Dee Dee wrote:
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> . ..
>
>> BTW, *thank you* so much for the "vinegar tip" to get rid of kitchen ants
>> (it's spring here and they came out in droves)...
>> I did what you suggested and sprayed vinegar "along their trails" and
>> voila! - no more ants! <Cathy grins at The Ranger>

>
> I've tried that, too, Cathy, but I spray it on them, and they just keep
> moving toward me, practically laughing in my face. I was diligent about it,
> as I keep a bottle of vinegar beside the soap on the counter. But I had to
> break down and put an ant-trap in the outside window sill.
>
> Ants in Virginia -- tough!

Heh. It was the opposite here - I used every ant-killer that was legally
available and our ants "laughed" at me too... so in complete desperation
I tried the vinegar trick - so who knows?

BTW - if you leave the ant-traps out for too long before replacing
them, the little bastids actually "move into them" and make a new nest -
BTDT....
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

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