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> On 21-6-2016 17:29, Anthony D. Baye wrote:
>> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degroot org> wrote:
>>> Talking of ants, I am in the middle of a grim human-against-ants
>>> campaign. Not sure who is going to win at this stage. My forces have had
>>> to retreat a couple of yards for lack of ammunition, and major
>>> regrouping - on both sides - is under way.
>>>
>> Assuming you're being literal, I've found a pretty good solution to ant
>> infestations, if you like oranges.
>>
>> Grind up the orange peels and scatter them on the ground around the
>> anthill: It
>> kills off the fungus that the ants feed on.
>>
>
> As usual, I was grossly exaggerating but the ants need constant
> vigilance in some parts of the garden. Oranges: good idea! Thank you, I
> shall add them to the ordnance ;-)
>
Give then corn starch. They love it but can't digest it at all and it
end up clogging their digestive thact.
For ants, eating corn starch is like us eating plaster of cement powder
in large quantity, but tastier.
Alain
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