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Household Hints & Help

B Calm

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6. Hedge Apples (Osage Orange) for Ant Control

Reply to Paper Roses (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 08:41 AM

Nov 2013

Go out in the woods and gather up hedge apples and place them around in your basement or crawl space.
There are no chemicals involved so I guess it's a green tip. I've heard crab apples work too. It's worth a try!

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Ant problem seems to be solved. [View all] Paper Roses Jul 2013 OP

Any idea if it would work on aunts? ret5hd Jul 2013 #1

In the spring, my house is inundated with little ants. Terro is the best thing I've kas125 Jul 2013 #2

Yep, Mr Nay uses Terro in his war against ants. Very effective! Nay Jul 2013 #3

I am glad that you found something that works. Curmudgeoness Jul 2013 #4

I have been using baby powder in my windows to keep ants out MagickMuffin Aug 2013 #5

Hedge Apples (Osage Orange) for Ant Control B Calm Nov 2013 #6