Comments on: The persistence of ants http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/ life, life in science, miscellaneous thoughts Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Jennie http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-610 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:08:34 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-610 Defend the perimeter! I love this, we are under attack! I personally hate, hate ants. It goes back to my childhood. However, I hate using poison and my husband hates killing any living creature. I know my ants are coming in from a small crack near our side door, which conveniently comes strait into our kitchen. I keep a mop and bucket of bleach water near the entrance and mop up any ants I see (against my husband's wishes). They seem to be kept at bay and have never made it to our kitchen counters. The bleach is like the vinegar it kills the smell of the previous ants. Ants leave a trail-to food-for the next ant to come find. When you remove the trail new scout ants have to start all over again. Yet, I have to admit that it's pretty hilarious to see them trying to fit a small crumb into the little crack. We came home yesterday and there were about a dozen trying to get a micro size crumb back to their home. I could only imagine the arguments they were having, something along the lines of "I know Bob, but we have to turn it sideways, lets just try it sideways." Defend the perimeter! I love this, we are under attack! I personally hate, hate ants. It goes back to my childhood. However, I hate using poison and my husband hates killing any living creature. I know my ants are coming in from a small crack near our side door, which conveniently comes strait into our kitchen. I keep a mop and bucket of bleach water near the entrance and mop up any ants I see (against my husband’s wishes). They seem to be kept at bay and have never made it to our kitchen counters. The bleach is like the vinegar it kills the smell of the previous ants. Ants leave a trail-to food-for the next ant to come find. When you remove the trail new scout ants have to start all over again.
Yet, I have to admit that it’s pretty hilarious to see them trying to fit a small crumb into the little crack. We came home yesterday and there were about a dozen trying to get a micro size crumb back to their home. I could only imagine the arguments they were having, something along the lines of “I know Bob, but we have to turn it sideways, lets just try it sideways.”

]]> by: Rich http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-600 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:38:38 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-600 Vero Liquid Ant traps. 1. arrive home to discover infestation or leave bait item in conspicuous place 2. follow trail of ants back to source to identify point of entry into house or probable location of nest inside house 3. place unsealed ant trap next to ant trail and as near to ant source as possible. if you can identify the outside entry point into the house, thats best. 4. use 409 to gas existing infestation and spray and wipe as you follow the trail from food back to and source. do not spray trap or area around it. if you have a nest inside your house, you must get rid of it by using the poisoned traps asap. once they are back outside, its much easier to defend the perimeter. Vero Liquid Ant traps.

1. arrive home to discover infestation or leave bait item in conspicuous place
2. follow trail of ants back to source to identify point of entry into house or probable location of nest inside house
3. place unsealed ant trap next to ant trail and as near to ant source as possible. if you can identify the outside entry point into the house, thats best.
4. use 409 to gas existing infestation and spray and wipe as you follow the trail from food back to and source. do not spray trap or area around it.

if you have a nest inside your house, you must get rid of it by using the poisoned traps asap. once they are back outside, its much easier to defend the perimeter.

]]> by: sciencegirl http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-597 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:04:51 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-597 We spray the house perimeter (on the foundation) with anti-ant stuff, and that seems to keep them out. We spray the house perimeter (on the foundation) with anti-ant stuff, and that seems to keep them out.

]]> by: Lab Lemming http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-596 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:38:38 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/the-persistence-of-ants/#comment-596 Try wiping down their approach surfaces with vinegar... Try wiping down their approach surfaces with vinegar…

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