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Date: 7/7/25 12:42 pm From: sarah fern <fernsarah21...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ant deterrents
Oh, about those big ants: I once got them to stop coming into a house by putting a small amount of baking powder across the path. So maybe you could find the path where they access the feeder hanger and put a deterrent there, on the ground. (I think there are many options.) On Mon, Jul 7, 2025, 11:13 AM Joseph Brin <jnrbrin45...> wrote: > I use an ant deterrent called “Ant Guard” by a company called “Line > Guard”. When installed properly “be careful not to put it up upside down” > it repels ants without any water or other deterrents. Hornets are another > problem. There is no deterring them. Leave the dandelions as they are. The > bees and other pollinators will thank you. > > Joe Brin, Renee Kittleman > Baldwinsville > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --

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