tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post9185367100200119717..comments2024-03-23T10:59:54.394-06:00Comments on The 7MSN Ranch: Evidence-based ant eradicationthe7msnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01082802012105875164noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-26687831419246024232013-06-09T18:09:35.834-06:002013-06-09T18:09:35.834-06:00Love a good science project. Now would like to see...Love a good science project. Now would like to see a nice poster board written up of your hypothesis, process, results :-)<br />So, are you going to start eating DE too? It sounds like you won't have any trouble keeping it fresh because I am thinking it is not gonna get wet :)JaneKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671608749441706267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-82503453529731076482013-06-09T17:28:04.603-06:002013-06-09T17:28:04.603-06:00I love, love, love this blog. Science is not the w...I love, love, love this blog. Science is not the way my mind works but oh so interesting. Do keep up informed. I'm on pins and needles and putting my money on the d... earth thing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463432698449442807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-2329434573415977782013-06-09T12:13:39.234-06:002013-06-09T12:13:39.234-06:00I, too, have ants.... will be waiting with bated ...I, too, have ants.... will be waiting with bated breath to see if anything at all works...not holding that breath though.... mine are still swarming all over the garden in spite of my best efforts..... <br />BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-1673470790857227612013-06-09T11:14:03.619-06:002013-06-09T11:14:03.619-06:00This is the one I use it works great, but with the...This is the one I use it works great, but with the chicken, and smooch it maynot be a good idea for your ranch.<br /><br />Supplies Needed<br />1/2 cup of sugar<br />1 1/2 tablespoons Borax<br />1 1/2 cups warm water<br />Cotton balls or paper towel<br />Instructions<br />1. Mix the Borax and sugar together until well combined.<br />2. Add the mixture to your warm water and mix constantly until the powder has been completely dissolved.<br />3. Seal the mixture in a jar or container for future use, and use only what you need in the next steps (and save the rest). It is important that you clearly label the jar, as it will just look like water. Do not leave this where children can get to it. (Because this is such an easy solution to make, however, I only kept what I made until after the ants had been gone for a week or more.)<br />4. Fill some jar lids, milk caps, or other shallow containers with cotton balls or a wad of paper towel.<br />5. Add the sugar-Borax solution to the prepared lids making sure to soak the cotton balls (or paper towel).<br />6. Wait. It may take the ants a while to find the solution. But, once they do, let them feast (and take the solution back to their home). At our house, to speed up the finding process, I placed a couple of the soaked cotton balls directly on the ledge in my kitchen where most of the ants were.<br />Be prepared – more ants will probably show up once they find the solution. However, within a day, you’ll probably see much fewer ants. Over the course of just a few days, all of the ants should likely be gone. Because we had watched the ants quite a bit, we noticed where they were coming from and made sure to use a sealant to seal the area to stop them from coming back in the future.Jillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823661869234336280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-45756303867392818782013-06-09T10:17:22.888-06:002013-06-09T10:17:22.888-06:00Can't wait to get to see how this turns out. I...Can't wait to get to see how this turns out. I'm betting on the DE.janejanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383177485564752517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-11143193593463265512013-06-09T10:12:39.313-06:002013-06-09T10:12:39.313-06:00You might want to do some more research before you...You might want to do some more research before you start feeding that stuff to your critters. I have been down this road, and not only does it not do what is often claimed, I think it causes harm when fed in high doses or long term. I am a histotechnician (meaning I create stained slides from tissue samples). I have seen DE under a microscope in amongst the villi of the intestinal lining. Think about the kind of damage that DE causes to an insects skeleton being wrecked upon the extremely delicate lining of the stomach and intestine. I know one horse who nearly died of anemia because his owner was using DE as her only dewormer and as feed-through fly control. The combination of heavy parasites and damage from the DE nearly killed him. The Dancing Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-69905594974337821092013-06-09T08:16:00.172-06:002013-06-09T08:16:00.172-06:00Having judged science fair projects for years, I a...Having judged science fair projects for years, I am impressed - especially with the little flats! I am looking forward to reading your trifold backboard display, from your Hypothesis to your Conclusion! I am hoping that you can conclude that many of the substances are effective in getting rid of your ants! Good luck!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-36547789141238831232013-06-09T08:02:04.788-06:002013-06-09T08:02:04.788-06:00Very Interesting! I can hardly wait for the resul...Very Interesting! I can hardly wait for the results. And, looking forward to the "feeding it to the herd" blog!Thirteen Sheep (Or More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16826863741953006716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-77320689290426506142013-06-09T07:01:02.576-06:002013-06-09T07:01:02.576-06:00A cliffhanger ! Hadn't seen one of those sinc...A cliffhanger ! Hadn't seen one of those since Saturday afternoon matinees! Really interested in the outcomes.Rebecca2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04672311628641811961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-84312840354785764322013-06-09T06:20:54.024-06:002013-06-09T06:20:54.024-06:00I agree with Sandra. Hate cliffhangers. Especially...I agree with Sandra. Hate cliffhangers. Especially as I'm eying my own ant colonies. Glad you have invested in all the ingredients....I'll wait for the results...and then hot footed it to the store for definitive ant removal product.JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05844563223203004641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-83845678954760278832013-06-09T06:16:39.719-06:002013-06-09T06:16:39.719-06:00This is great since I missed the grade 8 science f...This is great since I missed the grade 8 science fair back in the olden days ;-) Good photo's of those ants,,,,,I feel itchy now!theresa EHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213841528077465387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-32174980560015095432013-06-09T05:47:42.339-06:002013-06-09T05:47:42.339-06:00You sure have an array of things to try and solve ...You sure have an array of things to try and solve your problem ants and I'm anxious to see which works. I use the diatomaceous earth to keep bugs out of my garden, especially potato bugs, and it works great. Keep us updated.Pat in east TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654095647835294718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-87171640705649084132013-06-09T05:37:38.449-06:002013-06-09T05:37:38.449-06:00This is going to be a great experiment! I also re...This is going to be a great experiment! I also read to pour boiling water down an ant hole and that takes care of that(but it will kill your gress if you do). <br /><br />C in WInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-29705112502382028872013-06-09T04:13:37.298-06:002013-06-09T04:13:37.298-06:00i do so hate cliffhangers and this is one, can'...i do so hate cliffhangers and this is one, can't wait to see which one works, i had forgotten the grits one, daddy used to use that but i can't remember if it worked. in waiting mode....hope we get Results before a week.MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com