Ants
 

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Has anybody else been inundated with ants....i was horrified to see loads of them in my kitchen ,,running all over the floor..i went and got some gell from Wilkinsons but there are still some there if you look close.....
.............HELP.............

Re: Ants
 

Get some "Nippon" put a few drops on a piece of slate in the area check and replace with a few drops each day they will be gone in a few days

Re: Ants
 

Horrible things they are, ya can ring the council and they will use a powerful spray, helps them if you know where they coming from tho, they used to charge £7 for this but there are no guarantees.

I used to get em in my old house and tried loads of stuff, the gel was probably one of the better ones, them little house things that attract them don't seem to work, they just seemed to walk round it

Hope ya get it sorted cos they are awful

Re: Ants
 

Cheers for that Mick,,,,i dont mind them outside but in the kitchens a different kettle of fish....:thankya:

Re: Ants
 

thanks Accylass,,weve never had any trouble before,,,but one year round here we were inundated with ladybirds...

Re: Ants
 

Well they are prettier to look at!

Still annoying tho

Re: Ants
 

One of these should clear up the problems in a few days.:D

http://www.quantum-conservation.org/EEP/anteater.gif

Re: Ants
 

oooh :huh8:i think i prefer the ants,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Re: Ants
 

I have a Pestclear 2000-about £25 on ebay - definately works! - got it for spiders, but works on all sorts of pests - see below.

PestClear 2000 Pest Deterrent
Plugs into any 3 pin socket.
Unwanted pests leave after an average of two weeks.
Operates 24 hours a day to keep pests out, for only a few pence a week.
One unit covers average size house.
This device will not affect computers, faxes, televisions or any electrical equipment.
VERY EFFECTIVE - against many 'creepy crawlies' including cockroaches, rats, mice. woodlice, ants and other rodents - ideal for homes, offices, farms, factories and restaurants.

Re: Ants
 

VERY EFFECTIVE - against many 'creepy crawlies' including cockroaches, rats, mice. woodlice, ants and other rodents - ideal for homes, offices, farms, factories and restaurants.
.................................................. .................................................. .
Ooh thanks for that margaret,,I am glad its only ants and not all those other things,,i would have had a corony if it had been rats or mice..

Re: Ants
 

befor last year for about 4 or 5 years I got plenty of the little sods running about at this time of year, then last Feb I saw an ad in the Star Newspaper, you got two of these plug in things for £26. I got them and put one in straight away, last year I only saw a odd ant and no spiders, this year I haven't seen 1, they work for me

Re: Ants
 

There are 2 types-
1, sonic only - cheaper but need one in every room
2, sonic + the signal gets sent around your wiring ring main (the sort I described)- you need one per ring main

Re: Ants
 

I've got the one that uses your ring main Margaret, I think they were £26 but when I got mine there was a special offer on atually it was a BOGOF offer so I BOGED OFF:D

Re: Ants
 

if you know where they are coming from , like holes in a wall or from under a skirting board a couple of 'puffs' of baby(talcum) powder around the area will discourage them , if they are coming in from outside draw lines with white blackboard chalk across their path (don't buy the stuff they sell in Chinese shops as "Ant chalk" it dangerous) think there are fine traces of lime in talc and chalk which burns their feet

Re: Ants
 

Oil of Citronella and formalin, equal proportions, paint it in the cracks and crevices with an artists brush, the mix will also get rid of other pests that lurk about like silver fish and such.

Whatever you do don't inhale to deeply it will clear your sinus's and blow the wax out of your ears. AND DON'T let the any dogs or cats sniff it, it can make them ill.

Retlaw

Re: Ants
 

There were no ants this morning,,,,,Ooh i hope they have gone...that gell i bought "WAS" called Nippon Mick .and it appears to have worked..we still have some ants outside near the plants...so i have put some there too, my goodness its bringing out army,s of them...
My son has heard of those plugs too Margaret ,but all being well i wont nead one now......
THANKS EVERYONE for all your help:thankya::thankya::thankya::thankya::thankya:

Re: Ants
 

I spoke to soon, saw one ant this morning, if it was a scout on a mission it won't be reporting back anytime soon:D

Re: Ants
 

boiling water works:

Re: Ants
 

Noticed about 3 weeks ago ... had ants on my top patio step ! Never had them before.

Today (I shake as I post this). 100's on the step with wings (Flying Ants Day !). Heeby Jeebies or what ... :eek:

They sored off West trying to dodge the lurking Dragon Fly, who would have had the best lunch in years, mating for the one time in their life before the males lost their wings and died (tee hee ...sounds good to me).

They are all gone now ... just one or two stragglers. Know the crack where they are coming from. Have no filler or owt so plugged with a tissue. Sorta' sad to see the few stragglers frenetically puzzling why they cannot get down there.

Will try and get tomorrow a product that a Pest Controller recommended on the Jeremy Vine show a few days ago.

Hate the little beggars, but suppose it was a privilege to witness this One Day Event in the year.

Re: Ants
 

We have also had lots of flying ants around today. I had to close the doors and the windows......didn't want the blighters inside.......shook my washing very well too before i brought it in off the line.

Re: Ants
 

Hope they weren't mine, Margaret ... about 2 p.m. :D

I have not had any doors/windows open either, although, they didn't seem interested in coming inside my house at all.

Re: Ants
 

Been to B@Q this aft to get some spray crap to kill em, loads of the sods out back.:(

Re: Ants
 

They have been flying around since early this morning(well 9ish is early on a Sunday).

Re: Ants
 

The flying ants don't seem to like the hot end of a blow torch lol

Re: Ants
 

Daft sod .... couldn't get one at short notice. :rolleyes:

Re: Ants
 

Re: Ants
 

I've had problems with ants for a few years now in the house, but only for about 5 or 6 weeks back end of April through May into June, then they completely disappear. I did have had some ant powder which they didn't seem to like.;) However the other week when Joan was getting my wheelchair out from the store next to the front door she came across a:eek::eek::eek:NEST:eek::eek::eek:, thousands of um, some with wings too. I have to say that she has just this minute she has checked for WLDLIFE and there is no to be seen anywhere, it took a dusting every week for three weeks to get rid, but now the little blitters have gone:alright:

Re: Ants
 

Ground black pepper works as does cayenne pepper and Katex you can elbow the tissue it don't make them sneeze.:D

Re: Ants
 

I thought they were taking the mick when they said peppercorns...............:p

Re: Ants
 

I got up the other morning to ants parading in my sink and across the worktop. I wondered why i had two cats and a dog in the bedroom!!! Then noticed the ants were walking up the side of the unit, following the parade, they were coming in from underneath the door to the van. Handbrush and dustpan to the ready, they were swept in to the dustpan, cold tap running into the sink, giving them swimming lessons, stamping on the ones on the floor, then armed with ant powder, which i hasten to add, i bought from Asda before i left England, poured it onto the step outside, non have been in since. Only trouble is, there are millions of them milling about outside. They seem to appear early morning before the heat starts. But the ant powder, i can certainly recommend.

Re: Ants
 

You'll have to be careful in Spain vera, they could be man eaters:D

Re: Ants
 

With some of the "gobby" men on site, i wish they were :D

Re: Ants
 

Now, now, vera no need to be like that:D

Re: Ants
 

I tried these to discourage very large spiders, unfortunately the cats would not walk past them, I guess they could hear something. The cats began behaving very oddly, yowling and crying, it took us a while to realise that it must be the plugs. When we removed them, peace was restored.
PS The spiders left home though!!

Re: Ants
 

Strange that - I have a cat who hasn't been affected.
He is 15 years old so maybe is a bit deaf.
....or maybe only young cats can hear it, like those 'mosquito' machines that are used to disperse gangs of chavs.

Re: Ants
 

I've had um for ages Margaret, yet when Joan used to bring her dog at weekends never bothered them either