"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
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> brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Place some cornstarch along the ant trails... they'll carry it back to
>> their
>> nest, all will feast and die... ants can't digest cornstarch. Of
>> course cornstarch can attract other pests (rodents) so remember to
>> remove it after
>> a couple weeks. If you place the cornstarch in shallow jar lids it
>> will be
>> easy to place and remove. I can't promise this will work with African
>> ants but it works with the NY ants that like to congregate near my
>> grill... they climb up and feast on grease (I'm not about to spray
>> insecticide in my
>> grill). The only reason folks have ants in their homes is because
>> somewhere there is a food supply... of course with carpenter ants your
>> house is their food supply.
>
> I'll give the cornstarch a try, thanks.
>
> Thing is, the little b@stids love the dry food we leave out for our cats
> because they (the cats) like to nibble on it throughout the day. Even
> though we have rigged up a 'platform' for the cat food bowls (that has
> its legs standing in containers of water) it doesn't always help. Their
> Royal Majesties sometimes still manage to spill some of their food onto
> the floor... Sox in particular like to take the dry cat food out of his
> bowl and *onto* the floor before eating it and sometimes he leaves one
> or two bits behind. Of course, whenever that happens there's a million
> ants all over it in no time at all. Consequently, I spend far too much
> of my day being annoyed and killing ants. Grrr.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

Cornstarch is worth a shot, it's cheap and safe for pets. I always have dry
cat food around, I hate stepping on it. So far I haven't seen ants indoors.