This summer, we’ve had an invasion of ants – not roaches but armies of tiny ants that appear wherever food has been dropped. Okay, yes, this is Florida where its hot and insects of all kinds thrive. But in the decades I’ve lived in South Florida, I’ve never seen an incursion of ants like we’ve had recently.
Since we got the puppy, Jupiter, I now feed the 4 cats in my office, on elevated dishes that I bought because of the ants. I did some research and I suspect these are ghost ants, which are tiny, practically invisible and are found on kitchen counters, floors, wherever food has dropped.
I got so tired of being the ant terminator, that I called my buddy Arlene and asked if she knew of a good exterminator. She immediately told me about Neil and sent me his number. TEXT HIM. So I did.He assured me that what he uses is safe for cats and dogs.
He arrived today with his nephew. As soon as Neil started talking about ants, I liked the man. Within the first few minutes he was in the house, I mentioned trump’s name in a disparaging way and he called out, “I hate that man!”
What followed among the three of us – Neil, Rob, me- was an exchange of stories of our experiences of the trumpies in our lives. A discussion of what the man was doing and already had done to our country, to democracy, followed. We expressed our mutual hopes for the midterms but agreed that even if the dems takes back the house and senate, trump will still have two more years in office.
Unless he dies.
Or walks away to enjoy his billions with his little blonde Natalie Harp.
Since he and his nephew sprayed, there has been a noticeable absence of ANTS. The cost? A whole lot less than Terminex or some of the larger corporations that do this. Just $35. You never know when you’ll encounter an allly!
Thank you, Arlene, and Neil!
