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Ants! Part two
Up until now, all I saw were tiny little ants in Rita's dry food
bowl. Cleaned that up, powdered the floor, sprayed the immidiate infestation, put down ant traps, and put her dish on a plate with water. Problem solved. Yeah, I saw one or two on the counter, but I probably dragged them up with me at one time. This morning I found another one or two on the counter. Ick. Cleaned them up, put away the clean dishes, emptied the dishwasher and refilled it. A couple of hours later, my friend showed up to visit for awhile. I went into the kitchen to cook lunch. ANTS ANTS ALL OVER THE COUNTER! Hundreds of them! Ewww!! So...I cleaned off the counters and started pouring white vinegar liberally everywhere, and started mopping..... Then I opened the dishwasher. It had MILLIONS of the little buggers! Looks like something must have hatched recently, and under or inside the dishwasher! *shudder* It was black with them. So....sprayed Raid liberally, and ran the dishwasher twice to clean them out. Then I saw another one on the counter, so I got out my dollar store bottles of cinnamon and started sprinkling. All over the floor, inside the dishwasher, especially around the seals, and now I haven't seen an ant in hours. I'm calling management first thing Monday morning. There's a nest somewhere nearby. So far, they're not in the cupboards, preferring to stay with the water and sink. *sigh* Thank God I got into the habit of sealing all food up tightly when I first moved south. As for Rita, she doesn't care. She's having too much fun chasing the beetles that come in the patio door. I find squished bodies in my living room once in awhile. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita, and apparently by a billion ants. |
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Ants! Part two
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No cluons were harmed when Jane wrote: As for Rita, she doesn't care. She's having too much fun chasing the beetles that come in the patio door. I find squished bodies in my living room once in awhile. I feel your pain. Every time I run the Forte Agent newsreader, it tells me it is "Retreiving Bodies" (big, evil grin). Mark Edwards -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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Ants! Part two
On Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:27:43 -0700, Jane wrote:
Up until now, all I saw were tiny little ants in Rita's dry food bowl. Cleaned that up, powdered the floor, sprayed the immidiate infestation, put down ant traps, and put her dish on a plate with water. Problem solved. Yeah, I saw one or two on the counter, but I probably dragged them up with me at one time. This morning I found another one or two on the counter. Ick. Cleaned them up, put away the clean dishes, emptied the dishwasher and refilled it. A couple of hours later, my friend showed up to visit for awhile. I went into the kitchen to cook lunch. ANTS ANTS ALL OVER THE COUNTER! Hundreds of them! Ewww!! So...I cleaned off the counters and started pouring white vinegar liberally everywhere, and started mopping..... Then I opened the dishwasher. It had MILLIONS of the little buggers! Looks like something must have hatched recently, and under or inside the dishwasher! *shudder* It was black with them. So....sprayed Raid liberally, and ran the dishwasher twice to clean them out. Then I saw another one on the counter, so I got out my dollar store bottles of cinnamon and started sprinkling. All over the floor, inside the dishwasher, especially around the seals, and now I haven't seen an ant in hours. I'm calling management first thing Monday morning. There's a nest somewhere nearby. So far, they're not in the cupboards, preferring to stay with the water and sink. *sigh* Thank God I got into the habit of sealing all food up tightly when I first moved south. As for Rita, she doesn't care. She's having too much fun chasing the beetles that come in the patio door. I find squished bodies in my living room once in awhile. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita, and apparently by a billion ants. Sending my deepest sympathy. MLB |
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Ants! Part two
Jane wrote: Then I opened the dishwasher. It had MILLIONS of the little buggers! Looks like something must have hatched recently, and under or inside the dishwasher! *shudder* It was black with them. Be glad it was only ants - I moved into my new, freshly cleaned apartment last November, only to open the dishwasher and discover it swarming with COCKROACHES of all sizes! (Hysterical screqming at the management company - in person, in their front office, where they entertain porspective tenants - got results, but I was still seeing roaches for several weeks.) Then I saw another one on the counter, so I got out my dollar store bottles of cinnamon and started sprinkling. All over the floor, inside the dishwasher, especially around the seals, and now I haven't seen an ant in hours. What did I tell you about cinnamon? It doesn't kill them, but it encourages them to go away! |
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:00:02 -0400, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Jane wrote: Then I saw another one on the counter, so I got out my dollar store bottles of cinnamon and started sprinkling. All over the floor, inside the dishwasher, especially around the seals, and now I haven't seen an ant in hours. What did I tell you about cinnamon? It doesn't kill them, but it encourages them to go away! This is a great tip to hold onto. Thanks for the idea. -- Joey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh |
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Ants! Part two
http://www.gardensalive.com/product....&ss=ant%20bait
I had (past tense) carpenter ants. The pro at the expensive pest control place said they are almost impossible. Repeated treatments, $175 per treatment. One application of this (squirted some in a jar lid, and left it on the table) and havn't seen an ant since. No kidding! Hint: Don't buy a lot of stuff on your first order from this catalog, cause they keep sending catalogs. And every couple catalogs they have a "Buy $25 and get $25 freee" coupon on front or back. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Jane" wrote in message ups.com... : Up until now, all I saw were tiny little ants in Rita's dry food : bowl. : Cleaned that up, powdered the floor, sprayed the immidiate : infestation, put down ant traps, and put her dish on a plate with : water. Problem solved. Yeah, I saw one or two on the counter, but I : probably dragged them up with me at one time. : : This morning I found another one or two on the counter. Ick. Cleaned : them up, put away : the clean dishes, emptied the dishwasher and refilled it. : : A couple of hours later, my friend showed up to visit for awhile. I : went into the kitchen to : cook lunch. ANTS ANTS ALL OVER THE COUNTER! Hundreds of them! : Ewww!! : So...I cleaned off the counters and started pouring white vinegar : liberally everywhere, : and started mopping..... : Then I opened the dishwasher. It had MILLIONS of the little buggers! : Looks like something must have hatched recently, and under or inside : the dishwasher! *shudder* It was black with them. : : So....sprayed Raid liberally, and ran the dishwasher twice to clean : them out. Then I saw another one on the counter, so I got out my : dollar store bottles of cinnamon and started sprinkling. All over the : floor, inside the dishwasher, especially around the seals, and now I : haven't seen an ant in hours. : : I'm calling management first thing Monday morning. There's a nest : somewhere nearby. : So far, they're not in the cupboards, preferring to stay with the : water and sink. : *sigh* Thank God I got into the habit of sealing all food up tightly : when I first moved south. : : As for Rita, she doesn't care. She's having too much fun chasing the : beetles that come in the patio door. I find squished bodies in my : living room once in awhile. : : Jane : - owned and operated by Princess Rita, and apparently by a billion : ants. : |
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Ants! Part two
Stormin Mormon wrote:
http://www.gardensalive.com/product....&ss=ant%20bait I had (past tense) carpenter ants. The pro at the expensive pest control place said they are almost impossible. Repeated treatments, $175 per treatment. One application of this (squirted some in a jar lid, and left it on the table) and havn't seen an ant since. No kidding! Hint: Don't buy a lot of stuff on your first order from this catalog, cause they keep sending catalogs. And every couple catalogs they have a "Buy $25 and get $25 freee" coupon on front or back. Yeah, that the stuff I was talking about. Works great. |
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