09-27-2022, 08:50 AM
For the outdoor cats, I leave their food on the back porch. To combat the ants, I leave the food in plates that have some water in it to create a moat the ants can't cross. Once the heat wave broke and it cooled off, I started to not use the plates and it was working as I had not ant problems. I have to bring the bowls in though when I walk the dogs. The dogs immediately go to the back yard for the food when we head off on our morning walks. Yesterday, it was still dark, I grabbed the bowls and headed into the house. I immediately felt hundreds of ants transferring from the bowls to my hands. The biting commenced. I put the bowls down and brushed the ants off my hands. Good times. I've been scratching at ant bites since then. The food bowls are now back in the water.
I'm afraid we lost a few Ant Doom readers during that confrontation.
I'm afraid we lost a few Ant Doom readers during that confrontation.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm