tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post2641317180519283982..comments2024-03-28T09:42:20.558-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: The Ants are MarchingJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44147139782607747842018-12-15T13:41:31.429-05:002018-12-15T13:41:31.429-05:00Last Stop Pest Control is a full-service residenti...<a href="http://www.laststoppestcontrol.com/" rel="nofollow">Last Stop Pest Control</a> is a full-service residential, commercial, and industrial 24hours <a href="http://www.laststoppestcontrol.com/" rel="nofollow">Bronx pest control</a> company. Our years of experience with Bed Bug inspection & removal, spiders, ants, roaches, silverfish, crickets and all other forms of structural pests are what differentiates us from other companies in the industry.alwallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994207112365862784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-21576057801786531472015-07-22T17:44:14.272-04:002015-07-22T17:44:14.272-04:00Yikes. If there is one thing you wouldn't want...Yikes. If there is one thing you wouldn't want marching into your house, it is ants. They can be quite destructive, and also difficult to get rid of entirely. A good countermeasure would be to fumigate, so that you could get rid of not only the ants, but all the pests in the house at the same time. Good luck!<br /><br /><a href="http://invaderpest.blogspot.com/2015/06/phoenix-bee-removal-what-homeowner-must.html" rel="nofollow">Debra Owen @ Invader</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899926137741011867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11888289784171452452015-03-26T16:17:51.700-04:002015-03-26T16:17:51.700-04:00Shari, or making those with cell phones who text e...<br />Shari, or making those with cell phones who text either ride the bus as you said, or be forced to buy a driverless car, or maybe hire someone to drive them.<br /><br />Grace, I must have different ants than you have. They can be quite persistent for awhile, and then give up. I found if I spray my counters with window spray, it helps a lot.<br /><br />Kait and Laura, I wouldn't want to give up driving, either. I like feeling in control. However, that doesn't mean I don't enjoy having my friend in her much nicer car take me to concerts, etc.<br /><br />Laura, it is rather cool about ants not having egos, isn't it. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33291436323675411662015-03-26T15:22:05.059-04:002015-03-26T15:22:05.059-04:00I am not looking forward to driverless cars. Most ...I am not looking forward to driverless cars. Most of my dialogue comes to me while I'm driving. For your mind to be involved in an action such as driving can still leave the creative portion of your mind available for work. My favorite lesson from your blog today was: ANTS DON'T HAVE EGOS. What an interesting world! Laura ByrnesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-67083590880062645092015-03-26T14:38:37.470-04:002015-03-26T14:38:37.470-04:00Your column was so timely. We just noticed our fi...Your column was so timely. We just noticed our first ant visitors. Usually we spray them, but we have our daughter's dog staying with us and don't want to endanger him. The ants drive us crazy. They walk freely across our kitchen counters and congregate in our dishwasher. We've tried every natural method of getting rid of them that we can find (borax, cucumber, cloves, soapy water, vinegar, etc.. Nothing seems to work except the ant killer sprays. I'm almost ready to break down and call an exterminator. <br /><br />I should be so diligent about my writing as those ants are about collecting food from my house!Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48846932745399543362015-03-26T14:25:48.386-04:002015-03-26T14:25:48.386-04:00Ugh, ghost ants?! I thought the regular ones were ...Ugh, ghost ants?! I thought the regular ones were bad enough. I find ant society and persistence fascinating and inspiring, but NOT IN MY HOUSE.<br />I think it is fun to drive, so I am not pro driverless cars, however, after almost getting creamed by way too many people who are texting/applying makeup/watching movies I am starting to think they're a good idea. Or maybe making those people who want entertainment while they drive ride a bus is a better idea.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89019215926898201682015-03-26T13:33:11.639-04:002015-03-26T13:33:11.639-04:00Nancy, what a story in perseverance. Thanks for sh...<br />Nancy, what a story in perseverance. Thanks for sharing with us.<br /><br />Sarah, thanks for my laugh of the day. Is he wearing a mask and cape, too????<br /><br />KM, I only get them in my house for a brief period in the spring. Apparently, the borax and window spray on the counter discourage them. I've tried digging up ant hills in my gardens and with my wheelbarrow relocate them out near the pond. Not sure if it works or not.<br /><br />Vicki, my son sprays around his house, too, but I have a feeling what is in those insecticides is worse than ants. It took us a long time to find out what a horrible thing DDT was and how hard on the environment. I agree about cell phones. How often I've been behind someone who slows down, speeds up and weaves a little and when I finally go around them, they're holding a cell phone to their ear.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-74547473200623973532015-03-26T12:16:24.664-04:002015-03-26T12:16:24.664-04:00I had to laugh because this topic is so timely at ...I had to laugh because this topic is so timely at my house. Yesterday, the pest control company came by with super dooper stuff to keep the ants from marching into my house, something they do every spring. <br /><br />I'm not sure about driverless cars. I'm sure about no cell phone usage in cars.Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90037282480702231312015-03-26T12:00:54.223-04:002015-03-26T12:00:54.223-04:00I tend to have a live and let live policy toward i...I tend to have a live and let live policy toward insects unless they are creating a real problem (black hornets nesting in next to the fill valve of the propane tank, for instance.)<br /><br />We don't usually have too many ant problems. We live in the woods, and I have a feeling the numerous birds (which we feed) keep the numbers down.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-58342564997157228542015-03-26T11:10:05.289-04:002015-03-26T11:10:05.289-04:00My husband will love this post, Gloria. He is curr...My husband will love this post, Gloria. He is currently waging a battle against those little sugar ants. It's making him insane. The man is wielding his spray bottle of soapy water like freaking Zorro.Sarah Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822639126179367121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-7417301307497902422015-03-26T10:40:12.787-04:002015-03-26T10:40:12.787-04:00Ants are fascinating unless they are 1) in my hous...Ants are fascinating unless they are 1) in my house, 2) on me or 3) fire ants. It is amazing the trails they can blaze to reach something. In one house we had, they liked to march a trail up to the outside trash can. My husband sprayed, he thought everywhere, to stop that trail. About three days later, he saw the ants again. They had learned to go to the back of the house, crawl up to the house just under the eaves over 20 feet then crawl back down the 20 feet to reach a new point from which they could access the trash can. I sometimes wish I had that much persistence! <br /><br />Nancy E. <br />www.workingmomadventures.comNancy Eadyhttp://www.workingmomadventures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25835778401453221662015-03-26T10:14:06.100-04:002015-03-26T10:14:06.100-04:00KB, that is so interesting. I wonder what they'...<br />KB, that is so interesting. I wonder what they're looking for.<br /><br />You are so right, Warren. Except when other types of ants invade their area, they get along very well with their own kind.<br /><br />Kait, there isn't much that creeps me out except slugs. Those I scoop up with a garden trowel and feed to my chickens who love them. Yummy. It's one of the reasons I wear garden gloves when gardening.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80389703676051517602015-03-26T10:00:14.917-04:002015-03-26T10:00:14.917-04:00URGH - ants give me the creeps. I never had or wan...URGH - ants give me the creeps. I never had or wanted an ant farm as a child. When we moved to this house in Florida we discovered the kitchen was infested with ghost ants. Tiny little things you can hardly see until you get right up on them. Awful. Thank you Truly Nolen for effecting a cure!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62276628721345594432015-03-26T09:35:07.058-04:002015-03-26T09:35:07.058-04:00I'm not sure we humans are at the top of the f...I'm not sure we humans are at the top of the food chain. Some insect species have us outnumbered and ants, among others, do very well indeed. Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-2332952928543083512015-03-26T09:33:25.507-04:002015-03-26T09:33:25.507-04:00Ants are fascinating. While my house is not infest...Ants are fascinating. While my house is not infested with them, I do have a trail that comes in through my back door, across the sink and up the wall. I've never figures out where they are going. They don't go anywhere near my food.KB Ingleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089951663907060127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56707633356427146242015-03-26T09:22:27.471-04:002015-03-26T09:22:27.471-04:00Margaret, that must have been horrible. I get some...<br />Margaret, that must have been horrible. I get some infestations, but not to that extent.<br /><br />Kara, with the advent of texting I'm more leery of driving. I just heard on NPR that accidents with teen drivers is going up because of texting. Of course, it isn't only teens who are doing that.<br /><br />Jim, I do put those little ant traps under rocks in my perennial gardens where ants are creating mounds that grow and grow. I also spray yellow jacket nests when they build them where they are a problem like in the lean-to where I park my car and do a lot of my potting of plants. As for carpenter ants, I would definitely spray them, too. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54925115775040304112015-03-26T08:50:10.750-04:002015-03-26T08:50:10.750-04:00I can sit and watch ants for long periods of time....I can sit and watch ants for long periods of time. Down south we get periodic infestations, going after food sources I can’t quite figure out. <br /><br />Up north I have had trouble with carpenter ants a couple of time at my log cabin. They can be loud, and the sawdust trails give them away. Those guys get sprayed with heavy chemicals. The rest generally get to live, and I’ll put down so repellents outside.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91353221407179605502015-03-26T08:34:08.096-04:002015-03-26T08:34:08.096-04:00Interesting blog, Gloria. I'm not fond of ants...Interesting blog, Gloria. I'm not fond of ants especially when they march through my house. But we could take a lesson from their traffic patterns. The other day I was almost hit by a guy who was texting using both hands. Was he steering with his knee? For that reason I'm in favor of driverless cars.<br />Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71565325184283068802015-03-26T08:15:10.956-04:002015-03-26T08:15:10.956-04:00In Atlanta, we lived on top of a sugar ant hill. O...In Atlanta, we lived on top of a sugar ant hill. One drop of rain and they were in the kitchen, swarming the counters and streaming towards the pantry where there was a box of overturned cereal. Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.com