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Old 05-10-2008, 11:26 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BillCosby View Post
I use to go around my house w/ diazanon & other chemicals...... no longer..... I think I may have even shorten the lives of some pet rabbits using that crap.......

Now I only use soap to kill the ants & a light spray of bleach (none this season) on my peach tree to prevent peach leave curl which is prevalent in this area........ Plus the tree is not in a good location..

Using the diazanon I created a barrier keeping ants not only out but also in........... Those under the cement slab could not get out... Each time I did it I invited an immediate retaliation by the ants. Now I just go around the house w/ soapy water & spray using one of those lawn garden sprayers you put on the end of the hose.

Not only does it kill them instantly but stays around for a while as well...... In the nests @ posts & cracks in goes right down in & destroys it (kills them bugs dead)... I have not sprayed in over two years & all my neighbors get attacked a couple times a year as the rain & cold start.......

Rumor is the place was built on a giant ant hill.............lol
Thanks for the tip! Any kind of soap, like my kitchen anti-bacterial dishsoap?
I imagine hubby might cock a suspicious eye when my insecticide bottle starts seeming bottomless...but we'll worry about that point when we get there. It's gotta be at least six months from now. Then it'll be winter again.
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