Re: I'm new to mold related illness

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Bonnie,

You don't really need to kill the ants. You need to follow them and

find the nest. Usually, they will be in a damp place (under a leak,

for example), near the exterior or just outside the house.

If they are carpenter ants (the big black ants) they are easy to

follow. They will usually be in two lines (they follow trail

pheromones), one brigade heading in, empty mouthed, and another

heading out with food in their mouths. Follow the latter and put boric

acid in the nest (fast!) before they disperse to a new nesting area

(in minutes).

A safe alternative to sprays are ant cups or just a mix of sugar and

boric acid.

I discuss this in My House is Killing Me.

The A/C filter is at: http://www.webproducts.com/Detail.bok?no=60.

Jeff May

May Indoor Air Investigations

www.mayindoorair.com

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> 2. I'm new to mold related illness & got a couple questions

> Posted by: " bonniel215 " bonniel215@... bonniel215

> Date: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:16 am ((PDT))

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> I've finally got a doctor to agree with me that I'm sick from mold

> exposure and I'm currently waiting to find out what toxins are actually

> in my system..... My first problem is ants have invaded my apartment

> and I can't use a pesticide spray because the last time I did I got

> knocked on my butt for about a week. Does anyone have any ideas how I

> can get rid of them without a pesticide?.... Also I noticed a posting

> that mentioned something about cleaning air conditioners and WEB

> filters... Could someone give me some more details on that topic?....

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