tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095265928930417153.post4198398931174081087..comments2023-08-04T07:13:23.815-07:00Comments on Beth Morey, Writer + Artist: Ant InvasionBeth Moreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17507326859684820743noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095265928930417153.post-16035915236597841972010-07-09T10:13:52.000-07:002010-07-09T10:13:52.000-07:00I have always had animals and children around my h...I have always had animals and children around my home and yard so I don't like to use chemicals. Luckily I haven't needed them for ant control because I have a never-fail method of getting rid of ants around the yard. When I share it, people are always skeptical but it has been working for me for 20 years now and I usually only have to do it once each summer.I use instant grits to get rid of ants. I learned it from a radio gardening show many years ago. I very liberally sprinkle instant grits (or cream of wheat) all over where I see ants. The ants take the food back to the nest to share with everyone, including the queen ants. Once they eat the food it absorbs moisture in their bodies and expands which basically causes them to explode. Because they feed the queen she dies, too so the whole nest is done. The entire colony is usually gone in about 24 hours. I know it sounds crazy but it's been working for me for the 20 years I've been in my house. It's clean, safe, simple and cheap.Twisted Chickennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095265928930417153.post-74716137450377788072010-07-09T13:23:54.000-07:002010-07-09T13:23:54.000-07:00I JUST opened my closet a day or two ago to see a ...I JUST opened my closet a day or two ago to see a whole group of ants congregated on my Manolos. Shall I just say, I was NOT happy. I never eat in my bedroom - much less my closet - so I have NO earthly idea how they got there or why they chose my precious shoes to attack!lovelyaschargednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095265928930417153.post-950683992963546192010-07-09T20:28:31.000-07:002010-07-09T20:28:31.000-07:00WOW! no, never had an ants issue to that degree. ...WOW! no, never had an ants issue to that degree. all the best beth! XENA ANT WARRIOR PRINCESS!yogiclarebear.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095265928930417153.post-15683749472489646832011-07-25T08:06:52.000-07:002011-07-25T08:06:52.000-07:00[...] is being taken over by ants. Yuck. At leas...[...] is being taken over by ants. Yuck. At least the swarm is pretty small, unlike last time. Last year’s mega invasion had me dumping gallons of boiling water over the unsuspecting creatures without much lasting [...]We Have Ants . . . Again | Life After Eating Disorderhttp://www.bethmorey.com/2011/we-have-ants-againnoreply@blogger.com