[Cob] Ant Challenges

[Henry Raduazo]

I have had trouble mostly with the cliff-dwelling bees, but I find that covering the cob wall with lime paint will discourage them. I have an unpainted sculpture in my lime-painted wall and the bee preference for the untreated mud is dramatic. I have a photo for anyone interested.

Ed

On Nov 21, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Mary Lou McFarland wrote:

> 
> Borax will take out ants.  I wonder if a borax wash over the plaster coat would do the trick.
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