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Date Posted: 14:47:48 07/19/06 Wed
Author: Dennis
Author Host/IP: unio-cas1-cs-8.dial.bright.net / 209.143.16.138
Subject: Re: Help! Ant infestation!
In reply to: Kyran 's message, "Re: Help! Ant infestation!" on 12:19:39 07/19/06 Wed

Cleaning Tip:
Clean your house and laundry with ant poison... lol

>Again, thanks everyone for the info. I did some
>research, and found advice in Good Housekeeping
>magazine (funny, it was the first time in over 2 years
>that I've looked at one of these, and I needed the
>info!). It was recommended that a household with ant
>problems buy Borax powder, mix it with sugar, and
>sprinkle it on trails, entrance points, around the
>house, etc. It said they would take it back to the
>nest and it'd kill them. I looked into your Terro
>suggestion, and discovered that it's simply liquified
>Borax and sugar!! So, for the price of the little
>bottle of Terro, I got a very large box of Borax 20
>Horse Team laundry booster, mixed about 1/2 cup borax
>with about the same amount of sugar, and sprinkled
>away. The ants were somewhat interested at that
>point, especially since I practically made it
>impossible for them to NOT walk on it. Then I decided
>to wet a small bit of it and see what happened. Wow!
>They love it! They all immediately walked straight
>into it and started eating. So, again, if you prefer,
>it's more cost effective to get a big box of Borax,
>and then what you don't use on ants can be used to
>brighten your laundry, deodorize your toilet, trash
>can and refrigerator, and scrub your bathtub!

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