Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the little
thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the counter,
toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
the trash.
After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it for
him.
Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
On Jun 19, 8:23=A0am, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it =
for
> him.
>
> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
Not a bait, but boiling water down their anthill actually kills them.
Or vinegar down the anthill also works.
Luigi
On Jun 19, 10:23=A0am, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Put out some Real Kill ant bait. =A0Just watched an ant come out of the l=
ittle
> thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the counte=
r,
> toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
> back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
> the trash.
>
> After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it =
for
> him.
>
> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
Boric Acid. It's cheap and relatively safe (less toxic than table
salt).
A place I woked at used dry cleaning fluid as a degreaser. I
took a few ounces home and late at night when all the little critters
are back in the nest, I dropped a table spoonfull on the nest and
covered it with a cardboard box. No more anthill.
I can't think of the chemical name of the stuff, but it's in the same
family as carbon tet. This stuff is heavier than water and displaces
air in its vapor form - think suffocation. Probably not a good idea
to use in the house, basement or poorly ventilated shop.
P
>Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the little
>thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the counter,
>toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
>back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
>the trash.
>
>After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it for
>him.
>
>Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>
"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> writes:
>Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>>
>> As someone has already suggested, boric acid.
>>
>> BTW, you will keep my customer happy, they mine the stuff.
>
>Boric acid is not a bait.
>
Doesn't need to be if you can find the trails and/or the holes
they use to get in.
scott
On Jun 19, 1:12=A0pm, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lew Hodgett wrote:
> >> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>
> > As someone has already suggested, boric acid.
>
> > BTW, you will keep my customer happy, they mine the stuff.
>
> Boric acid is not a bait.
It *sure* is. They think (the bait part) it's sugar and bring it home
to the queen. It's a a dessicant, so she dries up with the rest of
the colony.
"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the
> little
> thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the
> counter,
> toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
> back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
> the trash.
>
> After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it
> for
> him.
>
> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>
Apparently your bait works fine, the ant goes right to it. If you want to
kill them, step on them.
Or use Amdro.
In article <4a352c0a-1ef7-46f2-8464-
[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> On Jun 19, 10:23=A0am, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Put out some Real Kill ant bait. =A0Just watched an ant come out of the=
little
> > thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the coun=
ter,
> > toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, g=
o
> > back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it =
in
> > the trash.
> >
> > After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of i=
t for
> > him.
> >
> > Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>=20
> Boric Acid. It's cheap and relatively safe (less toxic than table
> salt).
but has to be mixed with something to draw the ants to it and make them=20
want to take it home... and ants' requirements change through the year=20
and according to type.
With the ants we have around here:
Peanut butter & brown sugar baits work well early spring.
Sugar water baits seem to work better from mid to late spring onward.
There are a lot of recipes on-line.
We always refer to the book "Tiny Game Hunting" first.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the
>> little
>> thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the
>> counter,
>> toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
>> back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
>> the trash.
>>
>> After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it
>> for
>> him.
>>
>> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>>
>
>
> Apparently your bait works fine, the ant goes right to it. If you want to
> kill them, step on them.
>
> Or use Amdro.
Terro-PCO bait stations is what my pest-control guy uses. Seems to have
worked; no ants now for better than six months. Google it the name;
available even from Amazon.
--
Dave in Houston
On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:55:18 -0500, in rec.woodworking Leon wrote:
>> After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it
>> for
>> him.
>>
>> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>>
>
>
>Apparently your bait works fine, the ant goes right to it. If you want to
>kill them, step on them.
>
>Or use Amdro.
>
Here's another vote for Amdro. Die Fire Ants, DIE!!!!!!
Before I got environmentally conscious, I'd slip out about sundown and put a teaspoon of gasoline on
top of each fire ant hill. The vapors being heavier than air would sink down into the mound and
suffocate all the little beasts. Had to quit because after about a week of doing this, a buddy of
mine flicked a cigarette butt on the ground and blew up my back yard. Amdro is safer.
Regards,
Roy
On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:23:23 -0400, "J. Clarke"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the little
>thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the counter,
>toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
>back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
>the trash.
>
>After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it for
>him.
>
>Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
Maybe the bait wasn't a good flavor. Some ants are sugar ants, some
are grease ants, others are just plain piss ants. Most of the time
Tero is very effective.
"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the
> little
> thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the
> counter,
> toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
> back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
> the trash.
>
> After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it
> for
> him.
>
> Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
i use amdro outside and it works. you may not want to use it if you have
pets and keep it away from them.
"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the
>>little
>>thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the
>>counter,
>>toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
>>back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
>>the trash.
>>
>>After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it
>>for
>>him.
>>
>>Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
My daughter was bothered by ants in her kitchen earlier this spring. I
used Ortho Bug-Be-Gone to spray a swath on the entire outside perimeter
of her house about 3' up the wall and 5' from the foundation using a
pump-up tank sprayer. The ants were gone in less than three days.
Ants nest in the ground and enter the house in search of food, returning
to the nest with the goods, following an ant trail. A close inspection
of the exterior of the house might show where they're entering.
If you do spray the perimeter of the house it's important not to skip
any areas.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:25:51 -0400, phorbin <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In article <4a352c0a-1ef7-46f2-8464-
>[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>> On Jun 19, 10:23 am, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Put out some Real Kill ant bait. Just watched an ant come out of the little
>> > thingie with a piece of bait in his mouth, walk to the edge of the counter,
>> > toss the bait in the trash can under the counter, clean his antennas, go
>> > back into the bait thingie, and come out with another one, and toss it in
>> > the trash.
>> >
>> > After I got through laughing I did him a favor and tossed the rest of it for
>> > him.
>> >
>> > Anybody know of any ant bait that _works_?
>>
>> Boric Acid. It's cheap and relatively safe (less toxic than table
>> salt).
>
>but has to be mixed with something to draw the ants to it and make them
>want to take it home... and ants' requirements change through the year
>and according to type.
No, they gladly take BA home with them. They think it's sugar.
>With the ants we have around here:
>
>Peanut butter & brown sugar baits work well early spring.
>
>Sugar water baits seem to work better from mid to late spring onward.
>
>
>There are a lot of recipes on-line.
>
>We always refer to the book "Tiny Game Hunting" first.