Moanday.

[sihaya09]

-- Olivebean, you and me need to talk, young lady. You keep me awake way, way too much, pawing at my door and crying your mournful cry. I get that I'm Your Person, and my sole purpose in life is to provide a safe and willing lap upon which you may nap. But I need to sleep, honestly. A sleep that does not involve you walking all over my face and

Comments

[acousticdryad]

I had ants last summer in the upstairs bathroom (nowhere else, how odd is that). My guess is they were after water because it was mostly around the shower or sink. I mixed some borax and sugar and laid it out on the windowsill near the shower. I think they were gone in about 2 weeks.

[tamnonlinear]

I get the little creepers every spring. I find it helps a bit to spread diatomaceous earth around the foundation (a non-chemical means of keeping them out) but mostly it's just a matter of cleaning. A friend of mine swears by mint oil, but I usually end up resorting to nasti chemicals by the summer.

Of course, the worst it that the little creeps keep trying to set up colonies in my plant pots. At least once a year I'll water my plants and have an entire ant colony coming boiling out of the soil. Then I have to drown the plant in the bathtub and slaughter the retreating army.

[sihaya09]

I'm almost out of lemon & orange EOs... I am gonna switch to mint next.

[ladylyonesse]

We successfully fended off a huge invasion in our previous house using vinegar solution on all the possible entryways and all down the main wall through which they were coming.

[hagakaze]

Ahhh, cats. They can be annoying, but in a cute sort of way. :)

(this from a non-owner, but lover of, cats.)

[fieryredhead]

So I'm guessing from the stuff you are using you are trying to stay natural. If you are not here is some great stuff a friend of mine told me about when we had our first invasion of ants at the new house and all the normal methods didn't help:

[zenmaster]

Ah yes, Jeremiah. I remember it well. In fact, I just got the second season on DVD; it's finally been released after all this time. I'd be interested to hear your reaction to season 2, episode 8 ("Crossing Jordan").

Also, SG:U returns with new episodes this Friday!