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[*] posted on 11-4-2008 at 02:25 PM


Well... I sure would like to think I don't have an ant problem but they seem to be "everywhere"!!!! I broke down and used and ant killer spray this am and at least the tree is not "alive" with the buggers:o. Maybe now I can talk the marido into climbing the tree with a pail of soapy water and wipe down the area that may be attracting them.
Thanks so much for the advice. From what our mexican caretakers are saying, they are also having a terrible time.




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[*] posted on 11-4-2008 at 02:40 PM


Don't sweat the ants, unless they're Fire Ants. Regular ants might be aggravating, but they're easy to deal with and don't go into attack mode at the drop of a hat.:)
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[*] posted on 11-4-2008 at 03:23 PM


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Don't sweat the ants, unless they're Fire Ants. Regular ants might be aggravating, but they're easy to deal with and don't go into attack mode at the drop of a hat.:)


Easy for you to say. Wait till you see the dog's food bowl slowly moving towards the petdoor, carried by an army of peeants.:no::no::biggrin::biggrin:




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[*] posted on 11-4-2008 at 07:09 PM


If you run out of other ideas and can't find any Tanglefoot to put around the base of your tree Marie-Rose, another option may be to wrap a strip of duct tape around the truck of the palm and slather a thick ribbon of Vaseline on the tape. (I use this sucessfully on the hangers of my hummingbird feeders to keep the ants out of the nectar). The tape has to be snug enough that the buggers can't crawl under the tape and you'll have to augment the vaseline every few days to maintain a good barrier that they can't walk across to get up your tree.

Vaseline isn't as thick as Tanglefoot but it does work in a pinch and ants can not walk through it.

This summer was the worst we've seen for ants and I about lost my marbles. They ate through silicone caulking and came in at the jct of the wall and floor, they got in to sealed Rubbermaid containers and chewed holes in to foil and plastic packages. I feel for you!




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