Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 The enemy has descended upon me and war is declared! First -- a solitary scout, scuttling across the basement Maytag. Next day -- another lone scout, on the stainless steel of the kitchen sink. On the third day -- they attacked in company strength, setting up regular routes of march: I responded with those flat plastic Terro bait stations, and some strategically-placed blobs of exterminator grade stuff that comes in syringes with stern warnings about use (barricaded hound dog out of the kitchen for the duration, no wish for him to get curious and taste test dabs of destruction!) The Antskis' numbers are markedly reduced today -- no more than a half dozen, all solitary -- and now have added to my arsenal, Oil of Peppermint, with which to mix a spray solution, which I am told is repellent and indeed lethal to the scuttling scoundrels: borax and diatomaceous earth are in like wise recommended. I was going to raise a cutlass, sound General Quarters and declare in a great voice to repel boarders, but alas I have not a naval cut-toe, and besides ... I look silly enough the way it is, without adding to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Ortho Home Defense is odorless, very effective, and long lasting. Once it dries it is non-toxic to pets and children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 @Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 What type of pillaging ants are ye fight'in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 My wife introduced me to the benefits of Windex on ants. At first I thought she was nuts. But dang, spritz that on ‘em and they are DRT (dead right there). The best part is the counter and table tops get cleaned at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 A mix of baking powder and sugar left for them to take back to their nest will earn you a charge of genocide from the Ant World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Are the Antskis Slavic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Get out ya' magnifying glass ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 I have learned over the years to skip the preliminary skirmish and feel good diplomacy. I go right for the nuclear options, inside and out. About twice a year the little border jumpers start getting antsy..... And I respond all out of proportion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 These are a major problem and getting worse in parts of Oz - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-17/yellow-crazy-ants-hit-townsville-spread-across-australia/100977782 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: A mix of baking powder and sugar left for them to take back to their nest will earn you a charge of genocide from the Ant World. He don't want to cook and eat em............ he wants to kill em. (sorri, I just couldn't resist) ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: @Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 What type of pillaging ants are ye fight'in? Those rascally little sugar ants. Sweet ants I've heard 'em called. What I call them does not bear repeating in polite company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.K. Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Hey Pards! I use ZEVO safe for kids and pets, works like a charm! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 16 hours ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Those rascally little sugar ants. Sweet ants I've heard 'em called. What I call them does not bear repeating in polite company. Go ahead...they are PISS ants.... Mom and dad's house had them/new owners probably still do, for 30 years or more. No exterminator, or treatment or home remedy got rid of them. Once they build their 'home' they stay! I found wiping the edges with cleaning vinegar slowed them down quite a bit. good news for momma was they only appeared a short time each year. Much like Miller Moths!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Strategically placed, these work fantastic! At first, it appears the problem is getting worse, but give them a few days and they all go bye-bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 Deployed a dozen and the enemy's ranks are seriously depleted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/17/2022 at 4:58 PM, Sedalia Dave said: Ortho Home Defense is odorless, very effective, and long lasting. Once it dries it is non-toxic to pets and children. Sounds like the combination I am looking for, many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Any bait containing odorless, tasteless Fipronil will be hauled back to the nest and fed to the royalty-- end of colony. Fipronil is used in flea powders and rinses. It is pet-toxic in big doses, but less so than most other insecticides. Just protect the bait in containers with small pet-proof but ant-accessible holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 we get them every spring but its a bit early yet - too much frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I use Terro. Takes care of em pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 You could always get yourself one of these - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 14 hours ago, Dusty Devil Dale said: Any bait containing odorless, tasteless Fipronil will be hauled back to the nest and fed to the royalty-- end of colony. Fipronil is used in flea powders and rinses. It is pet-toxic in big doses, but less so than most other insecticides. Just protect the bait in containers with small pet-proof but ant-accessible holes. My baby sis took a page from your playbook! She said to take a Tupperware container I don't love anymore, put the ant stuff in it, then drill holes in the lower corners, snap the lid on -- put the holed Tupperware at the ant trail -- they'll go inside, avail themselves of death and destruction and pack it off -- but Arf the Wonder Mutt can't get to it! I shall take your advice and hers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 It doesn't eliminate the colony, but Dawn soap in a water mix or Simple Green spray does a great job of contact killing the invaders without risk of pesticides inside the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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