On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:44:30 -0500, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

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>What about rain, and other critters eating it? I'll live with the few
>ants that cling to the feeders... I wash them off outdoors with the
>garden hose. All sorts of other insects are attracted to that sweet
>stuff, I can't exterminate everything in my yard. I find very few
>insects indoors as I never open my windows, and the few flying
>critters that sneak in through an open door don't last long, they
>become cat toys/food.
My ants were getting inside the feeders and dying and making a nasty
mess of a whole feeder full of food with their bloated bodies. Insects
other than ear wigs and ants are not captured by the sticky trap.
Janet US