Comments on: 10 Frugal Ant Control Methods http://www.pfadvice.com/2012/04/25/10-frugal-ant-control-methods/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kate http://www.pfadvice.com/2012/04/25/10-frugal-ant-control-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-1004762 Kate Wed, 02 May 2012 13:42:25 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10316#comment-1004762 I have also used baby powder around my kitchen baseboards to deter ants from crawling up. The powder is so fine that it is hard for them to cross. I also place a few drops of peppermint extract on a cotton ball and put a few of them around the house (under the fridge, under the toilet, close to the crack in the air unit) which deters almost any critter.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.pfadvice.com/2012/04/25/10-frugal-ant-control-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-1004605 Jennifer Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:04:50 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10316#comment-1004605 S.K. — I have used grits extensively on ants over nearly twenty years and I can tell you that it does, indeed, work. It may be an old fashioned remedy, but it is not a myth. It works.

If I get a chance this summer I will try to post pics of an ant mound post-grits.

]]> By: S.K. http://www.pfadvice.com/2012/04/25/10-frugal-ant-control-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-1004601 S.K. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:05:05 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10316#comment-1004601 This myth will forever be with us. Ants are not killed by grits or cornmeal. This is a myth which came about because cornmeal or grits are often used as the carrier for the chemical bait/pesticide. An adult ant cannot swallow an entire girt or grain of cornmeal so therefore it cannot swell up or explode in their digestive tract. Carefully check the facts before writing please. Best bet – Visit reliable sites and read articles written by entomologists. DME is an excellent way to keep ants from coming into the house or on the patio.

]]> By: bben http://www.pfadvice.com/2012/04/25/10-frugal-ant-control-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-1004217 bben Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:43:15 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10316#comment-1004217 I have been using the Diotomatious earth. It works against any crawling bug and not just ants. Roaches, earwigs, some spiders etc. Any bug that comes in contact will soon die. Much safer, much less expensive and also much longer lasting than insecticides. It is so fine it sifts under the baseboards and so safe it can be used around food, pets & children. It is even supposed to work for bedbugs – I don’t know for sure since I don’t have them – maybe that’s because I dusted the bedroom when I first moved in and once or twice a year since then.

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