Yes - that should work.
Soap has worked for me in the past though.
Ants though sometimes find their way across water - I've seen them do it. They make a bridge of dead ants that have sacrificed themselves for the cause.
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3.6 L. getula californiae - 5 eggs (Cal. King)
1.1 L. getula nigrita (MBK)
1.0 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (Corn)
1.0 Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Pacific gopher)
3.3 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata (Cal. Alligator Lizard)


