Grateful, Florida, traps

1. Grateful to God and all who help me get through a day
2. Grateful to places in Florida that would be interesting to visit
3. Grateful to have green products as pest controls, traps

Warm Mineral Springs
http://www.warmmineralsprings.com/

Shell Point Village
15101 Shell Point Blvd. - Fort Myers, Florida 33908
(239) 466-1131 - 1-800-780-1131 - www.shellpoint.org

Coral Trace Health Care Center.
216 Santa Barbara Blvd Cape Coral, FL 33991


The Springs is located at:
12200 San Servando Ave., North Port, FL. 34287

Here's how to find us:

From the South:

I-75, Exit 182 (Sumter Blvd.), west to US 41. Turn right on US 41 to Ortiz Blvd. Right on Ortiz Blvd. and take to end.

From the North:

I-75, Exit 191 (River Rd.), west to US 41. Turn left on US 41 to Ortiz Blvd. Left on Ortiz Blvd and take to the end.

Sugar Ant Hotel

* 1 cup borax
* 1 cup sugar
water
* 4 shallow glass jars with screw tops (small jar of marinated artichoke heart jars are ideal)
* 4 loose wads of toilet paper

In a bowl, mix the borax and sugar. Place a loose wad of toilet paper into each of four different screw-top jars. Pour a quarter of the sugar and borax mixture into each of the four jars, over the toilet paper. Fill each jar with water to one inch of the top. Screw the lids on the jars, and with a hammer and nail, make four to eight holes in the lid. Place the jars in areas where you have ants (but keep away from pets and children).

This ant trap will catch the workers but not the queen. A more comprehensive
solution is to blend 1/4 cup of confectioner’s sugar and one tablespoon of
borax and sprinkle it in ant traffic areas. There is not enough borax with
this method to kill the worker ants immediately, so they take it back to the
nest, ultimately eradicating it. (If the worker ants do die at the powder,
cut back on the borax.)

Caution: Keep borax products away from pets and other animals.

Citrus Solvent Spray
Place 1/4 cup of citrus solvent (such as Citra Solve) in a spray bottle, and add 2 cups of water. Spray in areas where there are ants. This works!

There are also a number of herbs such as mint and pennyroyal, and spices such as cayenne pepper, that repel ants