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Ants hate, hate, hate peppermint. You can use peppermint essential oil or
peppermint spirits (or even peppermint mouthwash, in a pinch ...) to keep
them away. Best bet is to leave cotton balls with peppermint essential oil
in areas which you would like them to stay away from. It's a repellant; it
won't kill them.
As for killing them, if you are so inclined .. I understand that borax
works - the good old 20 Mule Team stuff. Apparently, they take it back to
the nest, and it kills them. I usually just try to repel them, though ..
not kill them.
- Ela
[Posted in FML issue 2714]
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