problem with ants on my kitchen table
Posted By: Eileen on 2009-01-22
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I want to thank whoever recommended Terro. Somebody that my daughter works with gave her some; it is the best. We have tried everything else and I do mean everything else from fogging the house, to raid to wiping down the table completely, so again I want to thank you. All of the ants love it, which is great.
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re: Ants
What about those ant traps? Your cats can't get into them and they seem to work sometimes...don't know...just a thought...I usually vacuum them up and then spray...
Some ants come in for water as much
or more than food. I have heard they don't like to walk thru talcum powder. You can put a circle of it around pet water bowls if that is the draw for them. See if you can find where they are coming in, both the inside entry point and the outside. Plug holes with silicone caulk or expanding caulk like STUFF. A natural product is diamateous earth (not the kind used for pools, though). Use only outside, or it may be okay in crawlspace, but not sure. You don't want to breathe it, so wear a mask while pouring. Once it is down it harmless to people and pets, but when hard-bodied insects walk through it, the texture tears their exoskeletons up and kills them. But it is washed away by rain, so very expensive. Depends on how rainy your climate is as to whether it will work for you.
they may be carpenter ants and you need
professional help or at least heavy duty stuff - they actually eat wood. Better search internet and identify. If they are run of the mill ants I think boric acid in a line will keep them from crossing.
We have the same trouble with ants in the summer.
around the areas you think they are coming in. The only thing is if you have a small child, this may pose a risk of them getting into if you place it low enough. You could also try sprinkling it outside around your home.
I grew up with fire ants and believe me sm
You KNOW when you've been bitten. They aren't called fire ants for nothing. We do think it might be insect(s) from the tree we bought (see post "something occurred to us").
I just got ants in the pants I guess.
I'm not a Gemini...love-child Capricorn and I swear mom smoked pot ;-)
I do have all the variety I could want though...acute care, clinic notes, ESL, emergency room, even radiology. I even asked about cross-training on eEscription but I guess everyone is too busy right now at this time of year to get me started on that. I even put myself on an on-call rotation to really spice things up and bring in a little extra moola. It's just that no matter what job I've ever had, I get bored with it once I master it...doesn't matter if it's typing, flower arranging, running a stable, playing medical secretary, or even medical assistant. It all comes back to the redundancy of anything driving me nuts!
Oh well. I do feel better now that I screamed. I think it must me almost time for me to surf the crimson tide or something. I almost opened up a can of chocolate frosting to snack on...and that just ain't right.
Thanks for the words of encouragement and just listening to me babble. It's usually only my critters that get to hear that.
my dad had carpenter ants at his home...sm
To discern if they are carpenter ants - look for a sizeable dark/black ball attached to them.......that would tell you they are carpenter ants and the other poster is correct - THEY EAT WOOD in the foundations of buildings/houses, et cetera, and would need professional extermination. Other poster is correct on regular ants and boric acid.
these look like sugar ants, but aren't
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Help!!! Itty Bitty Ants from Hades EVERYWHERE
Does anyone know a nontoxic way to kill these demonic creatures??? They have invaded my office, and I haven't a clue what to do about it. We sprayed outside where they were coming in...didn't stop em. I tried spraying vinegar water on em (slowed em down). I have been thinking about perfuming them to death with Bath and Body Works room spray but that stuff is nasty (in the scent I currently have on hand). I have three cats and I don't like spraying toxic stuff inside the house, but I am about at the end of my rope. Any advice?
Thanks in advance,
HC
Grant's Kills Ants has worked for me. (sm)
They take the bait back to the queen and it kills her, and then the entire colony.
We just sprayed the perimeter of our house with Ortho Home Defense Max and it killed literally thousands at the site where they were getting into the house (they came out and died near the site - yuck!). So far, so good! It says you can spray it inside too, but I'm like you...I don't like to spray that stuff indoors.
Good luck!
It's an oldie - 'THEM' - about giant ants.
I still think of them every time I drive past that part of the L.A. River near Griffith Park, and see those cave-like tunnels along the side......
Grant's Kills Ants is the only thing that has worked for me.
Don't know if it depends on the type of ant, but I tried everything and then tried Grant's Kills Ants ant stakes and they worked! Good luck! I hate ants!
This looks like a bombe table
and is not thin. I wanted just 1 thing to sit on it and that was a vase with magnolia flower arrangement in it in front of a very large mirror behind it. What is the MDF?? thanks for all these postings.
Big fire pit with table
and snowshoes.
Should I use a table cloth or
I have a very pretty dining room table. Always before when having company over I have had a tablecloth on (mostly because my kittycats had put some minor scratches on the table which I had removed). I am using chargers this year under the plates and was wondering, should I just let the beauty of the wood show through or should I use the cloth once again?
I say no table cloth!
I just had a dinner party and did not use a table cloth and got so many compliments on how nice the table looked. Always nice to try new things.
If they're those teeny tiny ants, those are the sugar eaters. Got anything
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Refinishing top of my entry table
Ok, messed up the top of the table with paper that has stuck to it being as liquid wasted on a part of the top. Now just cleaning that up is not doing the job. I think if wood probably an inexpensive and might just be the plywood type stuff. I need to know what steps I should take about getting the sticky stuff off, what kind of stain/paint do I use for something like this? It is wood like color finish, any ideas?
No it wasn't, it was pulled off the table to be
reworked and submitted again in January. It won't stop the BYB, they will pay for the licence cause they are making money on all those poor dogs/cats they keep in those cages. That is disgusting and it is inhumane, but those kind of people are deceitful and rotten to begin with and they always find a way.
Mine is to step away from the table....LOL!
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We've just used an artificial table-top tree
since getting the dogs. Two of my close relatives have terrible allergies to Christmas trees, and my allergies have been decreasing for years. I wouldn't want to do anything that might get them going again. Plus one of my dogs has inhalant allergies, so it might mess her up too. I believe I read that the growers are spraying something on the trees now that many people are sensitive to. I don't know if it's a fire retardant or something that keeps the needles on longer. I read it a few years ago.
We even set the table ahead of time w/all the serving
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chocolate. Slots or table games?
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Have you see a cardiologist? A tilt table test should
My daughter has this and has had a pacemaker since age 15.
Have the spells been occurring more frequently? Please consider seeing a cardiologist as a first step, at least. Good luck to you.
My cat bumps into things like corners and table legs.
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Yummy!!! I will be right there. I will bring coffee and my own table service. nm
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what is that all important side dish that is a must on your thanksgiving table?
For our table it is Lesuer Green Peas !My Mother always said they were the cadillac of Green Peas and a must at THANKSGIVING ~WHAT ARE YALL'S?
I licked a surfer at the dinner table because I'm cool like that. nm
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I ran over my science teacher at the dinner table because Big Bird said to. nm
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Edit jobs state send for path with pt on table, get
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You mean "Upchucked" coffee...i have a friend who used their espresso to stain a table
and it came out pretty good. Now Peet's - THAT'S REAL COFFEE!!
Hel*s Kitchen
Chef Ramsey is a hoot!! I have to agree with you..I doubt I would ever eat anything they made either.
The other night they made them put all the wasted food into plastic containers so they could see what they did. It was sooo gross. LOL.
What I have always wondered...Are the people that you see eating there paid to do that? and do they hear all the commotion in the kitchen?? Especially Ramsey's language.
No matter what...I think the show is great entertainment.
kitchen
I am in the corner of my kitchen - it works out okay as long as everybody is out of the house.
we are redoing our kitchen
We are doing this the cheap way and painting the cabinets. They are in good shape just need perked up.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU...I beleve ol' Nick has seen better days! OH MY GOSH. THAT PIC IS A HOOT!!!!!
kitchen cabinets
Has anyone ever re-did old veneer kitchen cabinets? If so, what did you use to "spruce" them up? My cabinets themselves are in decent shape, but some of the veneer is starting to peel off. My husband and I are putting our house up for sale and I want something inexpensive that looks good. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone watching He*l's kitchen
Anyone watching the new season of Hel*'s kitchen with Chef Gordon Ramsey. I missed last week but caught it last night. DH and I love that show. Ramsey tells em like it is. I hope some of them get better because I would not ever eat anything any one of those contestants ever made. They are supposed to have some experience but they waste so much food. Just wondered if I'm the only sicko out here who laughs when those people get yelled at.
Kitchen Nightmares
That show made me almost not want to go out and eat anymore. Some of those places, yuck. That was another one of my favorite shows. I wonder if that'll come back.
Hardwood in the kitchen......
Friends of our had hardwood in their kitchen. While out of town, there was a leakage from their fridge and it ruined the floor. Even if they had been there, the water got in the grooves of the wood and the only way to make it look right would be to replace all the wood. They now have ceramic tile which holds up to everything.
What type of kitchen mop do you use?
I am really frustrated with my kitchen mop right now. I have a cermanic tile floor that has to be mopped at least once or twice a week (when I feel like it). I can't find a mop that I like and gets the floor clean. Just curious what type of floor you have and what kind of mop do you use?
We have ceramic in the kitchen
and I use a Swiffer. I also use it on my wood floors in the family room and the dining room.
Love Hell's Kitchen
used to watch 90210, I'm finally sick of watching re-runs. My new guilty pleasure is One Tree Hill on Soap Net. Love Survivor.
Eeek. Now there is a katydid in the kitchen.
The critters just never stop. This one must have suicidal ideation. Wait till the cat gets a hold of him.
refacing kitchen cabinets
I am buying a home with a kitchen that needs re-doing but can't afford to have all new cabinets installed. Has anyone had their cabinets re-faced and if so, how did it come out? Is the cost really a lot less than buying new cabinets? My kitchen isn't really all that big either.
I got one to the local kitchen shop.
My mom knew I needed new pots and pans, but as I am so picky, she just got me a gift card so I could go pick my own.
Carry the hardwood into the kitchen!
It is just as easy to care for as linoleum and it will look wonderful carried through continuously. It will make your house look more spacious.
3 in the kitchen near the back door, and
I've seen videos where some people cut a side-entry hole in a big storage bin like you get at Walmart, and fill it with litter. (Can be covered, or not, though many cats don't like covered boxes because it intensifies the odor for them.) The high walls, with the only low spot being the entry, keep most of the litter in if they're real diggers & flingers!
sounds delicious -- my little boy is in the kitchen
i set him up with the mixer in the sink so he doesn't make too huge of a mess. he loves baking cakes cuz it's like a science project (he's 8)... loves baking...
We have a dimmer switch in our kitchen -
and on the box it said not to use them in a light with a dimmer - When we put them in anyway, they buzzed the whole time they were on. So we only use them in regular lights.
California Pizza Kitchen
makes a very good frozen pizza; for a while I was hooked on the 5-cheese and tomato. You can just see the calories dripping off of it.
Definitely modern, kitchen has dark blue
walls and cabinets, all built in white. Have dark brown slate on floor, so those are the colors and just drawing a blank about the counters.
Lysol Kitchen Bacterial Spray
and then wipe. Works great. I love the stuff!
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