Talcum powder might not even be an ant barrier. I feel like I heard it once though.
And, do you need rubbing alcohol for baby powder or talcum powder?
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which is better for an ant barrier, baby powder or talcum powder
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Posted May 30 2020 - 3:45 PM
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Posted May 31 2020 - 4:23 AM
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Well, nobody is replying to this, so I thought I would bring this back to the top:)
Sorry I’m not very educated at ant barrier stuff 
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Posted May 31 2020 - 4:37 AM
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Isn’t that two names for the same thing?
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Posted May 31 2020 - 5:59 AM
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Isn’t that two names for the same thing?
i actually found out that it is. do you need rubbing alcohol to maximize the ant barrier, though?
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Posted May 31 2020 - 6:30 AM
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I have found plain baby powder works better.i actually found out that it is. do you need rubbing alcohol to maximize the ant barrier, though?Isn’t that two names for the same thing?
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Posted May 31 2020 - 7:01 AM
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Isn’t that two names for the same thing?
i actually found out that it is. do you need rubbing alcohol to maximize the ant barrier, though?
i'm 99% sure the alcohol only acts as a fluid that lets you transfer it and apply it in a controlled manner. the alcohol will evaporate quickly from it just leaving behind essentially caked on powder. I believe that the powder just crumbles (on a very micro scale) when an ant grips it, causing them to fall.
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Posted June 2 2020 - 9:18 AM
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When most people refer to a baby powder barrier they are referring to a talc based powder. Up until a year or two ago most baby powder was talc based. However recently it was discovered that talc was carcinogenic and as such all manufacturers switched to corn starch. Talc works significantly better than corn starch according to everyone I have talked to who uses both
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Posted June 5 2020 - 7:31 AM
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I luckily found a baby powder that was pure talc powder. I will use rubbing alcohol in the future, though.
Edited by Ants_Dakota, June 5 2020 - 5:38 PM.
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Posted June 5 2020 - 2:16 PM
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I luckily found a baby powder that was pore talc powder. I will use rubbing alcohol in the future, though.
if you can, you should try to avoid "denatured" alcohols. they contain additives that will not evaporate away that may/may not be harmful to insects. Better to err on the side of caution imo.
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Posted June 5 2020 - 5:37 PM
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I will make sure of that. Thanks!
I luckily found a baby powder that was pore talc powder. I will use rubbing alcohol in the future, though.
if you can, you should try to avoid "denatured" alcohols. they contain additives that will not evaporate away that may/may not be harmful to insects. Better to err on the side of caution imo.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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