07-29-2015, 01:20 AM
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Originally posted by birdmove
Home Depot sells a product called Home Guard. They sell smaller plastic bottles the size of a Windex bottle, which pumps the same way. They also sell gallon jugs. These used to come with a small hose and a hand pump. The newer ones come with a battery powered pump. This battery powered pump sprays maybe 10-15 feet. The pump is powered by 4 AA batteries, as I found out when the pump quite. I took the sprayed base off, and replaced the batteries, and it works again. I used it recently, when the tiny little ants had an ant trail on our kitchen counter, along the wall, and up the sliding door frame. I shot the Home Defense around that counter, all along where I knew the ant trail was, AND, made a pass completely around the house on concrete, gravel, concrete blocks (on our post and pier home). There was no sign of any of these ants within a very short time. You can use this stuff along the inside walls in your house, outside, even on bushes and such that have ants on them. It's supposed to last a year, so it says. It is not expensive. I haven't tried it on the nasty little fire ants, but I bet it works on them too. I'm sure you can google Home Defense ant spray to find out more about it. If your house has a concrete foundation, it would be easy to spray that all around the place.
I'm sure others will respond here soon also. This is what I use, and have used in the past.
Jon in Keaau/HPP
There are two names here: Home Guard and Home Defense. Which is it? I noticed that Home Depot has a product called Home Defense but don't see anything called Home Guard on the shelf.