General Chat

Can I copy your opening post to the gardening thread please Ann? :-)

of course you can - with pleasure :-D :-D

Ann ~ I sent your tip to several friends and rellies. One of them ALWAYS has to check things........ and he sent this response..........

The “Google Machine” supports your finding;

http://www.ehow.com/how_2310653_get-rid-ants-cinnamon.html

Isn't he thoughtful :-| ;-)

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sure is!!! :-D

Thank you Ann.

Re- Getting Rid Of Ants:
Someone posted this on my FB recently.....

Mix 3/4 tbs of icing sigar with 3/4 tbs of bicarbonate of soda.
Split it into in a few jam jar lids (or similar flat container) and leave it where the ants are.

They can't tell the difference between sugar and the bicarb.... which kills them!

I used to do the same with borax and sugar mixed when I lived in Spain and the ants we're huge.
They go for the sugar and take the mixture back to the nest
Found it worked.
They say you put a line of chalk around and they won't cross the line. But not sure this worked as well as the borax. :-S

I've always used 'Nippon' for the bustards that live in my skirting board, but the 'natural' methods mean I would only have what look like small spillages of 'stuff' around the kitchen, (no change there then!) rather than barricades so the cats don't get it :-D :-D

I went outside this morning and saw one big black ant scurrying across the ant freeway :-(

I squirted the water/metho/cinnamon spray and he ran off..... then fell off the rail..... and didn't move!

I methed up his day.

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I've been experimenting :-D

The metho/water/cinnamon mixture has another ingredient........ a squirt of dishwashing liquid......it helps the cinnamon stay put!

The handrails on our deck are now speckled...... but NO ants :-D

I'll also try GlasgowLass's tip with the bicarb & icing sugar.......... if I can find a spot where the jar won't get rained on.

I saw another tip for getting rid of ants.

Polenta :-D

The claim is...... ants take the polenta back to the nest, they eat it, can't digest it...... and die.

I've mixed up polenta, icing sugar & bicarb soda......... it's outside, waiting for the ants.

PMSL @Joy ....if only I could get in to my neighbours :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

I use Compo Antihormigas kills out right stops them coming back to that area and doesn´t harm my dogs.
But worth remembering about cinnamon.