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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:58:07 GMT, Nan <nobodys@home.com> wrote:
>It's that time of year again, unfortunately. With the lovely warmer
>weather comes the black ants.
>We didn't get them last year, so that was a welcome reprieve.
>
>I'm looking for a 'non-toxic to humans and pets' method of dealing
>with them. I saw over the weekend that the commercial ant baits
>contain arsenic (yikes!) and boric acid, neither of which I want
>around the toddler and the kitty.
>
>I would love something that will eradicate the little nasties, but will
>settle for a repellant of some type, if that is all I can have. We
>do not drink brewed coffee, so coffee grounds are out of the question.
>We also live in a very old home and I wouldn't even want to think of
>how many cracks and crevices may be allowing them in.
>It's usually a short-lived problem, so I do not want to do a massive
>amount of work to deal with them.
>
>Any ideas? Recipes for bait that will kill them, or repellant ideas?
>
>TIA!
>
>Nan
Nan, You can try camphor, clove oil, tansy, spearmint, or pulverized
eggshells inside the house. Around the house foundation you can
create a barrier with agricultural lime, bonemeal, or powered
charcoal. Ants do not like to cross a chalk line. Plants that repel
ants include mint, lavender, chives, rosemary and garlic.
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