Now that we've vanquished the sugar ants (the teeny kind about the size of chocolate sprinkles only skinnier) after three weeks' battle, we have the BIG ANTS. Some of them are the size of tractor-trailers! Well, SUVs. (Would you believe, Matchbox cars?)
Two applications of Orange Guard didn't work, so I think I'll try a repeat of what finally worked for the sugar ants:
1. serious cleaning of kitchen countertop
2. wiping down countertop with bleach
3. letting bleach stay on a while.
4. washing off bleach and applying Orange Guard.
Oh, and speaking of chocolate sprinkles, for the libray's Summer Reading Club kickoff (theme this year: bugs) one "Bug Olympics" event will be "eating bugs"--that is, eating chocolate sprinkles off a plate without using your hands. I hope I get stationed in that room for part of the time, though I did volunteer my face-painting skills to paint butterflies and such on kids.
Speaking of the library, we are in Major Budget Turmoil. I won't trouble you with the detail. No one will lose their jobs but we could get some deeeeep materials budget cuts (which I suspect will just about kill any chance of picking up new manga series) and close on Sundays.
Ivan has a new meow--specially for letting us know he wants to play with the Feline Flyer, The Greatest Toy Ever! Speaking of Ivan, he was just making mysterious noises in the bathroom. He'd opened the vanity drawers and was looking for toy mousies to play with. (Of course Ivan can open drawers! What do you think, we have a stupid uncoordinated cat?) Sooo, I got a mousie out of the High Hide-Things-From-Ivan drawer and let him go at it. Poor mousie's nearly lost half his tail already.
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I have a non-toxic but supposedly effective (ie, scientifically studied) recipe at home which I will look up for you.
Good luck!
And please scritch my boy for me! :)
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