On Wed, 8 May 1996, Adrian Wenner wrote: > Actually, soapy water does just fine, with about a quarter cup of > kitchen detergent in a half a bucket of wat > I have used the soapy water treatment on both ants and yellow jackets. > One can also use a tablespoon full of detergent mixed into a spray bottle > full of water and set on stream for target practice. A direct hit on a > yellow jacket results in its death within a minute or so. > > **** Hi Adrian , Your post was very timely for me.I was stacking up some deep boxs for some painting and I came across a couple of boxs that had the red headed ants in them. I mixed up some soapy water and did add a little borax and put it in a sprayer. It worked great. They were runing all over the boxs and I just kept spraying them. I went back out in about an hour and found some under a cover. So I sprayed them also. They just curl up and die and we don't have to mess up our enviornment. Thanks for the great info. Worked like a charm. Best Regards Roy