Ants in the pants and chased by mosquitoes
Jul 28th 2005, 2:19 pm
#16
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Location: Cape Cod MA..Davenport FL
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Re: Ants in the pants and chased by mosquitoes
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
Where do you live ?
Down in FL we have Sugar Ants, also known as Pharoah Ants. They are minute and they infest kitchens. I have tried all sorts of things and found that "Taro" which I buy in Walgreens is the only thing that stops them. It contains sugar and borax. The ants take it back to the nest as food and the borax kills the queen.
Mosquitos shouldn't get in if you keep the doors and windows closed.
Down in FL we have Sugar Ants, also known as Pharoah Ants. They are minute and they infest kitchens. I have tried all sorts of things and found that "Taro" which I buy in Walgreens is the only thing that stops them. It contains sugar and borax. The ants take it back to the nest as food and the borax kills the queen.
Mosquitos shouldn't get in if you keep the doors and windows closed.
Jul 29th 2005, 1:29 pm
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Re: Ants in the pants and chased by mosquitoes
Originally Posted by krizzy
borax really does work....its used in a lot of garden centres.......
For the Ants, try Combat Source kill(Another Dial/Henkel company). Stuff worked great on a big nest I had outside within a few days.
Jul 29th 2005, 1:32 pm
#18
Re vera, potas bene.
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Re: Ants in the pants and chased by mosquitoes
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
Thats funny, I work at Dial who make borax and have seen in writing how people in Florida use it for insects. lol
For the Ants, try Combat Source kill(Another Dial/Henkel company). Stuff worked great on a big nest I had outside within a few days.
For the Ants, try Combat Source kill(Another Dial/Henkel company). Stuff worked great on a big nest I had outside within a few days.
Jul 29th 2005, 2:00 pm
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Re: Ants in the pants and chased by mosquitoes
Originally Posted by CKM8
My wife and I woke up a couple of days ago to find ants in our kitchen and dirty linen basket (a genuine case of ants in your pants 
. Yesterday we found our living room with a small swarm of mosquito's..does anyone have any tips on removing/preventing these little b****ds? I have tried ant spray and keeping the place ultra clean..but they're back again today... 
. Yesterday we found our living room with a small swarm of mosquito's..does anyone have any tips on removing/preventing these little b****ds? I have tried ant spray and keeping the place ultra clean..but they're back again today... p.s. for Fire Ants in the garden I have tried various things and have settled on Amdro bait. We have been in the house over 3 years now and have had no fire ants for almost 2 years since using it.
