tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post1681906160164043489..comments2024-03-28T05:35:08.224-07:00Comments on I Have Three Cats: This Year's AntsJohn Bellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-64285047162596820382017-08-08T22:20:28.182-07:002017-08-08T22:20:28.182-07:00May I suggest using cinnamon to discourage ants? ...May I suggest using cinnamon to discourage ants? I had ants in my kitchen and my sister suggested using cinnamon sprinkled around where the ants enter...it worked surprisingly well. <br /><br />Kind regards,<br />Midori and kittiesMidorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764850817539916056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-61157345492538044912017-08-06T10:30:01.882-07:002017-08-06T10:30:01.882-07:00It's not found in my city's hardware store...It's not found in my city's hardware stores. One sells only what the others sell, and none sells Terro. I will have to wait out this year's invasion and order it online for next year.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-27002869486176291422017-08-06T10:28:40.297-07:002017-08-06T10:28:40.297-07:00Unfortunately in the city in which I live, there i...Unfortunately in the city in which I live, there is no imagination in products, and only the most generic types are carried. There is no Terro in the entire town.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-39988508461243742162017-08-01T16:44:29.194-07:002017-08-01T16:44:29.194-07:00I agree with Eastside! Definitely try TERRO liqui...I agree with Eastside! Definitely try TERRO liquid. Put a drop in their runway and soon the little buggers will form an "eyebrow" slurping up the sweet stuff. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395439713980065855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-68484277763507442152017-08-01T15:06:57.745-07:002017-08-01T15:06:57.745-07:00We have found a liquid that dries out ants, and it...We have found a liquid that dries out ants, and it works really well when they track it back to their nest. Called TERRO, found in the hardware store. Once the ants start eating it, they call their buddies over, then they take it back home. Takes a few days, but the ants stop showing up. I like the vinegar idea, though! And why do my cats go after spiders, but not ants?!?Eastside Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707701446222007049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-84078999694990291512017-08-01T13:49:45.174-07:002017-08-01T13:49:45.174-07:00I detest ants! We had a lot trying to come indoors...I detest ants! We had a lot trying to come indoors when we had the hot weather about a month ago. I sprayed along the window where they seemed to be appearing and that seems to have stopped them. A couple of weeks ago the flying ants swarmed and were everywhere.Memories of Eric and Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895995542393169845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-45968056430743430332017-08-01T13:45:50.565-07:002017-08-01T13:45:50.565-07:00That is a good idea and we will try it. The ant tr...That is a good idea and we will try it. The ant traps worked last year and this year we have on the scout. We will see what the fall holdsTimmy Tomcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608362455492496529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-13186602319665737202017-08-01T13:18:07.252-07:002017-08-01T13:18:07.252-07:00There are some heavy duty ant baits on you tube wh...There are some heavy duty ant baits on you tube where the ants take it back to the colony to kill them. <br /><br />I hate having them in the house.Poppy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-66162964114325941052017-08-01T05:09:48.397-07:002017-08-01T05:09:48.397-07:00Ugh, ants in abundance make my skin crawl. I'v...Ugh, ants in abundance make my skin crawl. I've had lots in the house over the years, including carpenter ants, though those seem to have disappeared (I hope!) with the removal of the dead brush that was behind my fence (a few summers ago now). I like your idea of the vinegar. I can remember the first next-door unit owner (when I first bought and moved in) telling me that ants don't like salt and to sprinkle it liberally around. I did that in the basement at the time and it worked there, though they came in upstairs, through various means. I caulked various spots and now I sprinkle food-grade diatomaceous earth (spelling on that?) along the outside of my unit (sold as ant killer). You could try it outside around your windows, if you're permitted to. Not sure it would help, but it probably wouldn't hurt.Fuzzy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505853082591216696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-14357521733237894362017-08-01T04:32:16.730-07:002017-08-01T04:32:16.730-07:00Darn. That knocks that idea out of the park! Darn. That knocks that idea out of the park! Katie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-56547011575871118792017-07-31T17:46:06.404-07:002017-07-31T17:46:06.404-07:00I like your vinegar soaked rag solution. I too hav...I like your vinegar soaked rag solution. I too have ants this year - very tiny black ones. Not much seems to work and I don't want to use bug poisons. I guess it is the time of year for bugs.Eileen (missing Jessica very much)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05139009582829996379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-33883648630567667052017-07-31T17:45:58.316-07:002017-07-31T17:45:58.316-07:00Unfortunately, my apartment is a ground floor flat...Unfortunately, my apartment is a ground floor flat, one of those semi-basement ones (windows at ground level). My floors, therefore, are three feet below ground level. Spraying outside doesn't get any of them.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-52830141504669868152017-07-31T17:44:13.026-07:002017-07-31T17:44:13.026-07:00They will try to fly away. Mine end up on the insi...They will try to fly away. Mine end up on the inside of my screens, hoping to get out. I imagine if they can't get outside, they will simply perish.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-89247828329273875262017-07-31T16:56:29.377-07:002017-07-31T16:56:29.377-07:00Oh, I didn't know that about ants. 'Ya th...Oh, I didn't know that about ants. 'Ya think maybe I should move before I get a whole bunch of new pets - err pests??Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993528390901569340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-78507918591180694782017-07-31T15:14:33.078-07:002017-07-31T15:14:33.078-07:00That's similar to what I have tried with a vin...That's similar to what I have tried with a vinegar soaked rag. The hole from which they come, though, is awkward to plug, very difficult to get to.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-21419408896670126722017-07-31T15:13:46.389-07:002017-07-31T15:13:46.389-07:00The winged ones are the potential queens ('pri...The winged ones are the potential queens ('princesses', I guess) and their smaller mates, ready to fly off to start new colonies. My apartment is not separated well enough for spraying and keeping cats out, but I may heavily spray a rag and shove that down the hole from which they are debouching.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-83207266078997558902017-07-31T14:48:10.931-07:002017-07-31T14:48:10.931-07:00I see we're having similar problems with ants....I see we're having similar problems with ants. (I had the winged variety.) I finally had to use bug spray as a last resort. I sprayed one room at a time and kept the cats out of the sprayed room for several hours. I had to spray the rooms two or three times, but I haven't seen any unwelcome "wildlife" for a week now. Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993528390901569340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-61579235913992467432017-07-31T13:47:16.074-07:002017-07-31T13:47:16.074-07:00guyz...due knot laff; but we had em comin outta a...guyz...due knot laff; but we had em comin outta a space under de sink area ..sew de food servizz gurl stuff a kleenex in de space til it couldna bee stuffed noe mor..... seems ta bee werkin...knock wood....sew far... with all de rainz we haz had...- everee thing wantz ta come...in....tell dad ta try this ☺☺♥♥da tabbies o trout townehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716543768517442543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-45862396872118166622017-07-31T13:35:06.930-07:002017-07-31T13:35:06.930-07:00I love the photo you have here. And ants? They a...I love the photo you have here. And ants? They are an anathema! I despise them. Right now I have a pest control person. He sprays outside against them. Works great. Katie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-6165635977323695562017-07-31T13:29:35.170-07:002017-07-31T13:29:35.170-07:00Oh, ants are such a nuisance. We have some in the ...Oh, ants are such a nuisance. We have some in the mouse-house since the foundation was dug. Time to get nasty.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com