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Outwitting Ants: 101 Truly Ingenious Methods and Proven Techniques to Prevent Ants from Devouring Your Garden and Destroying Your Home Paperback – May 1, 2003

by Cheryl Kimball (Author)
2.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
Ants on the countertops, ants marching up the walls, ants in the yard spoiling the picnic...sound familiar? Thankfully, OUTWITTING ANTS is here. Cheryl Kimball provides dependable, practical advice and innovative methods to help you get rid of your ant problem, offering over one hundred truly ingenious methods for getting ants out of your life for good.

You'll learn how to:

Identify ant varieties.
Identify carpenter ant damage on your property.
Build a better ant trap.
Buy commercial traps and deterrents that really work.
Protect yourself and your family from ants that bite.
Protect yourself and your family from toxins in insecticides.
Eliminate ant and other insect problems and ensure that they never come back!

Kimball also includes the most interesting facts about ants, as well as a compendium of ant stories to shock and horrify, from flesh-eating ants in Africa to pesky picnic ants. OUTWITTING ANTS is a must for all homeowners, urban apartment dwellers, and rural residents alike.
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  1. Print length
    176 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Lyons Pr
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1585745499
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1585745494
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Ants on the countertops, ants marching up the wall, ants in the yard spoiling the picnic...sound familiar? Thankfully, Outwitting Ants is here. Cheryl Kimball offers dependable, practical advice and innovative suggestions to help you get rid of your ant problem - truly ingenious methods for getting ants out of your life for good.
Kimball also includes some unusual and interesting ant facts. Outwitting Ants is a must for all homeowners, urban apartment dwellers, and rural residents alike.
You'll learn how to: identify carpenter ant damage on your property; buy commercial traps and deterrents that really work; choose a reliable exterminator; protect yourself and your family from biting ants; protect yourself and your family from toxic insecticides; eliminate ants and other pesky insects and ensure they never come back.

About the Author

CHERYL KIMBALL is a freelance writer and editor who lives mostly harmoniously with ants on her farm in New Hampshire. She is a self-proclaimed naturalist and author of several books, including The Everything Horse Book.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lyons Pr
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2003
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1585745499
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1585745494
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #9,010,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    2.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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  • Chuck Sweeney
    1.0 out of 5 stars waste of money
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2011
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This books answer on how to get ants out of your house is to call an exterminator. Thanks for nothing. All the info in this book is easily found on the internet. It reads like a children's book. There are no ingenious methods or proven techniques to be found. You are given some very basic information that you could have easily found on your own. This book is a waste of time and money. Save yourself a couple of bucks and Google "ants".
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  • Shane-O
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Little Book About Ants
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2007
    Format: Paperback
    This is one of the best ant books I know of for the general public. Ants are typically regarded negatively as "pests" for a number of reasons, but rarely are ants in or around the home or yard a serious problem.

    Pest control businesses and companies that manufacture and sell insecticides have made fortunes on people's fears and misunderstanding of ants. Consequently, far too many people assume that every ant is bad and needs to be doused in poisons. This is absolutely untrue. Although a few species of ants can be a nuisance (sometimes serious)in the house, even ants that may enter the home can usually be controlled through I.P.M (Integrated Pest Management) which in this case is a fancy way of saying A.C.H. or keeping A Clean Home.

    Outwitting Ants provides tons of useful information on ants, primarily because it is a book that helps the average person understand ants without having to take a course in insect science. Outwitting Ants gives a rational, sane perspective on the ant/human interface by shedding light on the behavior of ants and and explaining the profound ecological value of ants.

    Any book on a widely misunderstood insect that makes many people unnecessarily spray toxic chemicals (many of these widely available products are proven to have adverse effects on humans and animals in very small doses)is a book to be valued.

    Before you reach for the spray, buy this book. Outwitting Ants is an easy-to-read, fun little book that anyone can enjoy and learn from. I hope it will be widely read.
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