Hello all.
 
A short while ago there were some postings about ants and how to eliminate
them.  I told my husband about it and now that we need it, neither one of us
can remember what it was.  Little red ants seem to like the dog food and the
ferret food that we have sitting out.  We keep changing the place of the
bowls but we certainly cannot get rid of them (the bowls that is) because
our fuzzy friends have this nasty habit, as do we humans, we need to eat.
What was this stuff that you people use to discourage ants?  Was it coffee
grounds or baking soda or something?  Please let me know whatever it is.
Where do you put it, how much and how often do you change it?  Because of
our dog and 9 fuzzies, it can't be toxic in any way.
 
Please let me know privately because I know that this topic has already been
dealt with plus I am hopelessly behind again and I need to know right now as
opposed to when I can read the FML.  You can tell when I am behind because
you never hear from me unless I need something.  When I am caught up I post
on a regular basis.  No matter how behind I get though, I always read every
digest.  I never erase them until I'm done.  This newsgroup is the best.
 
Any help in ridding our house of these creepy crawlers would be appreciated.
By the way, I once heard that mint is supposed to ward them off because ants
don't like it but it doesn't work for little red ants.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 1988]