Wholesale Elimination of Ants in and Around the House
Yes, the ants have been driving us crazy around here. There have not only been a lot of them outside, but also inside. It’s time to get rid of the ants! Near the beginning of Spring I went into one of the local Home Depot’s looking for some pesticide to kill ants with. At the […]
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Budding Plant with Ants Identified
I did a bit more searching to find out what the plant in the below picture is as I have a couple of them in the front planter. According to the info I could find they are called Peonies and the ants just like the sugar and stuff that comes off the buds. I’m not […]
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Memorial Day Weekend and Another Weekend Update
I hope everyone in the US is having or had a good Memorial Day weekend. So far I’ve been doing yard work and flying, and tomorrow will probably be grilling as well. I’ve been a bit slow this week in uploading photos and updates on the new patch I put on the lawn on Monday, […]
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Is There a ‘Nice’ Way to Get Rid of Ants?
We have a lot of black ants around the property, mostly close to the house it seems. They’re about 1″ long at most. I’d like to get rid of them and I sprayed (yes yes I know not good for Mother Nature) some Ortho Perimeter Defense Max around the house, again, tonight. I feel terrible, […]
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