it on the counter. I don't know how to get rid of them either. The other day I found them in the pantry, just one shelf. Something on that shelf had attracted them. I took everything off the shelf and sprayed with "Bad, Bad" ant spray. Let the shelf dry, wiped with a damp towel, let dry and put the stuff back. Have only seen one in there since. Yes, i think they are looking for someplace dry, it's rainy here also. |
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suzifire
True Blue Farmgirl
95 Posts
Suzi
Denton
N.C.
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 10:47:38 AM
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You need to plan mint outside your window...all the way around your house for that matter.
"I want a world that is sane & just & clean & I am willing to do my part to make it so" |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 3:55:59 PM
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Boy, howdy...I have mint already in my planters so I'll pop some out around the house.
My little sugar ants like anything they with which they can catch up. Sweet or greasy, they are there! But that still doesn't account for our nitestand, except it is near a window.
To read funny stories about my cooking 'skills', please visit http://lostadventuresincooking.blogspot.com/
For uber-opinionated, pleasurable horse related reading, please visit http://horseinfoperson.blogspot.com/
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
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Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 5:57:46 PM
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Funny you would ask!
I started a post too!
go to general chat forum, go to Cleaning Up and it is under "How do I get rid of Black Ants."
Seems they are a problem everywhere. I am doing the red chili pepper suggestions.
I'll let you know how it goes,
Heide
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 06:54:51 AM
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We get those little ants every year in our kitchen - it is the part of the house that has not been remodeled yet and I think there is probably dampness under that area since it does not sit on a foundation, etc. The ants are attracted to the moisture - they can live in water for days. We put all of the sweet stuff up in the cabinets - honey, sugar, etc. That has seem to keep them at bay and I hate to say it but we do have to spray. I hate doing it, but so far have not found a non-toxic way to get rid of them. Usually when the weather warms up and drys out, they go aways. Can't wait for the day that we tear off that end of the house and rebuild a new kitchen, I think that will take care of the problem for good. In the meantime they are entertainment for the cats - they like to follow the line of them and see where they go.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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peachy
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Melissa
Fennville
MI
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 11:01:09 PM
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Winona, try the mint...plant it all around your house if you have to!!! I forgot all about that! Wow, I even took the "herb" classes! Must be what stress does to ya! LOL:) Remember it's an evasive herb and will take over if you let it!! (I let it, I love mint!)
Melissa
Farmgirl Sister #360
http://oldethymecountrybarn.blogspot.com/
Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain! |
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Anyone else inundated with sugar ants?
