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TheAmazingLarry — 2008-07-26 14:10:57

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TheAmazingLarry — 2008-07-26 14:09:47

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MaryLieth — 2008-07-13 02:27:56

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- In terms of food, ants seek out proteins and sugars... not really interested in lettuce and other foods lacking these two groups. Jello seems to provide ants with both of what they crave! Filling up on their bounty, the accordion-like 'plating' surrounding the ant's abdomen expands as the creature fills its two stomachs; one stomach is for personal use, while the other, known as the "crop," provides food for others in the colony. Once they've found a food source, ants will secrete a chemical trail from their abdomen to provide a path back to the source for the rest of the nest. Back at the nest, ants will share tasters from their crop, and the rush is on! The rest of the colony caravans out to the food source to fill up and provide food for other friends back at the nest.	+ In terms of food, ants seek out proteins and sugars... They're not really interested in lettuce and other foods lacking these two groups. Jello (though not the sugar-free variety) seems to provide ants with both of what they crave! Filling up on their bounty, the accordion-like 'plating' surrounding the ant's abdomen expands as the creature fills its two stomachs; one stomach is for personal use, while the other, known as the "crop," provides food for others in the colony. Once they've found a food source, ants will secrete a chemical trail from their abdomen to provide a path back to the source for the rest of the nest. Back at the nest, ants will share tasters from their crop, and the rush is on! The rest of the colony caravans out to the food source to fill up and provide food for other friends back at the nest.
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- They have ousted most native ants and have found a niche picking up after the crumbs we leave behind, like unpaid janitors. They will descend upon and ravage the dinner we left on the floor while we went to the bathroom, or crawl through the threads of a poorly sealed jar of honey and spoil it. They are so small and numerous that they can attack and kill entire honeybee hives!	+ They have ousted most native ants and have found a niche picking up after the crumbs we leave behind, like unpaid janitors. They will descend upon and ravage the dinner we left on the floor while we went to the bathroom, or crawl through the threads of a poorly sealed jar of honey and spoil it. They are so small and numerous that they can attack and kill entire ["Honeybees" honeybee] hives!
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- ''2007-01-14 20:14:21'' [[nbsp]] When I was young my and a friend of mine would harvest red ants from near the 3t's and take them over to the little league field where lots of Argentine ants made there homes. --["StevenDaubert"]	+ ''2007-01-14 20:14:21'' [[nbsp]] When I was young my and a friend of mine would harvest red ants from near the 3t's and take them over to the little league field where lots of Argentine ants made there homes. --["Users/StevenDaubert"]

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StevenDaubert — 2007-01-14 20:14:21

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MatthewTom — 2006-08-20 10:03:13

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KarlMogel — 2006-05-10 17:10:13

stop watering the ants!

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- In terms of food, ants seek out proteins and sugars... not really interested in lettuce and other foods lacking these two groups. Jello seems to provide ants with both of what they crave! Filling up on their bounty, the accordion-like 'plating' surrounding the ant's abdomen expands as the creature fills its two stomachs; one stomach is for personal use, while the other provides food for others in the colony. Once they've found a food source, ants will secrete a chemical trail from their abdomen to provide a path back to the source for the rest of the nest. Back at the nest, ants will share tasters from their second stomach, and the rush is on! The rest of the colony caravans out to the food source to fill up and provide food for other friends back at the nest.	+ In terms of food, ants seek out proteins and sugars... not really interested in lettuce and other foods lacking these two groups. Jello seems to provide ants with both of what they crave! Filling up on their bounty, the accordion-like 'plating' surrounding the ant's abdomen expands as the creature fills its two stomachs; one stomach is for personal use, while the other, known as the "crop," provides food for others in the colony. Once they've found a food source, ants will secrete a chemical trail from their abdomen to provide a path back to the source for the rest of the nest. Back at the nest, ants will share tasters from their crop, and the rush is on! The rest of the colony caravans out to the food source to fill up and provide food for other friends back at the nest.
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	+ * Recent [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060331153612.htm research] at UCSD has found that irrigating the ground attracts Argentine ants. When you stop irrigating, they move out. Therefore, if you want to keep these ants away from your house, let the ground dry up around it. That might mean digging up your ornamentals and replacing them with drought-tolerant natives.

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EliseKane — 2006-05-09 22:58:53

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EliseKane — 2006-05-09 22:54:10

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EliseKane — 2006-05-09 22:53:34

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AndrewChen — 2006-02-01 22:50:05

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- See [http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/?id=6797# Aggie article] for more on Argentine Ants and visit our ["Town Wildlife"] page to learn more about other infestations you may experience!	+ See [http://www.californiaaggie.com/news/2005/01/05/SciTech/Soapy.Water.Not.Just.For.Dirty.Mouths.But.Ants.Too-1319070.shtml Aggie article] for more on Argentine Ants and visit our ["Town Wildlife"] page to learn more about other infestations you may experience!

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ChrisTakemura — 2005-09-10 21:33:55

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- While it may or may not be true that Davis is built on one gigantic ant hill, it's fair to say that if you live in Davis long enough, sooner or later you will have a major ant invasion. In terms of food, ants seek out proteins and sugars... not really interested in lettuce and other foods lacking these two groups. Jello seems to provide ants with both of what they crave! Filling up on their bounty, the accordion-like 'plating' surrounding the ant's abdomen expands as the creature fills its two stomachs; one stomach is for personal use, while the other provides food for others in the colony. Once they've found a food source, ants will secrete a chemical trail from their abdomen to provide a path back to the source for the rest of the nest. Back at the nest, ants will share tasters from their second stomach, and the rush is on! The rest of the colony caravans out to the food source to fill up and provide food for other friends back at the nest. One method to dissuade invasions is to consistently disrupt the chemical trail using ammonia-based products such as window cleaners.	+ While it may or may not be true that Davis is built on one gigantic ant hill, it's fair to say that if you live in Davis long enough, sooner or later you will have a major ant invasion. + + In terms of food, ants seek out proteins and sugars... not really interested in lettuce and other foods lacking these two groups. Jello seems to provide ants with both of what they crave! Filling up on their bounty, the accordion-like 'plating' surrounding the ant's abdomen expands as the creature fills its two stomachs; one stomach is for personal use, while the other provides food for others in the colony. Once they've found a food source, ants will secrete a chemical trail from their abdomen to provide a path back to the source for the rest of the nest. Back at the nest, ants will share tasters from their second stomach, and the rush is on! The rest of the colony caravans out to the food source to fill up and provide food for other friends back at the nest. + + Sometimes ants will also forage for water, lapping up spilled contact solution, or drinking straight from the tap.
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- They have ousted most native ants and have found a niche picking up after the crumbs we leave behind, the dinner we left on the floor while we went to the bathroom, or will crawl through the threads of a poorly sealed jar of honey and spoil it. They are so small and numerous that they can attack and kill entire honeybee hives!	+ + They have ousted most native ants and have found a niche picking up after the crumbs we leave behind, like unpaid janitors. They will descend upon and ravage the dinner we left on the floor while we went to the bathroom, or crawl through the threads of a poorly sealed jar of honey and spoil it. They are so small and numerous that they can attack and kill entire honeybee hives!
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- [[Comments]] - ------ - ''2005-01-01 17:29:56'' [[nbsp]] we've been trying to get rid of ants for a couple of weeks now! They get into everything!!!!! --["BryanBell"] - ------ - ''2005-03-03 10:43:52'' [[nbsp]] A couple of weeks? Feh. Pikers! We've been fighting them for over 30 years! --["BevSykes"]------ - ''2005-03-03 11:07:28'' [[nbsp]] The best cure I found is to use a Q-Tip and put Vaseline in all the holes and cracks you see them come into. It's safe, non-toxic for your house, ants hate it and won't cross it, and it doesn't dry out, so it keeps on protecting!! Really, I was skeptical at first, but it's the best thing I've found. Never again will ants eat an entire pack of my Chewy Chips Ahoy. --["DavidBenjamin"] - ------ - ''2005-03-03 18:02:27'' [[nbsp]] A solution made by dissolving aspirin in water seems to dissuade the buggers, they also hate hot chili oil. --["AmeliaCarlson"] - ------ - ''2005-03-03 19:14:00'' [[nbsp]] When I was at UC Riverside, we had bad ants. But my RA in my dorm said, he'd "hook me up." He went to the hall closet that only the RA had access to and got some kind of super-toxic industrial strength ant spray. We went outside and sprayed a square around my window. Then we went to the entrace of the room and he sprayed the entire doorjam. Then he sprayed every electrical socket till they sizzled. Sure, I may develop cancer someday. But I never was bothered by the dorm-wide insect infestations that happened later in the year. --["JaimeRaba"] - ------ - ''2005-03-03 19:14:00'' [[nbsp]] We have ants in Davis? haha...We have lived here for years, ants are everywhere. So, we use bait and it does seem to help a lot. The primary problem with bait is that it takes a few days before they stop coming around after you get them the bait. But, it's better than spraying nasty chemicals. So, Soap, bait and a clean house are the best bets. --["brianhiatt"] - ------ - ''2005-08-10 23:57:01'' [[nbsp]] The species of ant I find here is Monomorium minimum or "Little Black Ant" (that's their name, seriously). Perhaps I'm wrong though? In any case, I've studied them for hours and realized they are actually unpaid janitors, cleaning up messes left by humans. When there's no more mess, they'll leave. --["SteveDavison"] - ------ - ''2005-08-11 07:05:00'' [[nbsp]] they love spilled contact solution :( --["EdwinSaada"] - ------ - ''2005-08-11 13:49:31'' [[nbsp]] we have the weirdest ants. they come around in the summer time. they're light brown, and they don't really travel in packs or form trails. they seem to just scatter around. they don't seem to care about food. even when we leave food on the counter, they just walk by it, never forming trails back to their nest and taking it or anything. i think these little guys just want a few drinks of water every now and then. they also appear to be magical: if we clean the entire counter, a few will just magically reappear right before our eyes. no really. where they come from? no idea. anyone have any idea what is up with these creatures? --["TerraSmithers"]	+ * Disrupt the chemical trail using ammonia-based products such as window cleaners. + * Use a Q-Tip and put Vaseline in all the holes and cracks you see them come into. It's safe, non-toxic for your house, ants hate it and won't cross it, and it doesn't dry out, so it keeps on protecting!! + * A solution made by dissolving aspirin in water seems to dissuade the buggers, they also hate hot chili oil. + * Bait does seem to help a lot. The primary problem with bait is that it takes a few days before they stop coming around after you get them the bait. But, it's better than spraying nasty chemicals. So, soap, bait and a clean house are the best bets.

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SteveDavison — 2005-08-10 22:57:01

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AlphaDog — 2005-04-24 15:03:59

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- While it may or may not be true that Davis is built on one gigantic ant hill, it's fair to say that if you live in Davis long enough, sooner or later you will have a major ant invasion.	+ While it may or may not be true that Davis is built on one gigantic ant hill, it's fair to say that if you live in Davis long enough, sooner or later you will have a major ant invasion. In terms of food, ants seek out proteins and sugars... not really interested in lettuce and other foods lacking these two groups. Jello seems to provide ants with both of what they crave! Filling up on their bounty, the accordion-like 'plating' surrounding the ant's abdomen expands as the creature fills its two stomachs; one stomach is for personal use, while the other provides food for others in the colony. Once they've found a food source, ants will secrete a chemical trail from their abdomen to provide a path back to the source for the rest of the nest. Back at the nest, ants will share tasters from their second stomach, and the rush is on! The rest of the colony caravans out to the food source to fill up and provide food for other friends back at the nest. One method to dissuade invasions is to consistently disrupt the chemical trail using ammonia-based products such as window cleaners.
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- The ants you will most likely find are California's favorite invasive Hymenopteran, ''Linepithema humile''. The common name for this ant (pictured above) is the Argentine Ant, owing to its country of origin. Because only one colony was imported, (hopefully by accident) the ants lack the genetic diversity to differentiate between colonies and will form huge polydomous nests, meaning they have multiple queens. Argentine Ants in Davis, Redding, and Los Angeles would consider each other sisters and join forces against us.	+ The ants you will most likely find are California's favorite invasive Hymenopteran, ''Linepithema humile''. The common name for this ant is the Argentine Ant, owing to its country of origin. Because only one colony was imported, (hopefully by accident) the ants lack the genetic diversity to differentiate between colonies and will form huge polydomous nests, meaning they have multiple queens. Argentine Ants in ["Davis"], Redding, and Los Angeles would consider each other sisters and join forces against us.
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MikeIvanov — 2005-03-22 11:03:53

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- While[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]true[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]built[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]gigantic[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]]hill,[[nbsp]]it's[[nbsp]]fair[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]say[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]live[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]long[[nbsp]]enough,[[nbsp]]sooner[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]later[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]major[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]]invasion.	+ While it may or may not be true that Davis is built on one gigantic ant hill, it's fair to say that if you live in Davis long enough, sooner or later you will have a major ant invasion.
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- The[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]likely[[nbsp]]find[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]California's[[nbsp]]favorite[[nbsp]]invasive[[nbsp]]Hymenopteran,[[nbsp]]''Linepithema[[nbsp]]humile''.[[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]common[[nbsp]]name[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]](pictured[[nbsp]]above)[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]Argentine[[nbsp]]Ant,[[nbsp]]owing[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]country[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]origin.[[nbsp]]Because[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]colony[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]imported,[[nbsp]](hopefully[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]accident)[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]lack[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]genetic[[nbsp]]diversity[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]differentiate[[nbsp]]between[[nbsp]]colonies[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]form[[nbsp]]huge[[nbsp]]polydomous[[nbsp]]nests,[[nbsp]]meaning[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]queens.[[nbsp]]Argentine[[nbsp]]Ants[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis,[[nbsp]]Redding,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]Los[[nbsp]]Angeles[[nbsp]]would[[nbsp]]consider[[nbsp]]each[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]sisters[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]join[[nbsp]]forces[[nbsp]]against[[nbsp]]us. - They[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]ousted[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]native[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]found[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]niche[[nbsp]]picking[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]after[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]crumbs[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]leave[[nbsp]]behind,[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]dinner[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]left[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]floor[[nbsp]]while[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]bathroom,[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]crawl[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]threads[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]poorly[[nbsp]]sealed[[nbsp]]jar[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]honey[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]spoil[[nbsp]]it.[[nbsp]]They[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]small[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]numerous[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]attack[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]kill[[nbsp]]entire[[nbsp]]honeybee[[nbsp]]hives!	+ The ants you will most likely find are California's favorite invasive Hymenopteran, ''Linepithema humile''. The common name for this ant (pictured above) is the Argentine Ant, owing to its country of origin. Because only one colony was imported, (hopefully by accident) the ants lack the genetic diversity to differentiate between colonies and will form huge polydomous nests, meaning they have multiple queens. Argentine Ants in Davis, Redding, and Los Angeles would consider each other sisters and join forces against us. + They have ousted most native ants and have found a niche picking up after the crumbs we leave behind, the dinner we left on the floor while we went to the bathroom, or will crawl through the threads of a poorly sealed jar of honey and spoil it. They are so small and numerous that they can attack and kill entire honeybee hives!
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- ''2005-01-01[[nbsp]]17:29:56''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]we've[[nbsp]]been[[nbsp]]trying[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]rid[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]couple[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]weeks[[nbsp]]now![[nbsp]]They[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]everything!!!!![[nbsp]]--["BryanBell" BryanBell]	+ ''2005-01-01 17:29:56'' [[nbsp]] we've been trying to get rid of ants for a couple of weeks now! They get into everything!!!!! --["BryanBell"]
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- ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]10:43:52''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]A[[nbsp]]couple[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]weeks?[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Feh.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Pikers![[nbsp]][[nbsp]]We've[[nbsp]]been[[nbsp]]fighting[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]over[[nbsp]]30[[nbsp]]years![[nbsp]]--["BevSykes" BevSykes]------ - ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]11:07:28''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]cure[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]found[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]use[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]Q-Tip[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]put[[nbsp]]Vaseline[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]holes[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]cracks[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]see[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]come[[nbsp]]into.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It's[[nbsp]]safe,[[nbsp]]non-toxic[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]house,[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]hate[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]won't[[nbsp]]cross[[nbsp]]it,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]doesn't[[nbsp]]dry[[nbsp]]out,[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]keeps[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]protecting!![[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Really,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]skeptical[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]first,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]it's[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]thing[[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]found.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Never[[nbsp]]again[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]eat[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]entire[[nbsp]]pack[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]Chewy[[nbsp]]Chips[[nbsp]]Ahoy.[[nbsp]]--["DavidBenjamin" DavidBenjamin]	+ ''2005-03-03 10:43:52'' [[nbsp]] A couple of weeks? Feh. Pikers! We've been fighting them for over 30 years! --["BevSykes"]------ + ''2005-03-03 11:07:28'' [[nbsp]] The best cure I found is to use a Q-Tip and put Vaseline in all the holes and cracks you see them come into. It's safe, non-toxic for your house, ants hate it and won't cross it, and it doesn't dry out, so it keeps on protecting!! Really, I was skeptical at first, but it's the best thing I've found. Never again will ants eat an entire pack of my Chewy Chips Ahoy. --["DavidBenjamin"]
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- ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]18:02:27''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]A[[nbsp]]solution[[nbsp]]made[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]dissolving[[nbsp]]aspirin[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]water[[nbsp]]seems[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]dissuade[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]buggers,[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]hate[[nbsp]]hot[[nbsp]]chili[[nbsp]]oil.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]--["AmeliaCarlson" AmeliaCarlson]	+ ''2005-03-03 18:02:27'' [[nbsp]] A solution made by dissolving aspirin in water seems to dissuade the buggers, they also hate hot chili oil. --["AmeliaCarlson"]
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- ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]19:14:00''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]When[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]UC[[nbsp]]Riverside,[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]bad[[nbsp]]ants.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]RA[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]dorm[[nbsp]]said,[[nbsp]]he'd[[nbsp]]"hook[[nbsp]]me[[nbsp]]up."[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]He[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]hall[[nbsp]]closet[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]RA[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]access[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]got[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]kind[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]super-toxic[[nbsp]]industrial[[nbsp]]strength[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]]spray.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]We[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]outside[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]sprayed[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]square[[nbsp]]around[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]window.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Then[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]entrace[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]room[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]he[[nbsp]]sprayed[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]entire[[nbsp]]doorjam.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Then[[nbsp]]he[[nbsp]]sprayed[[nbsp]]every[[nbsp]]electrical[[nbsp]]socket[[nbsp]]till[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]sizzled.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Sure,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]develop[[nbsp]]cancer[[nbsp]]someday.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]never[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]bothered[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]dorm-wide[[nbsp]]insect[[nbsp]]infestations[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]happened[[nbsp]]later[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]year.[[nbsp]]--["JaimeRaba" JaimeRaba]	+ ''2005-03-03 19:14:00'' [[nbsp]] When I was at UC Riverside, we had bad ants. But my RA in my dorm said, he'd "hook me up." He went to the hall closet that only the RA had access to and got some kind of super-toxic industrial strength ant spray. We went outside and sprayed a square around my window. Then we went to the entrace of the room and he sprayed the entire doorjam. Then he sprayed every electrical socket till they sizzled. Sure, I may develop cancer someday. But I never was bothered by the dorm-wide insect infestations that happened later in the year. --["JaimeRaba"]
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- ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]19:14:00''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]We[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis?[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]haha...We[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]lived[[nbsp]]here[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]years,[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]everywhere.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So,[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]use[[nbsp]]bait[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]seem[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]help[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]lot.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]primary[[nbsp]]problem[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]bait[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]takes[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]few[[nbsp]]days[[nbsp]]before[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]stop[[nbsp]]coming[[nbsp]]around[[nbsp]]after[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]bait.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But,[[nbsp]]it's[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]spraying[[nbsp]]nasty[[nbsp]]chemicals.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So,[[nbsp]]Soap,[[nbsp]]bait[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]clean[[nbsp]]house[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]bets.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]--["brianhiatt" brianhiatt]	+ ''2005-03-03 19:14:00'' [[nbsp]] We have ants in Davis? haha...We have lived here for years, ants are everywhere. So, we use bait and it does seem to help a lot. The primary problem with bait is that it takes a few days before they stop coming around after you get them the bait. But, it's better than spraying nasty chemicals. So, Soap, bait and a clean house are the best bets. --["brianhiatt"]

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RobertMorris — 2005-03-22 09:36:01

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- While it may or may not be true that Davis is built on one gigantic ant hill, it's fair to say that if you live in Davis long enough, sooner or later you will have a major ant invasion.	+ While[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]true[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]built[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]gigantic[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]]hill,[[nbsp]]it's[[nbsp]]fair[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]say[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]live[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]long[[nbsp]]enough,[[nbsp]]sooner[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]later[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]major[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]]invasion.
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- The ants you will most likely find are California's favorite invasive Hymenopteran, ''Linepithema humile''. The common name for this ant (pictured above) is the Argentine Ant, owing to its country of origin. Because only one colony was imported, (hopefully by accident) the ants lack the genetic diversity to differentiate between colonies and will form huge polydomous nests, meaning they have multiple queens. Argentine Ants in Davis, Redding, and Los Angeles would consider each other sisters and join forces against us. - They have ousted most native ants and have found a niche picking up after the crumbs we leave behind, the dinner we left on the floor while we went to the bathroom, or will crawl through the threads of a poorly sealed jar of honey and spoil it. They are so small and numerous that they can attack and kill entire honeybee hives!	+ The[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]likely[[nbsp]]find[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]California's[[nbsp]]favorite[[nbsp]]invasive[[nbsp]]Hymenopteran,[[nbsp]]''Linepithema[[nbsp]]humile''.[[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]common[[nbsp]]name[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]](pictured[[nbsp]]above)[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]Argentine[[nbsp]]Ant,[[nbsp]]owing[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]its[[nbsp]]country[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]origin.[[nbsp]]Because[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]colony[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]imported,[[nbsp]](hopefully[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]accident)[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]lack[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]genetic[[nbsp]]diversity[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]differentiate[[nbsp]]between[[nbsp]]colonies[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]form[[nbsp]]huge[[nbsp]]polydomous[[nbsp]]nests,[[nbsp]]meaning[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]multiple[[nbsp]]queens.[[nbsp]]Argentine[[nbsp]]Ants[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis,[[nbsp]]Redding,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]Los[[nbsp]]Angeles[[nbsp]]would[[nbsp]]consider[[nbsp]]each[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]sisters[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]join[[nbsp]]forces[[nbsp]]against[[nbsp]]us. + They[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]ousted[[nbsp]]most[[nbsp]]native[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]found[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]niche[[nbsp]]picking[[nbsp]]up[[nbsp]]after[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]crumbs[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]leave[[nbsp]]behind,[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]dinner[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]left[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]floor[[nbsp]]while[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]bathroom,[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]crawl[[nbsp]]through[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]threads[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]poorly[[nbsp]]sealed[[nbsp]]jar[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]honey[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]spoil[[nbsp]]it.[[nbsp]]They[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]small[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]numerous[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]can[[nbsp]]attack[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]kill[[nbsp]]entire[[nbsp]]honeybee[[nbsp]]hives!
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- (see [http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/?id=6797# Aggie article] for more on Argentine Ants)	+ (see[[nbsp]][http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/?id=6797# Aggie article][[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]more[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]Argentine[[nbsp]]Ants)
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- ''2005-01-01 17:29:56'' [[nbsp]] we've been trying to get rid of ants for a couple of weeks now! They get into everything!!!!! --["BryanBell"]	+ ''2005-01-01[[nbsp]]17:29:56''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]we've[[nbsp]]been[[nbsp]]trying[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]rid[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]couple[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]weeks[[nbsp]]now![[nbsp]]They[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]into[[nbsp]]everything!!!!![[nbsp]]--["BryanBell" BryanBell]
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- ''2005-03-03 10:43:52'' [[nbsp]] A couple of weeks? Feh. Pikers! We've been fighting them for over 30 years! --["BevSykes"]------ - ''2005-03-03 11:07:28'' [[nbsp]] The best cure I found is to use a Q-Tip and put Vaseline in all the holes and cracks you see them come into. It's safe, non-toxic for your house, ants hate it and won't cross it, and it doesn't dry out, so it keeps on protecting!! Really, I was skeptical at first, but it's the best thing I've found. Never again will ants eat an entire pack of my Chewy Chips Ahoy. --["DavidBenjamin"]	+ ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]10:43:52''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]A[[nbsp]]couple[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]weeks?[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Feh.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Pikers![[nbsp]][[nbsp]]We've[[nbsp]]been[[nbsp]]fighting[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]over[[nbsp]]30[[nbsp]]years![[nbsp]]--["BevSykes" BevSykes]------ + ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]11:07:28''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]cure[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]found[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]use[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]Q-Tip[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]put[[nbsp]]Vaseline[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]all[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]holes[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]cracks[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]see[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]come[[nbsp]]into.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]It's[[nbsp]]safe,[[nbsp]]non-toxic[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]house,[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]hate[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]won't[[nbsp]]cross[[nbsp]]it,[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]doesn't[[nbsp]]dry[[nbsp]]out,[[nbsp]]so[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]keeps[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]protecting!![[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Really,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]skeptical[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]first,[[nbsp]]but[[nbsp]]it's[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]thing[[nbsp]]I've[[nbsp]]found.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Never[[nbsp]]again[[nbsp]]will[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]eat[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]entire[[nbsp]]pack[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]Chewy[[nbsp]]Chips[[nbsp]]Ahoy.[[nbsp]]--["DavidBenjamin" DavidBenjamin]
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- ''2005-03-03 18:02:27'' [[nbsp]] A solution made by dissolving aspirin in water seems to dissuade the buggers, they also hate hot chili oil. --["AmeliaCarlson"]	+ ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]18:02:27''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]A[[nbsp]]solution[[nbsp]]made[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]dissolving[[nbsp]]aspirin[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]water[[nbsp]]seems[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]dissuade[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]buggers,[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]hate[[nbsp]]hot[[nbsp]]chili[[nbsp]]oil.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]--["AmeliaCarlson" AmeliaCarlson]
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- ''2005-03-03 19:14:00'' [[nbsp]] When I was at UC Riverside, we had bad ants. But my RA in my dorm said, he'd "hook me up." He went to the hall closet that only the RA had access to and got some kind of super-toxic industrial strength ant spray. We went outside and sprayed a square around my window. Then we went to the entrace of the room and he sprayed the entire doorjam. Then he sprayed every electrical socket till they sizzled. Sure, I may develop cancer someday. But I never was bothered by the dorm-wide insect infestations that happened later in the year. --["JaimeRaba"]	+ ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]19:14:00''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]When[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]at[[nbsp]]UC[[nbsp]]Riverside,[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]bad[[nbsp]]ants.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]RA[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]dorm[[nbsp]]said,[[nbsp]]he'd[[nbsp]]"hook[[nbsp]]me[[nbsp]]up."[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]He[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]hall[[nbsp]]closet[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]only[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]RA[[nbsp]]had[[nbsp]]access[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]got[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]kind[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]super-toxic[[nbsp]]industrial[[nbsp]]strength[[nbsp]]ant[[nbsp]]spray.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]We[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]outside[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]sprayed[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]square[[nbsp]]around[[nbsp]]my[[nbsp]]window.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Then[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]went[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]entrace[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]room[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]he[[nbsp]]sprayed[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]entire[[nbsp]]doorjam.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Then[[nbsp]]he[[nbsp]]sprayed[[nbsp]]every[[nbsp]]electrical[[nbsp]]socket[[nbsp]]till[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]sizzled.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Sure,[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]develop[[nbsp]]cancer[[nbsp]]someday.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But[[nbsp]]I[[nbsp]]never[[nbsp]]was[[nbsp]]bothered[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]dorm-wide[[nbsp]]insect[[nbsp]]infestations[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]happened[[nbsp]]later[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]year.[[nbsp]]--["JaimeRaba" JaimeRaba]
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- ''2005-03-03 19:14:00'' [[nbsp]] We have ants in Davis? haha...We have lived here for years, ants are everywhere. So, we use bait and it does seem to help a lot. The primary problem with bait is that it takes a few days before they stop coming around after you get them the bait. But, it's better than spraying nasty chemicals. So, Soap, bait and a clean house are the best bets. --["brianhiatt"]	+ ''2005-03-03[[nbsp]]19:14:00''[[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]We[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis?[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]haha...We[[nbsp]]have[[nbsp]]lived[[nbsp]]here[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]years,[[nbsp]]ants[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]everywhere.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So,[[nbsp]]we[[nbsp]]use[[nbsp]]bait[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]seem[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]help[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]lot.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]primary[[nbsp]]problem[[nbsp]]with[[nbsp]]bait[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]takes[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]few[[nbsp]]days[[nbsp]]before[[nbsp]]they[[nbsp]]stop[[nbsp]]coming[[nbsp]]around[[nbsp]]after[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]get[[nbsp]]them[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]bait.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]But,[[nbsp]]it's[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]spraying[[nbsp]]nasty[[nbsp]]chemicals.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]So,[[nbsp]]Soap,[[nbsp]]bait[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]clean[[nbsp]]house[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]bets.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]--["brianhiatt" brianhiatt]

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AmeliaCarlson — 2005-03-11 15:17:11

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AmeliaCarlson — 2005-03-11 15:16:05

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AmeliaCarlson — 2005-03-03 18:03:40

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- The ants you will most likely find are California's favorite invasive Hymenopteran, Linepithema humile. The common name for this ant (pictured above) is the Argentine Ant, owing to its country of origin. Because only one colony was imported, (hopefully by accident) the ants lack the genetic diversity to differentiate between colonies and will form huge polydomous nests, meaning they have multiple queens. Argentine Ants in Davis, Redding, and Los Angeles would consider each other sisters and join forces against us.	+ The ants you will most likely find are California's favorite invasive Hymenopteran, ''Linepithema humile''. The common name for this ant (pictured above) is the Argentine Ant, owing to its country of origin. Because only one colony was imported, (hopefully by accident) the ants lack the genetic diversity to differentiate between colonies and will form huge polydomous nests, meaning they have multiple queens. Argentine Ants in Davis, Redding, and Los Angeles would consider each other sisters and join forces against us.
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	+ ------ + ''2005-03-03 19:14:00'' [[nbsp]] When I was at UC Riverside, we had bad ants. But my RA in my dorm said, he'd "hook me up." He went to the hall closet that only the RA had access to and got some kind of super-toxic industrial strength ant spray. We went outside and sprayed a square around my window. Then we went to the entrace of the room and he sprayed the entire doorjam. Then he sprayed every electrical socket till they sizzled. Sure, I may develop cancer someday. But I never was bothered by the dorm-wide insect infestations that happened later in the year. --["JaimeRaba"]

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ArlenAbraham — 2005-03-03 14:49:13

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- ''2005-03-03 10:43:52'' [[nbsp]] A couple of weeks? Feh. Pikers! We've been fighting them for over 30 years! --["BevSykes"]	+ ''2005-03-03 10:43:52'' [[nbsp]] A couple of weeks? Feh. Pikers! We've been fighting them for over 30 years! --["BevSykes"]------ + ''2005-03-03 11:07:28'' [[nbsp]] The best cure I found is to use a Q-Tip and put Vaseline in all the holes and cracks you see them come into. It's safe, non-toxic for your house, ants hate it and won't cross it, and it doesn't dry out, so it keeps on protecting!! Really, I was skeptical at first, but it's the best thing I've found. Never again will ants eat an entire pack of my Chewy Chips Ahoy. --["DavidBenjamin"]

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KarlMogel — 2005-03-01 22:25:55

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	+ The ants you will most likely find are California's favorite invasive Hymenopteran, Linepithema humile. The common name for this ant (pictured above) is the Argentine Ant, owing to its country of origin. Because only one colony was imported, (hopefully by accident) the ants lack the genetic diversity to differentiate between colonies and will form huge polydomous nests, meaning they have multiple queens. Argentine Ants in Davis, Redding, and Los Angeles would consider each other sisters and join forces against us. + They have ousted most native ants and have found a niche picking up after the crumbs we leave behind, the dinner we left on the floor while we went to the bathroom, or will crawl through the threads of a poorly sealed jar of honey and spoil it. They are so small and numerous that they can attack and kill entire honeybee hives! +

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BevSykes — 2004-12-19 07:45:01

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