Its summer and the ants have returned. They happened to get into my cat's food...again. Instead of spraying raid and ruining the food, I just sieved the ants out and stepped on them.
I was wondering if the dead ant juice, for lack of me not knowing if there is a scientific term for it, will actually repel them? Do they even care? I'm sure if it were a bunch of those crazy African ants, they would probably attack me.
2007-06-20 23:46:45 · 2 answers · asked by cpc26ca 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No because the ants were alive when they produced the "juice".
Ants leave a scent trail whenever they forage for food. When they return having sucessfully found food they reinforce the trail and other ants follow it to the food source.
There are various powders and sprays that disrupt the scent and act as a barrier. There is also a product that is like a sticky glue that the ants get stuck on which is useful to apply around door frames and windows.
2007-06-20 23:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they are juices produced to know where the food is placed and only alive ants can produce that
2007-06-21 06:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by girlie a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋