Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!ttidca!ttidcb!tarnopol From: tarnopol@ttidcb.UUCP (Lewis Tarnopol) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Trouble with Red Ants, HELP Message-ID: <391@ttidcb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 15:45:30 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcb.391 Posted: Mon Jun 24 15:45:30 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 05:56:26 EDT References: <34@NCSUVM> Reply-To: tarnopol@ttidcb.UUCP (Lewis Tarnopol) Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica Lines: 30 In article <34@NCSUVM> NETOPRVC@NCSUVM.BITNET writes: >Red ants are killing my Pecan seedling. Last year they ate >the leaves of my Sunflowers. Does anyone know of a home- >remedy for getting rid of Red Ants? A farmer friend once >told me of a common household substance that would keep >them away but I forgot what it was. HELP! > > Vicky > netoprvc@ncsuvm.bitnet Vicky - I read this one in Organic Gardening magazine several months ago. Blend citrus peels and water in a food processor or blender. It kills on contact. This months 'OG' says it's been discovered that orange oil (oil from the peel) kills fleas on contact and is being incorporated in some new organic pet baths for sale. Anyway, pour this citrus mixture on the hills. The ants carry the pulp into the ground and DIE. Or so it was printed. Maybe you should call Organic Gardening mag's reader service - ask information for the city:Emmaus, Pa. Rodale Press is the publisher. They send out info from reprints. Lew -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Lewis Tarnopol Citicorp/TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 (213) 450-9111, ext. 3082 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcb!tarnopol