On 3/1/2010 2:32 PM, GregS wrote:
In , wrote:
On 3/1/2010 2:55 AM, Gas Bag wrote:
I've got major ant problem in my kitchen. I've already posted the
details he


http://groups.google.com.au/group/al...wse_thread/thr
ead/5b9da9250b8ba9fc?hl=en#

I'd really appreciate it if someone could read the message I've
posted, and give me some specific advice.

Thanks.

I treat around the outside of the house as well as inside and try to
close openings where possible. It only takes a trace of grease or
sweets to attract ants. Last year, I was putting a mix of boric acid
and peanut butter outside and the ants loved it. Hopefully they took to
nest to kill queen.

Don't know where you are at but Diazinone worked well but damn EPA now
prohibits it.

I try to spray completely around the house perimeter every year. My neighbor
gave me a bucket of dichotomous earth, and I sprinkled that around
also. I still had ants late in the year, and I see 1-2 a week now in the house.
I was also spraying up the brick wall where they were going in late summer.
I should spray some Chlordane I have, cause I can only keep it
in a container, since nobody will take it.

greg

I've done everything short of hiring an exterminator. There are
materials only available to professionals but even then, after you hire
one, you'll need periodic return visits and it's not cheap.

I keep the ants at bay but don't get rid of them completely. Also think
it is a good idea to treat house perimeter for other bugs. There was a
year that I was seeing termites in nearby wood and they hit neighbor but
not me. He spent the thousands necessary to exterminate the nest.

For op, there are different ant species and different treatments. You
may want to identify them.