A few weeks ago I discovered carpenter
\n ants hanging around on the front porch and working their way
\n under the siding. These are very big ants! Someone told me last
\n year that ants don’t like the smell of cinnamon so you can dust
\n cinnamon along your doors and windows to keep ants out. It
\n seemed to work well last summer. So I grabbed my BJs contain of
\n cinnamon and applied a generous heaping to the ants and the
\n wall. They scattered! Then I made a thick line of it along the
\n door jamb and closed the door. The next day when Alan was home
\n I showed him the whole situation and the few ants who were
\n brave enough to still be hanging around. He tried to put some
\n more cinnamon along the wall and under the siding. While he was
\n doing this Lex came over to see what was going on. Alan
\n explained what he was doing and Lex got concerned because “we
\n eat cinnamon, it’s not for putting on the ground!” Then he sat
\n down to watch. A few minutes later he noticed the cinnamon
\n container and read it, exclaiming, “Oh! Dad! This is GROUND
\n cinnamon. It’s not food, it IS to put on the ground!” :) Get
\n it? Ground cinnamon? :) That boy cracks me up!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A few weeks ago I discovered carpenter ants hanging around on the front porch and working their way under the siding. These are very big ants! Someone told me last year that ants don’t like the smell of cinnamon so … Continue reading