Ahhh, the days of chlordane, rid a half acre of fire ants for 2 years with that stuff...
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From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandaidh
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 11:00 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Ants
From: Frank Ruggiero
Has anyone tried anything different than boric acid?
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Powdered laundry detergent. I found out by accident. I used to buy laundry detergent by the bucket (big family). One time I left the lid to the bucket off, and an invasion of ants crawled in. They didn't get far before shrivelling up and dying. The house was being invaded badly that year, so I tried sprinkling the laundry detergent along trails and outside on whatever looked like a nest. Worked like a charm.
The only thing I ever found that worked better was powdered Chlordane, which is now banned. Liquid Chlordane (also banned now) worked okay, but not as well as the powdered.
Sandaidh
sandaidh@localnet.com
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