You could hose down the CHC with just about anything to drive them away,
bleach in an Ortho Dial n' Spray set at 1 tsp per gallon, or household
ammonia at the same rate, or dish soap at the same rate (though that's sort
of gooey), or insecticidal soap from the local nursery. Poke a hole(s) in
the bottom of the bin so the water'd drain out, assuming its water tight.

K Barrett

"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
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Ok, how do I get rid of ants in the GH? I was ok with a few crawling
around but I went to make up some potting mix yesterday and found a HUGE
nest in my stash of soaked / rinsed CHC. The little ones... I first
noticed them by the smell when I jammed my hands in the CHC to pull out a
handful - you know the smell the little buggers make when you squish them?
Anyway, I sprinkled a bunch of borax in and put some of the borax/sugar
"traps" on top but they don't seem to be interested. What do you use?
I'm thinking something I add to the bin of CHC that I can later rinse out.
I recently sprayed Mesurol in the GH for snails / slugs and I no longer
see them crawling on the Catt buds, etc so I expect that would do the
trick but it's pretty nasty...