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Ants . . .
kenny
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Any suggestions for getting rid of ants without killing them? They apparently thought my room was a great place to move their colony. There is no food anywhere so they are not after that. They are just walking around carrying their larva around. . . . There is a bit of exposed insulation in the corner of my room in the ceiling where I haven’t replaced the actual ceiling panel and they seem to be nesting in there but, they keep dropping larva down and so there is a massive trail of them running back and forth picking it all back up.
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They are coming in under the siding outside (must be a hole under there. . . ) I tried smoking them back out of the house with some incense I had laying around but, they just moved over a bit and the trail is still here. I’m at a loss. They don’t really become a bother till at night when my tv is the only light and all the flying ones swarm my tv (40 or so of them). And also the rest of the family is not terribly fond of them . . .
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Any suggestions would be wonderful. I just took my precepts officially a few days ago and really don’t wish to break them as well as I don’t want to kill the ants in general.
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They are coming in under the siding outside (must be a hole under there. . . ) I tried smoking them back out of the house with some incense I had laying around but, they just moved over a bit and the trail is still here. I’m at a loss. They don’t really become a bother till at night when my tv is the only light and all the flying ones swarm my tv (40 or so of them). And also the rest of the family is not terribly fond of them . . .
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Any suggestions would be wonderful. I just took my precepts officially a few days ago and really don’t wish to break them as well as I don’t want to kill the ants in general.
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Where's MD?
I did some google searching for you and found:
A product called Orange Guard is a nontoxic organic ant repellent that is harmless to humans and other animals and will drive ants away from areas where they are not wanted. However, when applied directly to ants, the active ingredient d-Limonene (orange peel extract) destroys the waxy coating of the insects’ respiratory systems, causing the ants to suffocate, so just don't spray the ants with the repellent. Simply spray the repellent around your home—the citrus fragrance of d-Limonene will repel the ants without killing them.
There are also many natural repellents that you can place around your home to prevent ants from coming in. If ants are coming in the cracks of doors and windows, put a cinnamon stick, coffee grinds, chili pepper, paprika, or dried peppermint leaves near the openings. You can also squeeze the juice of a lemon at the entry spot and leave the peel there. Planting mint around the foundation of the house will also keep ants away.
Ants are fascinating animals to watch... I always thought they had the perfect idealistic communist society.
Just be happy they are not cockroaches
of course we have flying ants in Canada
I think it's the "princes", only once a year they will fly around until the queen chose one.
Or is it when there is a new queen only?