Oh, I never considered actually using the gasoline. Some of the chemicals that have been suggested to me are probably as dangerous. I don´t want the back garden to be a new Love Canal. The best success Ive had against the ants is finding some plants they don´t consider very tasty. Perhaps it is time to import a giant anteater. The ones we have on the Yucatan Peninsula are small and ineffective. There is a fluffy little one that lives in trees. Jane _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/