how to get rid of ants. (2 Viewers)

[PhilMary]

I have been reading the past post on "ants".

Has anybody got an update on the best way to get rid of ants?

 

[GAVLAD]

We had ants - an army of them, on the wind out awning. After closer inspection, I had used a ratchet strap tie down and they were marching up the peg, onto the strap and onto the awning.
I put ant powder down around the peg and just swept the strap and awning with a soft brush.
If you haven't got ant powder, you could try talc but you need to know where they're coming from/route in. I've seen some caravaners put powder down around the wheels and wind down legs but they could be coming in via the roof vent if you've parked beneath a tree.
you need to ensure all food crumbs/spillages are cleaned up immediately as well as that can attract them.

 

[TheBig1]

I find the hoover does a good job of removing them

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[robnchris]

Our garden has a couple of well established ant nests, various methods have been tried but they are a bugger to get rid of, there is a bright side to them though, we were invaded with blackly earlier this year, I noticed them all over our honeysuckle and roses, a couple of days later when I looked they had all gone, I noticed some ants removing the last few, so I guess I can live with them and fair exchange is no robbery.

 

[OldCodger]

We were on a MoHo park and n central Portugal and a few vans had sprayed Nippon powder all round their tyres.

 

[chesterfield hooligan]

You need a Aardvark no problem

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[Two on Tour]

We were invaded in France in May last year and again two weeks ago at a park up in Siena.
The cause of the latest invasion was an empty ice cream carton left on the side for recycling then we went out for the day. First thing we did was to obviously dump the ice cream carton that attracted then in and then move away from the source of the ants. Hoovered what we could and then squashing them on sight for the next three days.
Basically if you don't want ants then don't invite them in by leaving a food source for them laying about.

 

[L' Hobo]

It's extremely savage but, once you have traced where they're coming from, the old country cure was a kettle of boiling water down the hole.

 

[Larrynwin]

I use nippon , a liquid to put drops in their runs and they take it back to the ant hill, not invasive but effective.

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[TheBig1]

It's extremely savage but, once you have traced where they're coming from, the old country cure was a kettle of boiling water down the hole.

or petrol, then light it

 

[PhilMary]

I find the hoover does a good job of removing them

I tried a hosepipe and cleaned the area of ants but they are back this afternoon.

 

[OldCodger]

You need a Aardvark no problem

Where can we buy one in Portugal

We need a bulimic one !

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[chesterfield hooligan]

You have to try the pet shop's first then Pingo Doce.

 

[OldCodger]

You have to try the pet shop's first then Pingo Doce.

As a BBQ extra? I’d have thought Agriloja was more likely to have live ones…

 

[JJ]

The many, many ants living on QMJ don't bother me at all.

They have everything they want around them and don't need anything from me or my van...

I believe ants have a right to life too...


JJ

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[OldCodger]

I believe ants have a right to life too.

They do, but if they want to live in my van or garden I want rent !

 

[Gaston aires]

Vim or Ajax powder. It really works and it’s available from Wilco. You can scrub the sink as well.
No I’m not joking, an old trick when we were infested with ants in Spain.
Phil

 

[csd4t]

Where can we buy one in Portugal

We need a bulimic one !

I get mine from "Aardvarks R Us"

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[OldCodger]

Oops wrong thread

 

[OldCodger]

But before I go i leave you with this

And of course, wine and beer

 

[pyro]

And as the sun sets in Pt

Goodnight MHF wherever you are

pyro I hope your daughter came through the op ok today.

Thanks mate, hopefull news (just posted)

Night all, rest well

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[CazPaul]

The many, many ants living on QMJ don't bother me at all.

They have everything they want around them and don't need anything from me or my van...

I believe ants have a right to life too...


JJ

I agree, they are an important part of the eco system.

 

[OldCodger]

But before I go i leave you with this

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And of course, wine and beer

Oops. Wrong thread

 

[Guigsy]

Ants in the garden? Leave them alone. If you attack them, you'll displace them into your house. Don't try to battle them until they get into the home.

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[pyro]

Dunno about ants, but bears are part of the eco-system too.....

 

[Coolcats]

I have been reading the past post on "ants".

Has anybody got an update on the best way to get rid of ants?

Borax

 

[Silver-Fox]

I tried a hosepipe and cleaned the area of ants but they are back this afternoon.

You must expand on this.

I’ve got a vision of you walking around beating the ground with the hose

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[Coolcats]

or petrol, then light it

I was told TNT is effective

 

[Silver-Fox]

or petrol, then light it

Have they got little cars and motorcycles

 

[OldCodger]

Ants in the garden? Leave them alone. If you attack them, you'll displace them into your house. Don't try to battle them until they get into the home.

BTDT have beaten them back but now need to create a cordon sanitaire to slow future attacks!

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