Daily Check-in

[starwatcher]

 
This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Wednesday, March23rd, to midnight on Thursday, March 24th (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #26782 Daily Check-in

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 36

How are you doing?

I am OK.
24 (66.7%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
12 (33.3%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
14 (38.9%)

One other person.
18 (50.0%)

More than one other person.
4 (11.1%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
 

Comments

[lilysea]

Fighting an ongoing battle with ants in my kitchen and my bathroom.

Missing my partner - can't safely see him because there are too many COVID cases in my community.

[kathmandu]

Good luck to you in your battle against the ants!

[lilysea]

Thanks

I'm trying to avoid poisons as I have many creatures that eat ants and could thus be poisoned by poisoned ants

fence skinks
geckos
frogs
Willie Wagtails (small birds that eat insects)

[harpers_child]

Ants are the worst. Best of luck.

[lilysea]

Thanks

I'm trying to avoid poisons as I have many creatures that eat ants and could thus be poisoned by poisoned ants

fence skinks
geckos
frogs
Willie Wagtails (small birds that eat insects)

[harpers_child]

Have you thought about training some of the wildlife to come into the house to do pest control for you? You would then have frogs and geckos in the house which is a different problem, but they'd take care of the ants. (Disclaimer: This is the same joke advice I recently gave my sister.)

[ride_4ever]

These are various non-poison ways I have used to repel ants in and around my house:

vinegar mixed in a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water
cinnamon
cayenne pepper
black pepper
mint

I hope that one or more of these are useful for you.

[twistedchick]

I second the cinnamon; they won't cross it. I had ants of several sizes coming in a few years ago -- they would walk up the joint/crack between the house and the back room that was added on in the 60s. I discovered (by using it) that ants cannot break down or chew through Elmer's Wood Glue or regular glue. They also dry mostly clear. That may help if you know where they're coming in.