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Mariann,<br>
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I had the same problem a few years ago and used boiling water. It
worked then, but the ants were back the next year and seemingly immune
to boiling water. Also, boiling water kills not just the ants but
everything else, so I was told later that it is not a good idea even
though it is not adding chemicals to the environment.<br>
<br>
What finally worked for me were outdoor ant traps (with tiny plastic
stakes). Put a few around the ant hill (if you can find it). They
came back a year later, and the hill was next door while my neighbor
was out of the country, so I put the traps in her yard (and she said
afterward that she was glad I did). Since then, no or very few ants
(and it may have been 10 years ago that I last had an ant problem, and
I have not used traps since).<br>
<br>
Somehow, borax never worked for me, buy try it. It was probably my
error not to mix in some bait.<br>
<br>
Steve.<br>
<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hi, Marianne --
You can save yourself a lot of money by doing a little web research. There
are many effective treatments out there (sugar-water & borax baits,
diatemaceous earth across paths), and a lot of them fairly low on the
toxicity scale. For example, if you're lucky enough to know where the nest
is outside, you can pour boiling water over it. A lot of folks who mix up a
Borax bait say that they can see a significant change in a day.
Be well,
Dorrie
(The product that Dawna is talking about is probably Terro -- which, I
*think* is pretty much syrup and borox.)
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<pre wrap="">From: "Mariann Millard" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:qbdmar@cavtel.net"><qbdmar@cavtel.net></a>
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Subject: [Chat] ok, now I need an exterminator....
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 09:36:19 -0400
I'm currently being invaded by small black ants in my
kitchen....the ant traps are doing squat! Any
recommendations for a good exterminator?
Thanks!
Mariann
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