Has anyone used olive oil with smaller ants before. They are a tiny colony and not very aggresive. Is baby powder-rubbing alcohol better. If so what ratio?
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Has anyone used olive oil with smaller ants before. They are a tiny colony and not very aggresive. Is baby powder-rubbing alcohol better. If so what ratio?
Edited by ANTdrew, September 15 2024 - 3:54 AM.
Has anyone used olive oil with smaller ants before. They are a tiny colony and not very aggresive. Is baby powder-rubbing alcohol better. If so what ratio?
Fluon is also good
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
Don’t use it. Olive oil is widely considered to be the least effective barrier. Use 100% talc mixed with alcohol. Baby powder is now made for corn starch or other components, not talc.
yep, talcum powder was causing skin tags. i got one too had an itchy rash on my thigh and used talc to sooth it, not knowing it would give me a skin tag.
Hello Ants4ever7;
When I first started ant keeping, I wanted an ant barrier that would be safe, easy to apply, and last a long time on a vertical surface. I read about Olive oil and the problems with it being eaten by some ants, so I used heavy mineral oil that was in my medicine cabinet. My mother used to give it to us kids as a laxative so I knew it should be safe for ants.
A while ago I started a thread about heavy mineral oil that you will find here Heavy Mineral Oil as a Barrier - General Ant Keeping - Ants & Myrmecology Forum (formiculture.com)
You'll find information and opinions on other deterrents like fluon in the thread, I hope the information is useful.
RPT
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