Jeri left a comment on my last blog and asked about our method of killing ants. In an earlier post we found an ant hill working in a flower bed and we put baby powder on it. So here are all the things that will kill ants that won't hurt us:
Baby powder- any baby powder- we get the equate brand from Walmart- baby powder is toxic to ants, if they walk through it and make it back to the hill, it will take out the hill, too.
Chalk- it is also toxic to ants- try drawing a circle around one on the sidewalk- it will go crazy trying to get out of the circle- but it will finally leave and take the chalk with it. It will die from it.
Soapy water- it will kill ants- a little dawn in a spray bottle will kill ants on your counters.
409 and Fantastic- it will kill them, too, and faster than soapy water.
All the tiny little cracks they find to come in can be caulked with white elmers glue- just caulk like you would with caulking- wipe off the excess and it dries clear so no one knows you did it. This worked in my window sills where the boards meet and there might be a tiny place that shifts after time.
We had a terrible time last year in the flood. The animals and insects were flooded out of their homes, too, and tried to invade ours. I can not do the toxic sprays at all so I went searching online.
The ones I listed are ones that work.
If they are coming in around a window, lightly dust the sill with the baby powder.
I had some coming in a bathroom window and just drew a chalk line and that stopped them there.
Use the big sidewalk chalk- its easier!
Hope that helps!
Also for fleas- dawn dish soap kills fleas- use it to bathe your animal. (Blue)
Homemade flea collar- eucalyptus leaves crushed and rolled in a bandanna work.
Earmites in cats- cooking oil- it smothers the mites- use it three days in a row- just a few drops to coat the ear and they are gone.
Bee stings- accent meat tenderiser and a little water to make a paste will eliminate a swelling reaction in 20 minutes. Bee stings are protein and the enzymes in the tenderiser will break down proteins.
That's my Bug 101 lesson for today- it anyone else has other methods- let us know!
1 comment:
Thank you Thank you! I can't wait to go try some of these things. I love the smell of baby powder so I will have no problem sprinkling it all around. I'll let you know how it goes! "eager grin"
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