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Saw on the net a sure fire (?) organic way to deal w/ them. Apparently uncooked grits are a food source. When they eat & go to water, basically they swell up & die. Anybody heard of or try this?

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Yes it works on some. I used it on fire ants back in the days of owning a S&B. On the little sugar ants I put out several traps of the Terro brand stuff that has Borax in it.

The Amdro fire ant killer is grits with a poison on them.

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Inside I generally stir in some sugar and borax into some thick mashed potatoes. Outside... I hate putting any type of chemicals. Tossing a few little balls of peanut butter and sugar around the perimeter of a campsite generally keeps them busy long enough not be a bother.

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I got this off of a forum several years ago--

 

 

"Magic Ant Spray"

Spray bottle (windex size)
1 bottle pure mint extract (like you can buy in a grocery store spice section)
1/4 cup or so of rubbing alchohol
a couple of squirts of dish soap (to help it adhere)
fill the rest of the bottle up with water

You can spray this on anything, I cleaned kitchen counters with it, floors, etc. Plus it smells good!

"The mint screws with their breathing and the alcohol screws with their nervous system, basically
it kills them!"

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Diatomaceous earth is a good deterrent to fleas as well. For spot treatments, Simple Green is biodegradable and very effective against many-legged critters. Pets don't like it due to the smell (oil of cloves) but it is not toxic to them.

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I got this off of a forum several years ago--

 

Works on humans in this manner also

 

 

"Magic Ant Spray"

Spray bottle (windex size)

1 bottle pure mint extract (like you can buy in a grocery store spice section)

1/4 cup or so of rubbing alchohol

a couple of squirts of dish soap (to help it adhere)

fill the rest of the bottle up with water

You can spray this on anything, I cleaned kitchen counters with it, floors, etc. Plus it smells good!

"The mint screws with their breathing and the alcohol screws with their nervous system, basically

it kills them!"

 

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I used to be infested with those little sugar ants twice a year in my s&b. I found that spraying the area with a mixture of half ammonia and half water not only kills the ants but it disrupts their "scent trails", so the new ants don't follow the trail in. Since I clean with ammonia anyway, it's a win-win situation.

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