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Migas? Ants? Whatever you call them
be careful with some of those Chinese insect cures. they are seriously poisonous, to humans. there is this thing called Chinese chalk, which you use to mark lines on surfaces. insects crawl over the lines, and it is curtains. you can no longer buy that stuff in countries like the USA. be careful what you buy.
What you need is Terro liquid ant killer. Works especially well for the small "sugar ants". Put several drops in the middle of the trail as close as possible to where they are entering you apto. or where they are going into the wall. They'll eat this stuff like it's a giant luau and take it back to the nest where they feed it to the queen. Works great. I've been using it for years.
https://www.amazon.com/TERRO-Liquid...d=1501356159&sr=8-3&keywords=terro+ant+killer
diatomaceous earth and Boric acid Mix together and spread very thin line around all walls that face outside, back of cupboards, under stove and fridge etc It is harmless to people and pets, takes a few days to do it's job but once the ants are tracking through it say goodbye
I've nerver seen it down here. You'd have to have a friend bring it down for you or order it through Amazon and have it sent via BM Cargo or EPS acct(or one of many others). You only need a little to do the job. I still have some left from a 2oz bottle I bought several years ago.
Those little ants love this stuff and they will be gone in two days max. It contains boric acid which was mentioned in another post. If you have a dog or a cat you wouldn't want to put it on the floor where they could get at it, but someplace like around the windows sills it's no problem at all.
funny, i posted about this exact problem on FB the other day............they just seem to arrive out of nowhere............
well, i just put a used pizza box outside of the french doors and within 24 hours they all are gone.......I know they love pizza almost as much as i do.......................
well, i just put a used pizza box outside of the french doors and within 24 hours they all are gone.......I know they love pizza almost as much as i do.......................
They each have an electrostatic attraction to the exoskeleton of insects when misted on to the surface in a very fine dust. The diatomaceous earth (DE) is very hard powdered rock which works it way into the joints of the exoskeleton and ends up cutting through it. This exposes the internals of the insects
to the atmosphere and causes dehydration and death. The boric acid (BA) is ingested when the insects try to clean it off with their mouths. This causes a fatal chemical imbalance. I don't know exactly how it kills them, but I think it dissolves their innards. I believe their is some dehydration with BA also. The two mixed together work from inside and out. Neither is considered harmful to mammals in the quantities used here. However, it has been suggested that when applied to food prep surfaces that it be done after the evening meal cleanup and then wiped up in the morning. DE is sold in food quality with the intent that it be eaten. BA is sold in pharmacies for medical uses, eye wash and maybe some others. I've read that BA is less toxic than table salt.
https://www.amazon.com/Duda-Energy-...TF8&qid=1501377575&sr=8-7&keywords=boric+acid
https://www.amazon.com/Diatomaceous...7690&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=daatomaceous+earth
https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Hom...501377759&sr=1-1&keywords=bellows+hand+duster
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I'm sure you could mix your own "Terro". It's just 5.4% boric acid in a sugar based suryp. Those little ants love the sugar so they eat it and ingest the boric acid at the same time. Very effective. Like warhaut said, you can probaly get BA at any farmacia. It's a white powder. Cheap. Mix with honey.
The diatomaceous earth he recommended does work as described if you can find it.
The diatomaceous earth he recommended does work as described if you can find it.
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Tempo Ultra
We have been bring down something called Tempo. This is a product of Bayer. We spray the perimeters of our rooms and deck with it. It is mixed with water and it has a residual affect for about 60 days. Once dry if they walk over it they're done.
It also works on many other insects including spiders. Don't know if it can be purchased in the DR. Have used baits and traps in the past but this stuff is fantastic, especially on ants. Google it to get all the specifics.
We have been bring down something called Tempo. This is a product of Bayer. We spray the perimeters of our rooms and deck with it. It is mixed with water and it has a residual affect for about 60 days. Once dry if they walk over it they're done.
It also works on many other insects including spiders. Don't know if it can be purchased in the DR. Have used baits and traps in the past but this stuff is fantastic, especially on ants. Google it to get all the specifics.
We use ant powder. Have used it for 10 years or so. Pour over ants and they will be dead in half hour and ready to be swept up. Then dust it around the problem areas. They sell it at the agricultural place that is where the ceramic shop used to be, beside the moto place, on the left side of the road heading out of Sosua going to Cabarete.
I have the product here in my apartment but don't know how to post a photo on DR1. However, I have looked at the pack and there is one very descriptive piece of English "Bait for killing ant".