Melbourne

Ants were swarming in the kitchen last night and got into my cat’s bowl. I had to throw out a bowl of expensive kibble and couldn’t find the bottle of Ant Rid. Of course I notice it’s gone after sending the Bunnings order.

In the meantime I cleaned up the ants in the food area, fired off a Coles order and moved a borax and icing sugar bait to the spot where they were coming in. That was a diy cockroach bait courtesy of Smeg but curious to see if it works at all. Maybe they’d be more enticed by borax in honey.

Then I put the fresh biscuits in a small heavy ramekin with tall sides, and sat it in a wide low saucer bowl of water creating a moat. (Normal bowls floated and wobbled sideways creating a point of contact. Biccies weren’t heavy enough alone.) Adding one drop of unscented dish soap to the water was hopefully enough to cut the surface tension so they can’t just walk over the ‘skin’ of the water like some insects can.

I hope kittenface doesn’t drink the soapy liquid. I hate ants.

I’ve also been seeing fruit flies. Time to put diluted apple cider vinegar in an empty bottle with a drop or two of dish soap. And either leave baking soda sitting in the drain overnight chased by a kettle of boiling water, or use actual drain cleaner.