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Old 08-08-2021, 11:01 AM
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Ahh, the sugar ants. They're all over Florida. They're so tiny it's hard to see them. We had an attack about 2 months ago. Called Dean's. They tracked the buggers to the honey in our cupboard and then followed their path to a window frame in the living room. He sprayed and left little tent traps and told us to remove the traps two weeks after we no longer see any. He also told us to keep the honey or anything with sugar in plastic, sealable bags, which we have done. It work. Jump to the present - they'rrrreeee back. We don't use sugar, but other products have sugar in them, and our honey is sealed, so they were not attacking the honey again. Be careful what you spill on your counter. A drop of dried orange juice on our counter, and they found it. And whatever you do, don't play the song Sugar, Sugar. They also love to dance. ;-)

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