Just when I thought I'd gotten rid of the ants...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

I watered my african violets and this mass exodus of the boogers covered my countertop. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh!

I sprayed the plants with this orange oil based insecticide. Will it help? I hate to chuck the plants!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. tweak

[blindpig]

2. baits work best

but take a week or so. Where's an anteater when you need one?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. Maybe that's the problem!

I need my sig line back!

What kind of baits do you use?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

Get the Raid baits

The very best ones have see-through tops - the ants seem to LOVE the bait in those. Good luck!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. I haven't tried those...I did try some other Raid baits.

I'll give it a whirl...

[gizmo1979]

3. cloves, sprinkle cloves all over counter ants will be gone.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. powdered?

Won't they just come back when the mess is cleaned up?

[gizmo1979]

6. yes

It looks icky,but it worked for me this summer and I had tried every trap spray,cloves worked best!

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. I put little decorative soaps on my counters and it truly does work.

Good luck. I don't really care for ants. I'd say I hate them, but my New Year's Resolution is to reserve that word for the Bush Admin. :hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. Any particular flavor?

[n2mark]

8. We had problems with ants where I worked

the orange oil base does work. Try some bleach near the area without it getting on your plants, also try white vinegar.

[n2mark]

9. What you really need to do

is find the trail... then get rid of the ants.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

10. The baits - I'm telling you, the baits!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. I think they must be nesting in the soil of the plants

because they swarmed all over the place (including my person!) when I watered them. They seemed to come from nowhere.

[LeftyMom]

11. Top secret (not really) ant spray recipe

Allright, you need a spray bottle, some water, Dr. Bronner's pepper mint soap and tabasco sauce. Pour about an inch of the Dr. B's into the base of the bottle,, add about 20 drops of tobasco (I use the habanero variety because I'm mean) and then fill the bottle up the rest of the way with water. Put the spray bottle on and shake it a bit to mix it all up.

Should keep the ants out of the house when you use it near doors and other entries. No advice for getting them out of the plants, I kill plants just by looking at them funny.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

14. Don't you have a big furry anteater?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. That function seems to not be working at present...

:)

[Solly Mack]

16. peppermint

plant peppermint ...in a pot...place near your violets

plant peppermint in your yard, near doors and windows...

ants hate peppermint and will avoid the area

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. Thanks for the tip!

I love peppermint in my tea!

[Solly Mack]

19. and it's non-toxic...doesn't hurt the environment

won't harm children who might happen to take a nibble

and it's great in tea and coffee :)