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From: zepf
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Burning Birding Questions
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.225828.721@rmtc.Central.Sun.COM>
Date: 5 Jun 91 22:58:28 GMT
References: <1991Jun3.212337.2512@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> <1613@geovision.gvc.com>
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In <1613@geovision.gvc.com> martin@geovision.gvc.com (Martin Taylor ) writes:

>In article <1991Jun3.212337.2512@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> drintoul@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (David A Rintoul) writes:
>>
>>2.  How can I keep ants from emptying my hummingbird feeder every day?  
>>
>My father-in-law has found a solution that works for him.  He hangs his
>hummingbird feeder from a hook in the eaves of his cottage.  Around the
>hook he stuck double-sided tape so that it completely surrounded the hook.
>The ants won't cross the double-sided tape and thus have no way to get
>at the feeder.

I have always hung mine from a hook or swivel mount, and put Vaseline
on the wire. The ants can't cross the vaseline, though some seem to die
trying. You have to replace the goo every several months or so, depending
on the weather.
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