Why do you recommend using vegetable oil vs ant poison, etc?
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Hi Leanne, thanks for your question. The answer is that its the best, cheapest, and safest way that we've found to do it. Vegetable oil works great, everyone has it in their homes, its very inexpensive, and 100% safe for humans, birds & other pets like cats and dogs to be around. Some of our competitors promote using toxic & dangerous ant killer chemicals with ingredients that are deadly to humans, birds & other pets, and we simply can't condone something so irresponsible. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best, and we've found the vegetable oil with our "Skinny Ant" model is by far the best way to get rid of those ants, forever... I encourage you to check out one of our "Skinny Ant" moats yourself and let us know what you think... I know that you're going to love it, just like all of our other customers.. Have a blessed day, Mark
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I cannot say anything about the ants but I managed to exterminate cocroaches who are the great survavals. The substance have no smell and did not influence the state of health anyway ,though I used it all around the kitchen floor in all the corners and crevices.Nither of my family members complained. I had to repeat the spraying a couple of times until all the disabled creatures died out. I think that the substunce is magic. Very glad that I was recomended to use it.
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I bought the one recommended on line, but you can use vegetable oil if you prefer to do that.
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I usually use my hand or a strainer and when the wind is not blowing, sift it on my plants sparingly. Or on Ant mounds, and across driveway to keep bugs out of garage, and in windowsills to keep any little bugs from getting in. I don't usually sift this on my plants but if I need to it would be just a light dusting on the roses. I also have mixed a tablespoon into orange juice occasionally to cleanse my system. I am not one to take a lot of supplements, so I do not do this regularly like some people do. Ants, spiders and beetles do not like this stuff!! I put it around my vegie garden on the ground.
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I used Pine Sol and shutting off the central heat to kill bed bugs in an apartment that had moved over from next door. I wanted to use d-limonene but is was too expensive. It would work however selling products designed to kill living creatures is serious business and strictly regulated. Use at your own risk knowing that this is safer for your family then most pesticides that are sold and regulated. And for cleaning it's certainly safer than laundry bleach however one should were protective goggles when using any of cleaning product. Well, you can skip them for the baby shampoo.
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The difference? Most likely the name and price. Neem oil is a natural pesticide so I doubt the plant or seeds ever needs protection while growing, to be "labeled" organic. Neem comes in many watered down packages. For economics and ease of use, "spraying" and mixing, I would make sure to purchase 100% Neem, and hopefully filtered so it will not clog the sprayer.
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This seems to be a better grade of black seed oil than what I've bought before. Like good organic apple cider vinegar has a lot of "stuff" at the bottom which you shake to get it into the vinegar before using. That's my thought at least. Don't know the answer to the second question, sorry.
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Yes to both questions. I have used olive oil and cocoanut oil, with good results
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You can take it as a silica supplement (1-2 tablespoons per day mixed into beverage), you can use it as insecticide (I put a little pile of it along the baseboards near my dog's food dish because ants were always coming in to dine, they haven't been back since)(even when it rains).
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Neem Oil is the difference, lotta believers for this solution to mites. the safer (sulfer) works well with mold, mites and mildew, but not as good as prevention.
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Peanut oil has a higher flash point and is all around better lasting and preventing burning or flare ups. Just don't over fill basin. Stop at line cause it boils up and into basket
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I haven't tried oil to prevent ants but I have had success with sprinkling cinnamon around my beehive to keep ants out. Some beekeeper a claim that ants will not cross a line of cinnamon. I assume the same applies to cinnamon oil.
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I personally would recommend Amdro Granules for ant mounds. If you had ants forming trails around the foundation or climbing walls, then I would recommend the Bifren. But for mounds, Amdro granules work best.
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Oil. I use Orville Reddenbacher, but you can use regular vegetable oil, too.
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Greg, the best insecticide for ants is Termidor. No question, hands down number one. Baits tend to take a while so I nail them with Termidor. They cannot detect it period. However, do not spray Termidor inside. Good luck
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I've always used the same amount of oil just because it's like those smaller fryers that recommend filling to the fill line. The oil filled to the line helps cook the food evenly because it can move around and doesn't reduce the temperature as much if putting colder items in when there's more oil vs smaller amount. I know that when I've used too little oil in regular 8qt pots, the food bunches up and sticks together and doesn't cook evenly at all. Hope this answered what you were asking :)
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just like any other oil, I use it to fry fish, cook rice, use it in salads and for sauteing veggies. This oil from Trader Joe's is perfect because the taste is not too strong, I also like to use it with curry. Coconut oil is very healthy, you just need to enjoy the taste. It can also be used on your hair and skin. enjoy!