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Ants
Asked by P.B. from Dallas
on March 26, 2009
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I love Spring, but the first sign of pretty weather I get small ants in my kitchen. I have tried sprays, clover, vinegar........any other suggestions.
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- I put about 1 oz. Dr.Bronner's Peppermint soap (32 oz. $14.99 at Wholefoods Target may have it) then fill 7 oz. water and when I see them I spray they die 2 min. max. ...
- Sounds like sugar ants. I had the pest control guy come out this past tuesday and he said I had sugar ants. He told me that if you squish them or spray them, it does ...
- I was working in the kitchen a few weeks ago and pulled up the sink sprayer and had a column of ants come marching up the hose. I grabbed the windex which was handy an...
Ants...
Asked by J.R. from Portland
on February 14, 2008
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I'm having an exterminator come by the apartment on Friday afternoon (at the apartment management cost) but I'd like to know how to keep ants out of our place between ...
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- Hi, I also have had trouble with ants! I hate them! I have discovered that Avon's original skin-so-soft kills them instantly!!! Mix it half and half with water, put in...
- Hello J. - The stuff that the average exterminator sprays is toxic to humans and pets, as well as to ants. I would suggest finding a non-toxic exterminator. Whe...
- Hi J.! I'm J., and boy! do I know about ants!!! We had swarms of them, and after I hired an exterminator, my son developed a reaction to whatever chemical he used. ...
Mice Mice Everywhere>>>>>>yuck!
Asked by T.R. from Wichita
on January 17, 2008
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Ok, so I live by a field and the best way to control this would be of course...a Cat. BUT, my husband hates them and won't let us get one. :( Plus we are renting an...
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- Hi T., I live on a farm and the house I live in was built in 1950. I too had a big mouse problen this year. Tried every thing nothing worked until I found the web sit...
- No man tells me what I can or can't have. A cat would be much better than mice. Tell him to get over himself and get a cat anyway. S.
- I wouldn't use poison. just for the simple fact that they'd likely die in the walls, or wherever they're getting in, and then not only would you have mice, but you hav...
Problem .... Mice ..... HELP !
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on October 26, 2010
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I need advice on how to get rid of MICE ! We bought an older house back in Feb. and when my mom was cleaning the kitchen she said she found mouse droppings ..... GROS...
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- Try putting some traps in and outside of your garage. We had none in the house but plenty in our detached garage and that freaked me out ! My husband put several bait ...
- This does not address your question... Just wanted to mention that the reason that you shouldn't change kitty litter when pregnant is because they may have picked u...
- I've heard that you don't want to use the poison because when the mouse dies and decomposes that can create a whole another problem. We've used the glue traps and hav...
HELP! I Can't Get Rid of the Ants!
Asked by L.D. from Los Angeles
on July 30, 2007
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Does anybody have any tips or tricks to keep away ants without harmful chemicals?
I have tried just about everything short of calling an exterminator. I cant keep the...
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- i use one by orhto that is good indoors and out it's called ortho home defense max it works great i spray it along the baseboards in the kitchen in the cupboards let i...
- Hi L., I use a product that I purchase on-line, it's environmentally safe, it has no chemicals that can hurt you or your family or pets and it smells good too!!! A...
- ants dont like cayenne pepper.
Need Help in Getting Rid of Sugar Ants
Asked by E.M. from Houston
on July 4, 2009
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Please reprint the responses for getting rid of sugar ants that have taken over my bathrooms and pantry.
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- Try sprinkling a little johnson and johnson's baby powder in their path. I don't know why, but it seems to work.
- O.K......here I go again. 1) DO NOT SPRAY SUGAR ANTS. This causes them to MULTIPLY. 2) most "homemade" remedies do not work for sugar ants. 3) Buy and use, Terro An...
- Try some boric acid mixed in with a little sugar. Squirt it into the walls (behind outlet covers, under molding, etc. As long as it stays dry, the boric acid will re...
A Mouse in the House
Asked by E.D. from Richmond
on November 18, 2008
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My cat just caught a mouse that came out from under my stove. Should I be worried about more mice and what should I do about it?
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- You've gotten lots of good advice. I just want to add that if you have access to an area behind your walls, you will have more luck trapping the mice. I live in a 1940...
- Mice always have roommates. Another thing to think about: we had a mouse problem and thought we'd licked it...but failed to check our attic. When we moved, I disco...
- you've already got the best 'green' mouse control there is.... a good mouser! my barn cats also keep the house relatively mouse-free. occasionally one will elude them ...
Keeping Cereal "Safe"
Asked by K.B. from Cincinnati
on September 7, 2010
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Ok, so recently I have taken a liking to Honey Nut Cherrios. I love sweet cereals/kid cereals more than my kids. hehe
My problem...I have found ants TWICE in my cer...
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- Tupperware Cereal Storers! www.my.tupperware.com/KJThomas
- One thing you could do is just treat for ants. Get the Terro ant traps at the store and put them in corners where you have ants or where you think that they come in -...
- You can pick up tupperware, rubbermaid, or other like containers at Wal-Mart, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond. I usually see them in the same isles as the kitchen stuff. Yo...
Ant Trouble
Asked by B.W. from Columbus
on June 6, 2008
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Does anyone have any clue on how I can get rid of ants. I have bought those traps that they go into and take the food back to the colony and now they are back. I wat...
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- Dear B., To get rid of ants my chiropractor told me to use a packet of nutrisweet. Sprinkle on the area where they come in. The sweetness attracts them but it is tox...
- Hi B.. I know what your experiencing our ant trouble is so bad, we had to throw out a lot of food. Which becomes very expensive, especially when your on a tight budge...
- spray amonia wherever you see them, it works and it's safe also they do not like cinnamon
Spiders/ants in and Around Sandbox!!
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on April 18, 2010
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We have wolf/grass spiders and black and in the summer, red ants at the base of the sandbox. We have found SO many spiders in there!
Obviously we don't want to use p...
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- Hi B., I live in Texas too. I hate to say it, but, I think your only answer is to get rid of the sand, treat the area in your yard and start with fresh sand. I mean, ...
- Corn meal is supposed to help get rid of ants. They eat and it expands in their stomachs and die. I would sprinkle some around the sandbox. Not sure what to do about...
- You will probably want to dump the old sand and clean the sand box and get new sand. Don't know about Texas but when we were in Florida( also a state with colossal si...
