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Nan 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?
I can understand you not wanting poisons put down with a dear sweet kitten
about. I do so love kittens. I had one once but sadly it got run over on its
first trip out of the house.
Have you thought about a humane trap adapted for ants? That would suit
perfectly, no poisons and ant friendly. I'm sure Gary could come up with
some contraption made from a matchbox I daresay. Once the ants have been
collected and removed to a nearby field they will all soon get the message
and leave the area where they are not wanted.
I read a book about ants not long ago. It was very interesting, they are
clever little things and could probably wipe us out if they had half a mind
to. Maybe one day they will.
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