[Summit] Ants

[Theresa Mathiesen]

P.S.  Boric Acid is available at pharmacies.

Elva

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 9:03 PM, Robert Mathiesen <rmath13 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We had carpenter ants a few years back, settling in under the wooden
> bulkhead that covered the outside stairs going down to the cellar.  We
> mixed Borax and sugar, and put a jar-lid full of the dry powder on the top
> step inside the bulkhead, close to the ant-hole.  No more carpenter ants!
>
> We mIxed about three parts Borax by volume with one part ordinary table
> sugar.  (It's an old home remedy from my grandmother's day, about a century
> ago.  It originally used powdered Boric Acid, which when I was young you
> could buy in any drugstore to make your own eyewash.  I haven't seen Boric
> Acid in a drugstore for decades, but it's still available on the web.
> Borax contains Boric Acid.)
>
> But don't do this if you have small children in the house.  (Our children
> are middle-aged now.)   --   Bob M
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Christopher Buecheler <
> cwbuecheler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Summit,
>>
>> We've got minor ant issues and are *extremely* interested in keeping them
>> from turning into major ant issues. Can anyone recommend a good
>> exterminator? Should I call the guys with the big blue bug?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> -Christopher Buecheler - @cwbuecheler
>> -http://cwbuecheler.com | Web, Writing, Cocktails and More
>>
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