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THE DESERT ANT
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THE DESERT ANT THE DESERT ANT Ants are king of the desert as far as I'm concerned. Growing up in Connecticut, I had an "Aunt", who used to sing songs to me while she played with my noodle...Of course THAT only happened when we visited her just across the state line in New York state. I urged my parents to go,go--go, see Aunt Cate frequently... (Well, what do you expect from a pervert who obviously had a very weird and sexually oriented childhood?).. But, this thing--this post to my blog--is not about sex. I WOULD write about the sex life of the ant, but sadly, that's an area I know nothing about. I woke up last night at around one in the morning when I heard Lou, our Retriever barking, and then was joined with the rather barking of Lou's companion-- Rags--the Border Collie. It was just a car or truck, miles in the distance where the headlights from the vehicle woke our GUARDS up. In a short time both dogs snuggled back to their outdoor spots as the light faded away. I doubt any of you faithful watcher-readers cares a whit about the weather in Southern California nor about the lack of rain here, nor--now, about the extreme early summer heat of 110 (even though it's not yet even the summer solstice). Hey no sweat! I don't blame you at all. If we didn't live here, I wouldn't give a whit either. Anyway, Lou's barking woke me,and I crawled down from our sleeping loft to look outside, and then to get a drink of water.... The kitchen sink was crawling with tiny ants no bigger that grains of black/red pepper...and...those little suckers pack a painful sting too. Oh..It really was no big surprise..I've sort of been expecting another invasion of the biting, stinging hoards.. because... every summer, M. and I have had at least one or two battles with the tiny little guys who seem to be able to eat their way through everything but steel. The entire South wall of our house IS of steel. I long ago tore off the wood siding and insulation that was a home to the little ant suckers, and replaced the wood with steel siding. It's morning now, and I have this last invasion of the nasty pests stopped, and all their army hoards have been sucked up into an old Dirt Devil vacuum, and a neat new cordless, lithium powered vacuum.. The tiny cracks they entered through are now sealed with new silicon caulk. When it gets light outside, I'll open some places where I've drilled small sealable holes at the bottom of our South wall, and spray down into the ground with a powerful ant killer. Until the next invasion, this will fix the problem... Years ago, when I first moved to the desert, and had no experience with ANTS, I practically tore my hair out coming up with the solution I use today. Sometimes back in those years, our whole summers would practically be ruined by the daily incursion of these unwanted guests... One thing about the human brain is that when we stick with something and really puzzle over solving the problem, we can usually come up with things that work. I'm sure many of you reader/ watchers, have had problems with ants--especially if you live in the desert West... As a matter of fact, even my younger sister who lives up in Port Townsend, Washington, wrote me an email a couple of days ago saying the exterminator found a huge ant hill under her house in the crawl space.. These ants around our place are mostly meat eaters, although they seem to eat anything they can find.. They seem to only invade during the hottest parts of the summer, and when they do invade, they come with thousands. For myself, I have no doubts at all who is king of this Mojave Desert.. It's the ant!! by david stardust, Wednesday, June 17, 2015... .  |
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just a thought......... a way to kill ants 1 cup of warm water – 1/2 cup of sugar, – 2 tablespoons of Borax. Soak the Borax mixture up with cotton balls, and then place the cotton balls near any trails the ants have established in your home. I’ve tried this recipe at my home, setting out the cotton balls at night and waking up to find dead ants. Works like a charm. I like going in full combat with them with my trusty vacuums..lol.
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just a thought......... a way to kill ants 1 cup of warm water – 1/2 cup of sugar, – 2 tablespoons of Borax. Soak the Borax mixture up with cotton balls, and then place the cotton balls near any trails the ants have established in your home. I’ve tried this recipe at my home, setting out the cotton balls at night and waking up to find dead ants. Works like a charm. silky... 
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You are probably right about ants being king. Between the title and your mentioning the dogs barking my first thought was of the ants attacking the dogs.  May you not have to venture forth into the Hot today and you and M have an enjoyable day. The ants don't seem to bother the dogs nor my tortoises either. I used to worry a bit about the killer African bees when a man a few miles from me raised bees and then would be gone most of the summer and not leave the poor things with any water. Most of the critters here bite and sting.. even the plants.. lol. Of course the most dangerous predator--man--is in short supply, happily, out here.. ...Thanks for the neat comment Justskin, dave and M.
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You are probably right about ants being king. Between the title and your mentioning the dogs barking my first thought was of the ants attacking the dogs. May you not have to venture forth into the Hot today and you and M have an enjoyable day. If you see me in the real world, come say "Hi Justskin." I always behave. Preferably not well. 
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