Reply #3: Thanks, Ayesha [View All]

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I bombed a couple of years ago and it did make them disappear for awhile. Unfortunately, the house is not mine, and my friend who owns the house isn't as concerned as I am about them, which I wish he would be. I told him he should bomb when I do, but he doesn't even have the inclination to do so, and he's lived in the house now for 30 years. As I said, it's his house, not mine, and he's the one who will have to live with the consequences even when I'm gone. He has a lot of apathy for his dwelling, and doesn't even do basic maintenance unless he absolutely has to--he mows the lawn, but won't trim the bushes or neaten them up. He's got a monster of a wild bush in the back that he lets grow over a good third of the backyard, and won't do anything about it. He had poison ivy growing in the front next to the stairs, and until I showed him the rash on my legs from it, he was content to let it grow wild. I am not completely sure it's apathy or what, but he said if I moved out, he would want to sell the house. I'm afraid there is very little else I can do otherwise, but I will add some of the ant bait traps after the bombing, to take care of all those who I didn't get with that.

We've also got lots of outdoor ants, and I told him to spread diatomaceous earth around the house, and again, he won't do it. If I had my druthers, I would tent the house and let the experts do the trick. I HATE bugs of ALL kind.