Ants and Earthen Floors

[Bob Bolles]

-Speireag.

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   Someone commented recently that he decided to go with a poured cement
floor because making the floor proof against ants would be expensive and
difficult.

   I had not considered ants as a possible problem in earthen floors.  Are
they?  Has anyone on the list ever had them come up through a floor, or
heard of such a thing?  Is there a non-toxic ingredient which will deter
the wee beasties?
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We use 6 mill plastic under our earthen floors, just as we do under
concrete.
I would think it quite unlikely that ants would be able to go through the
plastic.
Bob 
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