Cebuano creates ant-repelling device to protect food, sweets
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THREE decades of waiting did not stop a Cebuano inventor from coming up with a gadget that prevents ants from raiding food cabinets.
In 1977, Gorgonio Aclao developed his first ant guard made from an old brass door knob. He attached a string coated with gas to it and used it to hang a basket containing food.
Aclao considered ants as his nemesis. His family ran a restaurant at Capitol Site, Cebu City and ants were a major problem—the insects infested the food they served to customers. More…