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I failed!!!!!!  Instead of spraying with chemicals..I used the suggestion I saw in here. ( trying to be eco-friendly) I placed GRITS where the small ants were parading and in the known spots. WELLLLL.. MY ANTSSSSSSSS are too smart!!!! 2 days later, to my amazement, there were 4 heaps of grits!!!!! Upon inspection, there was the whole in the middle where some ants were still coming out ..each with a granule. They didn't care that I was watching!! Oh! and get this...these ant holes were not there before!! Sooo somehow..these ants traveled some distance to get rid of these GRITS.  You might be wondering why I am writing this blog. ASSSSS some would ask.."And we care ..WHY?"  silly ! I am doing this as a PUBLIC SERVICE, I am warning those that may have read the prior blog about ANTS and GRITS. Chicago ants are not tricked! They refuse to eat GRITS!!! 
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8/19/2009 7:53 am |
Little Sis, Thanks for the Public Service Announcement!!!! I suspect your ants are die hard Yankee's with ties to the Teamsters Union. Thanks for the much needed injection of humor. Your Big Bro
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8/19/2009 9:40 am |
LaC: I've used cayenne pepper - in any/all places where I could see ants coming into my home. Chili powder and/or similar substances have also worked well for me. Couldn't hurt to try, eh?
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My mom always put cucumber peels where ants 'hung around'.....seemed to work for her.
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8/19/2009 6:39 pm |
Chicago ants are a tough bunch. Rumor is they got started on the South side of Chicago near Big Bad Leroy Browns hang out . Toughest place in the whole damn town. They grew up on PBR and shots of JTS Brown. They have been known to sneer at grits and eat what gags a maggot..Yep they are tough.. Just let em be my dear... 
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Thanks everybody for reading. I will try your suggestions. 
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8/20/2009 4:10 am |
only one real remedy ~ nippon ,it feeds the worker ants who then go back and poison the queen ,the liquid is better than the powder no queen ant means no worker ants ~ ive used nippon for 30 years at various locations and its always successful
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