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| Topic Started: May 17 2014, 06:40 AM (108 Views) | |
| Olive Oil | May 17 2014, 06:40 AM Post #1 |
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Today I was raking and looks like there's a huge colony of ants in this one area. I read that they don't like coffee so I spooned a bunch of old instant that I had in the cupboard onto them and wet the area. They are coming up from cracks in the ground. They are not happy! Last year I mowed around a smaller ant hill but now it looks like an ant dynasty. I just hope they don't find a way into my house. A few are helpful for pollination, etc. but not this many. Does anyone use borax? |
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| Darcie | May 17 2014, 06:59 AM Post #2 |
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There is more than one kind of ants, do you know the type it is? |
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| FuzzyO | May 17 2014, 11:52 AM Post #3 |
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Boiling water works. |
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| imjene | May 17 2014, 11:55 AM Post #4 |
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Ours are just regular ants. At the first sign of them I sprayed them with a soap, vinegar and/or peppermint spray. They haven't come back yet, but I expect they will. I have also laid down borax mixed with icing sugar. It is said that they carry it back to their nests, everyone has a feast, then they are dead! It is really quite a shame as they are such diligent workers, but I just wish they would go somewhere else than in my yard and flower beds. |
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| Olive Oil | May 17 2014, 05:31 PM Post #5 |
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They are black in colour and larger than the red ants. The coffee seems to have really stopped any activity but I'll check tomorrow. I think in small numbers they are helpful to a garden but this morning, there were so many and they seem to be living in a crack in the ground. They were just pouring out . Will try the peppermint, etc. and see what happens. |
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| haili | May 17 2014, 11:44 PM Post #6 |
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I've had the tiny black ants in my washroom for a week now and am using ant traps. They work but it takes awhile, usually about 3 days. There are still a few stragglers. I think I might have to put a fresh one down. I also used the ones with the borax and sugar in the garage. |
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