On 21/9/08 21:40, in article , "Christina
Websell" wrote:


"Alan" wrote in message
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In message , 'Mike'
wrote

"Astral Voyager" wrote in message
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My house was built on the site of an old orchard - so I am well familiar
with ants. I have even had nests inside the house :-(

The best solution to ants I have found is NIPPON Ant Killer Liquid. It
comes in 30ml tubes. It is a sugary solution and contains Borax. It is
not
an instant kill but the foraging ants take it back to the nest and feed
it
to the colony and queen. This destroys the problem at source.

Amazing this year I have been pretty free of ants. I think I have only
seen one trying to sneak through the front door.

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Thanks a lot for that info. I did the hot water treatment by pouring
boiling
water down the holes I could see. A couple of ants the next day, but none
since. Will get some Nippon next time we are in the Garden Centre and keep
it handy


Why do readers of this group believe that ants in a lawn or a compost heap
are a problem?


I don't know, tbh, I rather admire their "family structure" - a bit similar
to bees and I don't mind sharing some of my garden with them.
If they are coming in the house all you need to do is identify where they
are entering, say under a door, and put a half inch wide line of talcum
powder across it. It does for them every time. This is a tip I got from my
90 yo neighbour and I saw it work for her.


Vim, or similar, works for ants as a circle round their active area. But as
they carry no diseases or painful illnesses/deaths/etc. with them, I am not
bothered by them at all. And I write as one who had two warring nests the
size of two very large soup plates on the dining room carpet one day, moons
ago. Mice and rats - yuk and filth and dangerous. Ants - fascinating.

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