Are you ready to read the story of some persistent ants? Not too long ago, we had an army of ants invading our kitchen. We’d tried everything to get rid of them. We put out boric acid ant bait, the ants would eat it, their numbers would dwindles and then within a few days they were back in full force. We tried corn meal, too. The idea behind using corn meal as ant bait is that ants can’t digest it so when they take it back to the queen, she dies and so does the colony. Well, our ants didn’t touch it.
Finally, after months of trying every natural remedy we could think of, we gave up and called the bug man. He came over and sprayed the house. We were preparing to list our home to sell at the time, and we knew we had to get rid of the bugs. I couldn’t believe my eyes when the ants were back in full force a week later! I told my husband our house must be built on top of an ant colony. Our bug man returned to spray the areas where the ants were getting in, and we sealed them up with caulk as well as we could. Surely this time the ants would be gone for good. Wrong! They came back again.
By this time, our home was on the market and I had about had it with the ants. We don’t tend to keep many toxic chemicals on hand so a family member lent us a can of ant and roach killer spray. That did the job temporarily, but still the ants kept coming back. I couldn’t believe the persistence of these little guys. I wished they’d start persisting somewhere else and leave me and my kitchen alone!
Fast forward a couple of weeks. We started using EcoSMART insect repellent and were pleased (and surprised) by its effectiveness and scent. I was eager to give their Ant and Roach spray a try so when the company offered to send me a sample, I jumped at the chance. I hoped it would be at least as effective as the toxic spray, but I was shocked to find that not only does it smell much better, it also was MORE effective. I sprayed the ants with EcoSMART two weeks ago and they haven’t returned since! This is by far the longest period of time we’ve been without ants since February! I was more than thrilled to say goodbye to our little persistent intruders.
While I can’t guarantee that everyone will witness the dramatic results of this spray the way we did, I do think that you will be pleased with the product. It is a plant-based, organic spray that is safe to use around children and pets although the label still warns to keep it out of the reach of children. EcoSMART has generously offered to give one reader EcoSMART Organic Ant Killer, a great product to kill ants and all types of household bugs.
Enter for your chance to win EcoSMART Organic Ant Killer. This giveaway will remain open until July 20, 2009 11:59 pm CST.
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Please make sure to include an email address so I can contact you if you win. A winner will be chosen by random number generator. Up to two entries per person. Thanks and good luck!
