In a message dated 7/26/2006 5:28:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com writes:

> Dear All:
> 
> I changed the heading from bugs to ants.
> 
> they must think I am an ant hill.  
> 
> I hesitate using pesticides.  
> 
> if there a natural way that any of you have found helpful?
> 

i have heard on anothier site that if you sprinkle nurtasweet it will kill 
the ants.. dont know if this is true or not as i have not tried it.