ANTS!!!!

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Nov 17 17:13:55 2003

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:

> Hi
> Thanks for mentioning this. Also, if you don't
> want to find dead ants all over the oven, put a pan
> of hot water ( with a little soap added ) under the
> object. When they come out, they fall in. The soap
> or detergent makes sure they drown.
> This heating method also works for termites. Some
> exterminators actually tent the house in an insulator
> and just heat the house. To bad that is doesn't
> kill dry rot.
> Dwight

But how do they get the pan of hot water under the house, Dwight?
:-)
                                                - don

> >From: "John Allain" <allain_at_panix.com>
> >
> >> Just put it in the oven at between 125
> >> and 130F for a couple of hours.
> >
> >I'd recommend using the oven only in a passive mode.
> >The radiant heat of a live element probably exceeds
> >125 by a lot. I melted some plastic once in an oven set
> >very low. Next time I do this I'll preheat the oven, shut it
> >off, wait a few minutes and then use the residual heat.
> >
> >John A.
> >
> >
>
>
>
Received on Mon Nov 17 2003 - 17:13:55 GMT