Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 15:45:22 +0200 (IST) From: dmjoel@mail.netvision.net.il (Daniel M. Joel) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg272$foo@default> Subject: ants in the kitchen
>Trent here in the office, once again on Richard's computer. I found
>Derek's posting amusing. The sugar ants appear in my kitchen (also in
>Florida), and I could never figure out what was attracting them, as I
>keep the kitchen spotlessly clean. I tried eveything to get rid of
>them, without resorting to strong insecticides. I solved the problem
>overnight with a single plant of N. alata. I placed the plant next to
>the sink, turned out the lights and called it a night. The next morning
>there were no more ants. A single pitcher was full of drowned ants, with
>a few stragglers still running around the peristome or clinging to the
>lid . The plant went back outside and the kitchen ant problem was
>solved.
Hi Trend,
Your description of ant trapping in the kitchen by Nepenthes reminds me of
a similar situation that I had with Sarracenias: Ants in our kitchen tend
to go to the pitchers rather than wonder around and stick to our Milk and
Honey.
I wonder, though, what species of Nepenthes have you used.Could you tell?
Shalom from Israel,
Danny
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