tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post1629902881837036554..comments2023-07-22T04:25:04.122-05:00Comments on Not Quite What I Had Planned: SPT Challenge June 23Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18325715096763265816noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-43406442724237471312009-06-26T19:03:55.756-05:002009-06-26T19:03:55.756-05:00I just had a little black ant cruising across my c...I just had a little black ant cruising across my computer moniter. We have been invaded too. I hear cornmeal, if used for a few days, will kill them off because they take the cornmeal to the queen and eat it and cant digest it. But who the heck wants to pour cornmeal all over the place?<br />Suzy<br />Tanners mom (heart kid)<br />Rebeccas aunt (leukemia)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-6332027207344387742009-06-26T12:04:57.919-05:002009-06-26T12:04:57.919-05:00And here is my big contribution.... put everythin...And here is my big contribution.... put everything that can get ants or bugs in it into a ziplock bag. So even if they do get into the closet, they won't get into the food.Laura in Michigannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-53997189433659056492009-06-25T18:59:07.331-05:002009-06-25T18:59:07.331-05:00I've followed your blog for probably a year no...I've followed your blog for probably a year now and I finally have something to contribute! And if you already got rid of them, think of this for next time...<br />We tried everything for these ants...everything! But here's what has worked for us.<br />First, DON'T squish them!! They release a scent to the other ants and more come...I've done!<br />Second, go get some called Terro. It's in an orange box. You rip the little cards off the box and put terro on it. You leave it in an area close to the ants. Make sure the animals and kids can't get to it (so hide it behind stuff). It will look nasty (really nasty!) for a few days b/c there will be a huge mound of ants. After that, they will just disappear. You might have to "refill" the card, but that's fine. The ants take this back to their "nest" and it kills them off...until the next year at least...good luck!Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-83765379423278302012009-06-24T12:04:04.380-05:002009-06-24T12:04:04.380-05:00oh those pesky ants. We had them when we moved bac...oh those pesky ants. We had them when we moved back here to Oklahoma. I am trying to think what we used. It was all kitchen things. I think vinegar and then something else. But it sounds like you have already pulled out the big guns. Hope those pesky things have said good-bye!Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820262717838528113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-10587222534430596232009-06-24T11:29:16.540-05:002009-06-24T11:29:16.540-05:00HA! These comments are making me picture the movi...HA! These comments are making me picture the movie "Spiderwick" where the kids pour a circle of salt around the house to keep the little monsters out (I don't remember what the monsters were really called.)<br /><br />Also: delurking to say I'm sorry about All The Cancer.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436000954617741702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-90193733359210102942009-06-24T10:30:21.916-05:002009-06-24T10:30:21.916-05:00white chalk. My mom swears by it although I haven...white chalk. My mom swears by it although I haven't had to try it. She puts it on her window sill and around her door ways.Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-33490164078342089542009-06-23T21:07:50.327-05:002009-06-23T21:07:50.327-05:00Cinnamon! It is safe to have around the kids and ...Cinnamon! It is safe to have around the kids and pets, it smells good and it works wonderfully. I have even sprinkled it around the outside of the house. Try it!!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844246767475796533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-89332473237483966802009-06-23T18:19:44.757-05:002009-06-23T18:19:44.757-05:00Best ant control I have found, these Bait traps by...Best ant control I have found, these Bait traps by Combat at Wallmart. Buy a couple boxes and put 7-8 of those suckers around the house. Works like magic, within a couple days. Whoever lived in this house before us had major ant issues and I got rid of them in less than a week.<br /><br />RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com