On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:15:37 -0500, Terry >
wrote:

>On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:15:56 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:
>
>>I had some great ant poison - even killed carpenter ants - you put
>>little drops on the provided squares, and put them in window sills,
>>etc.
>>
>>I absolutely cannot remember the name of the stuff.
>
>That sounds like Terro Ant killer. Syrupy stuff in a bottle, and the
>box had markings to cut it into the cardboard squares. It really
>brings the ants at first, then the colony dies off and attendance at
>the feast drops precipitously...
>>
>>I have used the Ortho Max defense around the outside perimeter of my
>>house, with good results on earwigs.
>>
>>Apparently, aspertame works .... do some googling. ;-)
>
>There's a lot of stuff that's poisonous to one creature and
>more-or-less harmless to others. IIRC dogs and cats can't tolerate
>acetaminophen (Tylenol), it'll kill 'em. Boric acid (in Terro ant
>killer) is highly toxic to most insects but small amounts don't bother
>human beings.

Boric acid was at one time used as an eye wash. It's still sold in
drug stores but usually kept in a hard to find place. Anyone who uses
it to get rid of ants and isn't successful is doing something wrong.

Lou