Re: Ants! Every kind, Everywhere!

From: Dick Lutz rflutz at sover.net> on 2002.01.23 at 03:23:57(8039) Borax Borax does a very nasty job on ants. It also does a very nasty Job on soil, either a highly toxic level of micro nutrient or the pH is drastically altered. Use it in a place that the ants have to walk over it without it getting into the soil. In Vermont we use it on ants that get into the house. Dick Lutz +More on 1/22/02 11:47 AM, Donald Burns at donburns@macconnect.com wrote: > Marc, > > Seems to me that the pest control guys down here use a common kitchen > chemical (white powder) such as Arm & Hammer stuff to fight hard shelled > insects. The last time we had a carpenter ant invasion, this stuff was used > along with some more toxic stuff. Wish I could remember what it was. I'm > sure someone else will know. > > Don > > > mburack@mindspring.com writes: > >> >> For those of you who dont grow plants in South Florida, I am doubtful that >> you could understand the "unreal" insect problem "we" deal with here. >> >> I have been looking for a way to kill a lot! of ants without having to use >> serious pesticides (I save the serious stuff for the more "colorful" groups >> of pest insects). >> >> Ants regularly invade and nest in every available pot I have and farm every >> miserable pest imaginable. Does anyone know of a good and fairly benign >> product that can be flooded on the plant as well as into the soil with good >> result? >> >> Thanks >> >> Marc >

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