what is the best fluon that you don't have to order online? Corn starch doesnt work, and neither does baby powder. they work for some, but not all ants. Fluon is just so expensive.
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, Aug 25 2025 8:36 AM
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Posted August 25 2025 - 10:54 AM
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Fluon is fluon. You have to order it or else use some other barrier. Fluon is a specific chemical substance; it’s NOT the kind of thing you can whip up at home.
If you are looking for a cheaper alternative, order 100% talc powder from Amazon or eBay and mix it with alcohol. Talcohol barriers work better than fluon.
If you are looking for a cheaper alternative, order 100% talc powder from Amazon or eBay and mix it with alcohol. Talcohol barriers work better than fluon.
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Posted August 25 2025 - 1:27 PM
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Wouldn't alcohol just kill them?
I mean I've herd that people use alcohol to kill insects.
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Posted August 25 2025 - 1:29 PM
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Wouldn't alcohol just kill them?
I mean I've herd that people use alcohol to kill insects.
The alcohol mixes with the talc and then it all dries out. Liquid alcohol kills ants. Evaporated alcohol will just make your room smell like alcohol.
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Posted August 25 2025 - 1:36 PM
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Oh, that makes sense.
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Posted August 26 2025 - 10:14 AM
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just regular rubbing alcohol?
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Posted August 26 2025 - 12:22 PM
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Yes
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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Posted August 26 2025 - 7:22 PM
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I've just given my first colony an outworld and used talcohol. If I keep the lid off and keep the area well vented as well as avoid dropping the talcohol on them directly, is it safe to apply if they are still in their tube/maybe a few in the actual outworld?
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Posted August 27 2025 - 1:28 AM
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Yes, totally safe. I’ve done this many times.
Yes
I've just given my first colony an outworld and used talcohol. If I keep the lid off and keep the area well vented as well as avoid dropping the talcohol on them directly, is it safe to apply if they are still in their tube/maybe a few in the actual outworld?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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