Bleach isn't exactly environmentally friendly.
Ants!!!!
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The point of the poison is to a) ensure the wider ant world remembers the vicious and painful death we caused to one of their nests, thus discouraging further invasions in the future, and b) to give us a sense of righteous superiority over the bugs.
Then we use the cinnamon to make spiced cakes, and have them with a nice cuppa, to celebrate their deaths.
THAT'S the civilised way to deal with the situation.
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I agree. That said, ants are my third favourite insects after bumblebees and stag beetles, so I support solving the problem without chemicals.
I agree. That said, ants are my third favourite insects after bumblebees and stag beetles, so I support solving the problem without chemicals.
The point of the poison is to a) ensure the wider ant world remembers the vicious and painful death we caused to one of their nests, thus discouraging further invasions in the future, and b) to give us a sense of righteous superiority over the bugs.
Then we use the cinnamon to make spiced cakes, and have them with a nice cuppa, to celebrate their deaths.
THAT'S the civilised way to deal with the situation.
Shame it's not slugs ~ I recently had a slug invasion, they were after the cat's food and he was too much of a coward to honour and protect. So most mornings we found trails in the kitchen. Have absolutely no idea how they got in, I mean there not tall enough for the letter box, but the evidence was final.
So the result was egg shells, crunched and scattered outside ~ apparently it's too prickly to slime over, also has the added advantage of keeping cats away
Now my daffodils and Sir Squeaks food is safe, and you get to eat lots of omelettes
Slugs are devil's spawn. My mother pours salt on them; I couldn't quite get myself to do something that cruel even to a creature that disgustingly evil, but they do deserve to go extinct more than almost any other species of animal imo. Brrrr.
So the result was egg shells, crunched and scattered outside ~ apparently it's too prickly to slime over, also has the added advantage of keeping cats away
Does that really work? I've seen Alan Titchmarsh demonstrate the technique on the telly (not implying Alan Titchmarsh is a slug and tried to crawl over eggshells himself) but I think I've seen a video somewhere of slugs crawling over razor blades and it's remarkable to think that eggshells are sharp enough to stop them when razor blades aren't.
Besides, the blue pellets are really pretty.
Are the thing is these were sneaky slugs that waited until we were asleep before they invaded. I was not prepared to stay up all night with a torch and a hat on (one must always wear a hat on a stake out!) I agree thou, despite their being disgusting and having no apparent use, I could not a 'salt' them
(sorry but I did just make myself laugh
)ETA; Holdfast, we've had no visits since so it seems to be effective. The videoed ones must have been those 'superslugs' we've heard about *nods knowingly*
As for Mr Titchmarsh I reckon he'd get more veiwers if he did pretend to be a slug and crawl over eggshell. *pops of to email the Beeb*
Eggshells completely failed for my mom, those damn beasts get everywhere, they climb up fucking windows 10 metres high. I don't think there's anything that can stop them except serious chemicals warfare. 
So the result was egg shells, crunched and scattered outside ~ apparently it's too prickly to slime over, also has the added advantage of keeping cats away
Does that really work? I've seen Alan Titchmarsh demonstrate the technique on the telly (not implying Alan Titchmarsh is a slug and tried to crawl over eggshells himself) but I think I've seen a video somewhere of slugs crawling over razor blades and it's remarkable to think that eggshells are sharp enough to stop them when razor blades
Is it because the eggshells are sharp, or it that they're afraid of being eaten by chickens?
So the result was egg shells, crunched and scattered outside ~ apparently it's too prickly to slime over, also has the added advantage of keeping cats away
Does that really work? I've seen Alan Titchmarsh demonstrate the technique on the telly (not implying Alan Titchmarsh is a slug and tried to crawl over eggshells himself) but I think I've seen a video somewhere of slugs crawling over razor blades and it's remarkable to think that eggshells are sharp enough to stop them when razor blades
Is it because the eggshells are sharp, or it that they're afraid of being eaten by chickens?
That would make sense. If they can tackle razor blades then it must be the threat of scary fowl that puts them off
That would make sense. If they can tackle razor blades then it must be the threat of scary fowl that puts them off
So the question now is, are cats afraid of chickens aswell?
That would make sense. If they can tackle razor blades then it must be the threat of scary fowl that puts them off
So the question now is, are cats afraid of chickens aswell?
No, they're afraid of eggshells
I get ants this time of year almost like clockwork. My dog has this horrible habit of leaving his dry kibble all over the house and I'm pretty sure that is attracting them. I've never been able to find their entry point, but with the dog, and my young kids, I really don't want to leave poison out.
I found the best thing to do is vaccum and use a wet Swiffer mop on the tile floor every night. Eventually they get the hint. I used to pick up his food, so he couldn't spread it out during the day, but then he started messing up other stuff, so it's easier to keep the food down.
I found the best thing to do is vaccum and use a wet Swiffer mop on the tile floor every night. Eventually they get the hint. I used to pick up his food, so he couldn't spread it out during the day, but then he started messing up other stuff, so it's easier to keep the food down.
I find the cinnamon-way much more aggressive; a bit like barbed wire, telling those insects (lit.) that we rule the Earth, that we are able to import things from far-away places just to tell them to stay out of our habitats -without giving them the satisfaction of being totally destroyed in the process -giving THEM(!) a sense of total inferiority
The point of the poison is to a) ensure the wider ant world remembers the vicious and painful death we caused to one of their nests, thus discouraging further invasions in the future, and b) to give us a sense of righteous superiority over the bugs.
A friend of mine does the same thing; she takes the time to sit down and have a 'conversation' with the ants about where she doesn't want them to come (indoors) and where she would accept them to live (anywhere outdoors) -Howevermuch I don't accept her communing with nature, it does seem to work! -I won't argue with that!
I would be furious...
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