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    Old 03-01-2011, 05:23 PM
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    Put ant food out where they are coming in & they won't come in the house after food. I had a exterminator come out because I was infested with them & he had a tub of what looked like toothepaste but it was ant killer. He put it about every 6' outside & the ants would go to that instead of coming inside...
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    Old 03-01-2011, 05:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by Izaquilter
    Put ant food out where they are coming in & they won't come in the house after food. I had a exterminator come out because I was infested with them & he had a tub of what looked like toothepaste but it was ant killer. He put it about every 6' outside & the ants would go to that instead of coming inside...
    Gonna try that too! Thanks!
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    Old 03-01-2011, 06:13 PM
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    Originally Posted by cjomomma
    Put baby powder down, the ants won't cross it because they inhale it and die. I battle ants every summer and this is the safest way I have found. The powder won't hurt the cats but you might have white paw prints on the floor and misc. other places.
    This works for dog food bowls.

    I used powder in our motorhome, the ants left.
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    Old 03-01-2011, 06:25 PM
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    I don't know about the cat friendly ant killer - I like Grants Ant stakes. I just try to put them where the cat can't/won't get at them, and close to where the ants are entering.

    For the cat's sanity - she HATES ants in her food - I set her dish is a pie pan that has water in it. A moat for her food dish! This sometimes is enough to deter the ants from coming in - if there's no food for them.
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    Old 03-01-2011, 06:48 PM
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    Last summer I found that ants were helping my two cats eat their dry food. I was carrying a bag of individually wrapped white breath mints, and after opening one I dropped it. I answered the phone then and when I returned, the ants near it were gone. so I dumped several mints there. That was last year and haven't seen any more around yet.
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    Old 03-01-2011, 06:54 PM
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    spray lysol air freshner outside on the ground where the come in at they wont cross it and it will also kill them and it wont hurt other animals outside. it will also kill spidars,wasps etc if sprayed on them and it is not as poisionous as actual wasp spray
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    Old 03-01-2011, 07:07 PM
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    I've read about sprinkling cornmeal where they travel. they carry it back to nest, and it expands in their intestines and they die.
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    Old 03-02-2011, 04:32 AM
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    Originally Posted by cjomomma
    Put baby powder down, the ants won't cross it because they inhale it and die. I battle ants every summer and this is the safest way I have found. The powder won't hurt the cats but you might have white paw prints on the floor and misc. other places.
    I think you can use flour as well. They eat it and carry it back to their nest and it does something to their insides and they die.
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    Old 03-02-2011, 05:26 AM
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    Supposedly, drawing a chalk line works. Not sure if the ants don't cross it or if it kills them when they do. Sounds weird, but I do know people in FL who put chalk lines in their cupboards.
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    Old 03-02-2011, 05:38 AM
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    try placing salt around the food, also where the ants are coming in at., has done good , also heard corn meal is a good thing, haven't tried that though, have out side and they take to thrir home.

    hmmm, wonder if tansy will do it, hey it gets rid of fleas, think I will try that one too!
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