As it began to warm up in Michigan, Mikey and I started to notice a few unwelcome house guests. Carpenter ants. Mikey, who is now in the arborist business, knew exactly what that meant. The ants were being attracted to a few trees in our yard that were showing some signs of rot. As plant life dies, it releases pheromones that attract natures little helpers to assist in a speedy break down of nutrients.
One night as I was preparing the coffee maker for the next morning, there were quite a few ants in the trashcan. I disposed of a few of them, but little did I know, one brave little ant set out on a suicide mission right up my leg and bit me! What a site it had to be. A chubby, pale girl throwing off her pants, jumping around yelling, "He bit me! That little bastard bit me!"
From the living room I hear my oh so sarcastic boyfriend comment, "You know, ants are one of the most venomous creatures on Earth. That is if you are bit by a thousand of them." Not helping dear!
Mikey then set out with a vengeance on a well deceased cherry tree in the back, and on the poorly pruned crab apple tree out front. Sure enough, that crab apple tree was just filled from the inside out with ants. Mikey quickly sealed it up and rushed it off to the brush dump. No more ants, or so we thought...
About a week later we noticed the ants here and there in the kitchen again, so Mikey went out and bought some of that granular ant poison and secured the perimeter. No more ants.
Until the other night that is. As I was diligently packing my lunch for the next day, I pull the garbage can out from under the sink and from it a brigade of ants come marching out and aligning them for another attack! I promptly ran the entire bag out to the trash! "Mikey! Their back!"
And then again last night, as I am making my lunch. Ants all over the place, and I am chasing them down with one of Mikey's shoes trying to kill them all before again, rushing the 100% biodegradable white trash bag out to the curb, cursing at their little snowman shaped silhouette!
And after squirming around trying to sleep with the thought of those little creeps, I am officially declaring war!
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