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TlalocW

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Reply to DaBronx (Reply #1)

Fri May 3, 2024, 10:19 PM

May 3

A rental house I lived in used to get ants really bad. The sugar water/borax solution drew out a lot more, but within 3 days, they were all gone. I tore up cotton balls and soaked them in the solution.

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About Getting Rid of Ants....?....Rubbing Alchol Gets rid of them [View all] Stuart G May 3 OP

The nest DaBronx May 3 #1

Seconded TlalocW May 3 #2

I've been using regular sugar, but I read recently that powdered works better ms liberty May 3 #3

Sugar DaBronx May 3 #4

Rub-alc *after* the bites? - The big red ones just want to be left alone. UTUSN May 3 #5

Good to know- I wonder if it works with other bugs Redleg May 4 #6

i heard that mustard and or ciniman will repell them too also AllaN01Bear May 4 #7