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avlena
10-18-2005, 10:22 AM
comes the ants... i hate ants... stupid buggars get into everything! So far, they've invaded our shower, our office, and of all the bizarre places, our freezer. Our house is beginning to smell very "Country Fresh" from all the Raid. die ants die!!! :bash:
esme
10-18-2005, 10:30 AM
ants i can stand .......but i HATE HATE HATE cucarachas!!!!

and also more floods because of the rain ......

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9737192/
cheapie
10-18-2005, 10:34 AM
cucarachas? what are those? i googled it and all the links are in spanish. cockroaches? we don't really have them in michigan.
Markel
10-18-2005, 10:40 AM
There have been a few threads on ants in the past. Here's a few of them:

http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89805
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79241
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49737

I like the solutions that use boric acid (as long as you can keep it away from pets and/or young children).
esme
10-18-2005, 10:48 AM
cucarachas? what are those? i googled it and all the links are in spanish. cockroaches? we don't really have them in michigan.


yes, that's what they are ........ :toxic: i hate them ......gross!!
InfiniteNothing
10-18-2005, 11:02 AM
cucarachas? what are those? i googled it and all the links are in spanish. cockroaches? we don't really have them in michigan.
I think it can be any kind of roach.
Markel
10-18-2005, 11:08 AM
cockroaches? we don't really have them in michigan.
Hah! That's what you think. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=michigan+cockroaches&btnG=Google+Search)
Merlin
10-18-2005, 11:26 AM
Jeez, down here in the south we get those Palmetto bugs that look just like roaches but are the size of your thumb. And when you squish them they smell terrible.
MikeD
10-18-2005, 11:28 AM
And when you squish them they smell terrible.

:puke:

Those things are n-a-s-t-y...
cheapie
10-18-2005, 11:28 AM
ants i can stand .......but i HATE HATE HATE cucarachas!!!!

and also more floods because of the rain ......

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9737192/



speaking of flooding...hehe...


http://homepage.mac.com/paulanrichards/chotoday.wmv
esme
10-18-2005, 11:36 AM
Jeez, down here in the south we get those Palmetto bugs that look just like roaches but are the size of your thumb. And when you squish them they smell terrible.


yucky!!!! .....that is so gross ....

over in baja .....when it pours they get flying f-en roaches!! :puke:

i just can't stand them ...... :dead:
Markel
10-18-2005, 07:00 PM
Jeez, down here in the south we get those Palmetto bugs that look just like roaches but are the size of your thumb. And when you squish them they smell terrible.
pssst - "palmetto bugs" is just a politically correct name for big cockroaches.

Oh yeah, Florida gets the flying variety, too.
OC
10-18-2005, 07:07 PM
Ugh. I never had to deal with roaches before I moved to Raleigh. Hate them. Windex makes for good roach killing though.

Be careful with the Raid. That ****'ll kill you.
Markel
10-18-2005, 07:12 PM
Be careful with the Raid. That ****'ll kill you.
Yeah, cockroaches is another place (in addition to ants) where boric acid can be a good defense.
bachviet
10-18-2005, 07:59 PM
We have ants everywhere in our bathroom. My little girl likes crawling around and I hate to see her got bitten.
OC
10-18-2005, 08:28 PM
Yeah, cockroaches is another place (in addition to ants) where boric acid can be a good defense.
I've been thinking of trying some pheromone-laced roach traps.
sho.gun
10-18-2005, 08:33 PM
I've been having some ant problems myself and I had to turn my room upside down to figure out where they're coming from. Turns out they're popping out from under the carpet in a corner of my room. I've since surrounded that area with baby powder and they seem to stay underneath now...
avlena
10-18-2005, 10:39 PM
I've been having some ant problems myself and I had to turn my room upside down to figure out where they're coming from. Turns out they're popping out from under the carpet in a corner of my room. I've since surrounded that area with baby powder and they seem to stay underneath now...

baby powder? i've never heard that one!
oblongmelon
10-18-2005, 11:21 PM
baby powder? i've never heard that one!

it masks their scent trails...
buy yourself some Terro spray, and powder, and granules for around the outside perimeter of your house..the spray you can use in the house and it kills almost INSTANTLY..and definately defies the buggars from coming back..spray it in the corners, in cracks, around edges of windows..then lay some of the powder down in those places where ants come in the house..(across outdoor stairs, underneath doors etc..)this is the ONLY stuff I use. ps..if you kill an ant walking, make sure you clean his scent trail with bleach and water or you'll have a dozen more ants there looking for the body.