someone told me recently to use a slice of cucumber. That they would take it back to the nest and it would kill them all??????
2007-02-19 17:25:23 · 7 answers · asked by inquirer 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH: A Non Toxic Pesticide
In houses it can be used effectively to prevent the entry of certain insects such as earwigs, ants, and cockroaches, and to control these and others that are present in cupboards containing food, carpets, basements, attics, window ledges, pet areas (for fleas), etc. In all of these examples it is important to place a small amount of the powder in corners, cracks, crevices and other areas where insects might hide.
2007-02-19 17:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by tad p 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about cucumber, I used to use baking soda, ants seem to avoid it, and now I use a pre-wash spray that I bought online, eco-friendly, which is important because I have dogs and kids and I am a huge tree-hugger, recycler, and live near the ocean, and the ants are gone! You can email me for the website.
2007-02-20 01:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Evelyn G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ants become a nuisance when they enter homes. Instead of spending money on costly pest control, you can get rid of ants by removing the food source and using soap water.
2007-02-20 11:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by ales 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go buy ant spray. Ortho home defense is a good one. If cucumber worked, there would be no ant spray/
2007-02-20 01:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by mrcarl92807 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clean the area affected. They like egg, cheese, grease and sugar if it has been watered down.
they are coming in for something. get fir of that something and they will go somewhere else and you dont have to kill them
2007-02-20 01:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by Father Ted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cumcumber ? never heard that one -- but boric acid is a good ant killer -- I had a real bad ant problem in my kitchen but this stuff took care of it http://www.saferbrand.com/store/product.asp?dept_id=59&pf_id=M195
2007-02-20 01:34:45 · answer #6 · answered by --------------- 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try with boric acid, mix it with chlorine.
well first clean the problem area and rinse the mix
2007-02-20 01:36:34 · answer #7 · answered by mxli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋