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Step 5Use chalk or soap!
Thanks to the commentors for reminding me about this!
when i had a nanny, she got this thing called "Hees" as she pronounced it (it was some Chinese-manufactured thing so we didn't know what it was called). Anyway, she said her friend showed it to her and that it worked wonders on keeping ants out and away.
It turns out, it was a piece of chalk...and maybe more! There were dead ants near the chalk lines! Well i can say that it definitely worked because the ants dwindled in number after we lined the problem areas with it. They must not like crossing powder as one commentor put it.
I tried it again with a normal piece of chalk ant found that it worked just the same, but without the killing of ants. They just seemed to avoid the dog food.
also, xenobiologistasays that "You can also take a bar of soap and draw a circle on the ground around the dog bowl. The ants don't like to walk on the soap...go over it a few times so it's thick." Sounds like it'd work to me!
So in summary, just take the chalk (or soap) and simply draw a line around the area you don't want ants to go (i wonder if you can draw a line aroudn an ant hole! or use powered chalk and put it around...). It's that simple.
The only problem is that using this inside the house would leave white chalk marks EVERYWHERE (my house was ridden with ants)...
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a warning: i found this after looking for a picture:
Warning about Ant Chalk
A recent discussion on UCB Parents recommended the use of "ant chalk" as a tip for controlling ants in the home. Please let your members knows that ant chalk often contains insecticides; that's why it works so well. It can be extremely hazardous to children, especially if ingested. The packaging may also include high levels of lead. Ant chalk is illegal in California and should not be used under any circumstances, especially in a home with small children.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued a press release on ant chalk in November (see http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/archives/pressrls/1998/chalk.htm). Ant chalk has made several California children very sick. If you have ant chalk in your home it should be disposed of as household hazardous waste. If you know stores where ant chalk is still sold, you should call DPR's Enforcement Branch, at (916) 445-3920, or the local county agricultural commissioner.
Please don't let kids get near this product. '
Uh oh... it may be that this chalk is illegal...but i'm not sure. anyway, the bagged chalk package is what my nanny got!!! ahh!
when i had a nanny, she got this thing called "Hees" as she pronounced it (it was some Chinese-manufactured thing so we didn't know what it was called). Anyway, she said her friend showed it to her and that it worked wonders on keeping ants out and away.
It turns out, it was a piece of chalk...and maybe more! There were dead ants near the chalk lines! Well i can say that it definitely worked because the ants dwindled in number after we lined the problem areas with it. They must not like crossing powder as one commentor put it.
I tried it again with a normal piece of chalk ant found that it worked just the same, but without the killing of ants. They just seemed to avoid the dog food.
also, xenobiologistasays that "You can also take a bar of soap and draw a circle on the ground around the dog bowl. The ants don't like to walk on the soap...go over it a few times so it's thick." Sounds like it'd work to me!
So in summary, just take the chalk (or soap) and simply draw a line around the area you don't want ants to go (i wonder if you can draw a line aroudn an ant hole! or use powered chalk and put it around...). It's that simple.
The only problem is that using this inside the house would leave white chalk marks EVERYWHERE (my house was ridden with ants)...
_
a warning: i found this after looking for a picture:
Warning about Ant Chalk
A recent discussion on UCB Parents recommended the use of "ant chalk" as a tip for controlling ants in the home. Please let your members knows that ant chalk often contains insecticides; that's why it works so well. It can be extremely hazardous to children, especially if ingested. The packaging may also include high levels of lead. Ant chalk is illegal in California and should not be used under any circumstances, especially in a home with small children.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued a press release on ant chalk in November (see http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/archives/pressrls/1998/chalk.htm). Ant chalk has made several California children very sick. If you have ant chalk in your home it should be disposed of as household hazardous waste. If you know stores where ant chalk is still sold, you should call DPR's Enforcement Branch, at (916) 445-3920, or the local county agricultural commissioner.
Please don't let kids get near this product. '
Uh oh... it may be that this chalk is illegal...but i'm not sure. anyway, the bagged chalk package is what my nanny got!!! ahh!
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Mar 31, 2008. 3:07 PMmcdonn123
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The ants don't like to cross the soap line because they float on the surface and are stuck there for awhile (also good if you need to collect ants for an ant farm). Also when you make a line of chalk ants will soon pass over it, especially if they are trying to get to food.
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