Ants - Page 2

grannyclaret · 11-05-2008, 10:06

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

jaysay · 11-05-2008, 11:37

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Originally Posted by jaysay

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

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

magpie · 12-05-2008, 20:05

boiling water works:

katex · 15-08-2010, 19:31

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 ...

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.

Margaret Pilkington · 15-08-2010, 19:35

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.

katex · 15-08-2010, 19:51

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

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.

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

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

cashman · 15-08-2010, 20:01

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

Margaret Pilkington · 15-08-2010, 20:03

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

david1 · 15-08-2010, 20:26

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

katex · 15-08-2010, 21:47

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Originally Posted by david1

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

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

heth · 16-08-2010, 06:38

Read ina mag yesterday that black peppercorns work (without the steak I think!!

) may be worth trying? Me mums had them all over her front steps of the house

jaysay · 16-08-2010, 09:11

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Originally Posted by katex

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 ...

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.

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

NEST

, 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

Benipete · 16-08-2010, 09:30

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Originally Posted by heth

Read ina mag yesterday that black peppercorns work (without the steak I think!!

) may be worth trying? Me mums had them all over her front steps of the house

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

heth · 16-08-2010, 09:42

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Originally Posted by Benipete

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

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

vera · 16-08-2010, 10:56

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.