tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264530595508733385.post3897056575042307194..comments2023-08-23T08:55:35.349-04:00Comments on dandelion garden: InvasionGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799810968401019676noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264530595508733385.post-38945068727001458252011-03-31T08:49:57.475-04:002011-03-31T08:49:57.475-04:00I've used cinnamon before and supposedly cayen...I've used cinnamon before and supposedly cayenne pepper comes in handy--anything that's fine and powdery basically suffocates them. I'll have the remember the vinegar trick as I'm sure the ants are slowly marching their way up here. Ugh.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09355017319970816074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264530595508733385.post-86015505182083315422011-03-30T10:17:16.442-04:002011-03-30T10:17:16.442-04:00We had an ant problem in our last house and I spra...We had an ant problem in our last house and I sprayed them with scrubby bubbles. I left the spray down until all the bubbles popped. The ants died in their tracks and never revisited any of the areas I used scrubby bubbles! GLHeathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264530595508733385.post-14112013615227812262011-03-30T09:45:00.749-04:002011-03-30T09:45:00.749-04:00Borax isn't safe around animals, so I've b...Borax isn't safe around animals, so I've been avoiding that (just in case the cats want to eat it). Cinnamon has worked just fine before, but don't know how much more patience I have... :(Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799810968401019676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2264530595508733385.post-24904125198277536002011-03-30T09:41:14.552-04:002011-03-30T09:41:14.552-04:00Doesn't Borax (along your baseboards, etc.) he...Doesn't Borax (along your baseboards, etc.) help with ant infestations?<br /><br />Sadly we found that nothing short of ant bait (professionally installed and safe enough for me to be around while pregnant according to my midwife) did anything for us.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432036785408093511noreply@blogger.com