Comments on The Building Brows: Nontoxic ant repellent for home interiors

Hello all, I use diatomatious earth (DE), which yo...

2009-12-28T10:24:23.322-05:00

Hello all,
I use diatomatious earth (DE), which you can get at garden stores. It's very effective, and MAY be less expensive than some of these other options like baby powder or cornstarch (I say "may be" because I haven't actually compared cost per weight). It's odorless, which works for me. DE works by breaking down the outer shell of ants (and other crawling insects) - and I suspect the other powders do the same thing.

Well this is way after you posted this but I am so...

2008-07-26T21:40:00.000-04:00

Well this is way after you posted this but I am so glad to have found this. Our city was said to be built on an ant hill but this is the first year we have really had them. I am going to try this thanks.

Most excellent!

2008-06-21T22:43:00.000-04:00

Most excellent!

Angela (first commenter)--I have trouble with alle...

2008-06-19T13:49:00.000-04:00

Angela (first commenter)--I have trouble with allergies, too, but didn't have too much with the powder. The scent wears off after a few days, too.

CC--I was surprised the baby powder actually killed the ants. I hadn't heard of honey/borax. It sounds more like a recipe to invite more ants rather than keep them away. Does it work? Since I've put down the powder, I've seen about four ants. And that's over the course of the past three weeks.

Audra--Thanks for the kudos. Cinnamon is a new one to me, too. Baby powder is cheaper, though, so I think I'll stick with it. ;-)

Anonymous--I used Johnson's baby powder, cooling cucumber melon scent just because that's what I had. It is the corn starch version, but I suspect talc baby powder will work well, too. The ingredients in the Johnson's that I used are: corn starch, tricalcium phosphate, fragrance, sunflower seed oil, cucumber fruit extract, and melon fruit extract.

Angela (2nd one)--best ant battle to you. Let us know how it turns out.

Very very cool - the ants are marching through my ...

2008-06-18T16:00:00.000-04:00

Very very cool - the ants are marching through my kids playroom, so I will try it today!

Thank you! :) By the way, is this the "new" baby ...

2008-06-18T15:14:00.000-04:00

Thank you! :) By the way, is this the "new" baby powder that is made of corn starch? I read about corn starch working too (blowing up their bellies); so now I need to check to see if I should get corn starch or baby powder. I wonder if there is something added to the baby powder to make them more toxic to the ants.

Great blog. Very different and extremely interest...

2008-06-18T15:03:00.000-04:00

Great blog. Very different and extremely interesting! Congratulations on being published. I have heard that sprinkling cinnamon works well for ants too, it burns them.

We've got to try that. We've been doing the honey/...

2008-06-18T14:27:00.000-04:00

We've got to try that. We've been doing the honey/borax thing and that contains them to one area, but doesn't seem to be killing them at all! Yuck!!!

Talking about asking God for the answer, we've beg...

2008-06-18T09:19:00.000-04:00

Talking about asking God for the answer, we've begun having the same problem. And this is perfect, while I'm sure the powder isn't great for my asthma it sure beats the heck out of toxic chemicals. Yahoo, and thanks!