Guest guest Posted May 4, 2001 Report Share Posted May 4, 2001 A week or so ago I responded to someone's questions about talking with children about not killing insects. Well, since then, I have discovered ANTS in my kitchen! I know this may be a little off topic, but does anyone have any friendly suggestions about how to get rid of them? I can't stand it much longer. Thanks, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Sharon, first, you need to see if they are carpenter ants or regular ants, the former needs quicker action. Pennyroyal oil is great to get rid of ants. Also they will not cross a chalk line and dislike red pepper, Hope this helps. Peace, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Sharon, I wrote this article for our newspaper's web site a few weeks ago. Toward the end of the article is a list of " stuff " that ants don't seem to like and that encourages them to go away without nuking them (and your kitchen.) There are also a few websites about natural pest control. http://www.news-gazette.com/hg/story.cfm?id=4 & secname=ng1 Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 I have ants in my house also, but what concerns me more are the wasps and yellow jackets that occassionally get in. Summer is comming and thus comes my revolving door, in and out all day regardless of how many times tell my sisters to keep it closed. What " humane " way is there to get rid of the bees and wasps with out killing them and prefferably with out getting stung? Irisbeetle wrote: A week or so ago I responded to someone's questions about talking with children about not killing insects. Well, since then, I have discovered ANTS in my kitchen! I know this may be a little off topic, but does anyone have any friendly suggestions about how to get rid of them? I can't stand it much longer. Thanks, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 We generally just take ants and bees and wasps out. I pop a cup over the wasps when they are on a window and slide a piece of paper underneath (slowly) to trap them and then carefully take them outside. I have not been stung yet, but I am sure it could happen. We do get a lot of ants, but not cohesive swarms of them. We just try to keep kitchen spills cleaned up so there is less incentive for them to come in, sigh, and take the ones we do find out. they go away in the fall... Susan ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 That's how we get rid of bees and wasps, too - the cup and paper method - I haven't been stung yet, either... Lisa FC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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