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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
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Posted: Mon Jun 24 15:45:30 1985
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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
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