On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:17:52 GMT, Gene S. Berkowitz wrote:
> Many of the small ants aren't looking for sugar, they want fats.
> Try mixing boric acid into some melted chicken fat, then let it
> solidify.
Idiots all!
Whilst some ants aim for protein, like dried semen stains the bedsheets,
others prefer sweet things, like sugar crumbs under the table. Still others
go for live insects, still wriggling, and some go for dead insects, dried
up and crunchy.
However, the Argentine ants here in California are omnivorous - they'll eat
just about anything. And, as I said, they're tough to kill 'cuz they have
multiple queens and they can go to any nest, unlike other ants.
Hence they wipe out the indigenous ant population.
Says so right here:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2005/1401834.htm
