cr250
95 posts
Aug 03, 2008
8:58 PM
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Anybody have any suggestions for getting rid of ants in the loft and safe for the birds?Went into the loft today and ants everywhere.Had to move the birds around and get them away from those damm ants.Is there any safe products out there?
Thanks for the help,Brian
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Electric-man
1903 posts
Aug 03, 2008
9:10 PM
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Seven dust! You can get it at any garden center and its cheap!I get mine at Wal mart and I have used it for years. I dust my birds with it, put it in the nesting bowls under the nesting material and in all the cracks and crevisis in the loft! Works great and did i mention its cheap?
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Val
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Alohazona
421 posts
Aug 04, 2008
12:46 AM
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Spray 50% vinegar and 50% water,they won't stick around!....Aloha,Todd
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gotspin7
1627 posts
Aug 04, 2008
5:21 AM
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Seven dust.
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Sal Ortiz
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J_Star
1704 posts
Aug 04, 2008
6:34 AM
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A while back some one posted a recipe for ants that works good. Hope it helps:
"Several days ago I was having a problem with fire ants in the breeder loft and I remembered a bait recipe I got from my father years ago. I mixed some up and sure enough three days later they are gone. Mix 1/3 boric acid powder, 1/3 corn meal and 1/3 confectionaries sugar (powdered). You can get the boric acid at most pharmacies or Wal-Mart. Place a small amount in a dark dry area where your birds or other pets can't get to it. The ants or roaches take the bait back to the nest and end up killing it. Don't know if it will work on other pest insects. I never saw a roach in the house as a kid and till this day my Dad keeps a couple jar lids with this mix throughout the house."
Jay
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sundance
698 posts
Aug 04, 2008
7:45 AM
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I`ve seen that before too Jay. The boric acid is the key. It just needs to stay dry and a small amount goes a long way.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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Huey
62 posts
Aug 04, 2008
12:28 PM
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I use ant posion with Fipronil in it. I put it out around the yard, barn, flower beds, and house. Keeps fire ants away for one year, fleas and ticks for three months. Put it out with a hand held fertilize spreader. I think it is called Over and Out.
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cr250
98 posts
Aug 04, 2008
7:47 PM
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Thanks,I'am going down to get the stuff now.I sprayed vinegar and it worked.Is the 7 dust and boric acid a perventive to?
thanks again,Brian
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birdman
636 posts
Aug 04, 2008
9:39 PM
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Hey Brian, I've been using BAYER Complete Soil and Turf spray and it works pretty good too.
Russ
PS: been riding lately?
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cr250
100 posts
Aug 04, 2008
10:17 PM
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No,its been too hot.Its been 2 weeks.Thanks for the info.
Brian
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