Re: Ants
From: Don Maddox (donmcrl.com)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 20:53 CST
> 
> We have regular and large incursions of ants into our common house.  It is
> not always in response to food, as they tend to come in most when it is very
> wet or very hot outside.  This is causing some tensions between those that
> find insecticides more disgusting than ants and those who find ants more
> disgusting than insecticides.  In general insecticides aren't used at all in
> common areas, but we are actively seeking alternative methods to controlling
> the ants.

Hi Mike,

Yes, it is ant season in California isn't it.  I'm using a less toxic
ant bait that you might want to try.  It's toxic ingredient is Borax
(5.4%). The package says the other ingredients are inert.  It's called
Terro Ant Killer II and I picked mine up at the Hopland Real Goods
Store.  It comes in a small bottle as a syrupy liquid.  You pour a
dime sized puddle on a small piece of cardboard and place near the
ants.  They eat the bait and take it back to their nest.  It works
slower than the more toxic ant baits but with patience you can
eliminate the ant colonies.

By the way my cohousing group (for now call us Acacia Lane Cohousing)
was hosted by Muir Commons a couple of weeks ago.  We were the folks
walking around in the rain two Saturdays ago.

..Don  

Don Maddox
donm [at] crl.com
Santa Rosa, Ca
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