Ants (was: what to do with glass cookie jars?)

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> From: tkwolffden@...

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> I am wondering if it would keep ants out of things?? I have having

> an ant problem and might needs to grind up some bay leaves and

> sprinkle it on the holes to see what happens.

A friend of mine just told me about the coolest solution to ants in the house.

Every year we get them, and every year it's a battle to keep them at a minimum

without using something toxic. I tried what my friend suggested (with a

variation) and I've been absolutely amazed at how well it worked.

She said to buy the cheapest bag of sugar-filled cookies that I could find,

crush them up, and sprinkle them in the grass somewhere away from my house. The

ants will find the cookies and go there instead of into the house.

I didn't actually use cookies. I had an old bag of sugar that had been in my

cabinet for years (from back when I used to use sugar). I took about a cup of

it and sprinkled it in the grass out by the road. Within 24 hours, there was

not an ant in my house. After a few weeks and much rain, I noticed that the

ants were starting to come back, so I sprinkled another cup of sugar out there.

Again, within 24 hours, no ants in the house. My guess is that it probably

wouldn't take a whole cup. I would think that even a small amount would be

enough to entice the ants out of the house.

Wow! What a great solution! And it actually puts something worthless (refined

white sugar) to a good use.

Terri

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