[Sca-cooks] fruit flies/now ants

[Edouard de Bruyerecourt]

I have found, and also learned in restaurant service from old timers, 
that the little six legged friends don't like pungent things, such as 
some spices (capsium, pepper, ginger, etc). Garlic works, too, as does 
rosemary. I've even made insect repellent for bodily use out of black 
pepper and pine needles stewed into a 'tea' and sprayed on. This was in 
Siberia and it worked. I actually saw a mosquito land on my sleeve, 
crawl onto my bare skin, turn around and crawl back to the sleeve, 
poking around for an opening. Seems he wasn't into spicy food.

Selene wrote:

>My evil ant-brew:  simmer chili peppers in water.  Put into a spray 
>bottle and spray the ant-trail.  Kills some, gives little anty hot-foots
>
>to the rest and they race out of there toot sweet.  Spray all around the
>
>areas which are open to the outside, the sides and tops of doorways and 
>windows, etc.  The dried residue still makes the footing too "hot" for 
>the ants to cross.  Respray weekly.
>
>Sometimes I put mustard powder and other "heat" into the brew.  I'm not 
>sure if it helps but it makes me feel like a proper mad alchemist.
>

-- 
Edouard, Sire de Bruyerecourt
bruyere at jeffnet.org
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