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Ants: My latest Hobby
I was in the backroom yesterday watching a truly awful movie about mummies (FYI: Sands of Obvlivion, http://www.imdb.co.uk/title/tt0977663/) when i noticed a gazillion ants on the table next to my beer. Cheeky bleeders!
Today, I've put the white poweder down in the cracks by the floors indoors & I've been boilng kettles full of water & attacking the cracks outside where I've seen ant movement. After pouring water down the cracks I then go out 1/2 hour later to check for further movement. Keen not to be seen to taking the back foot (Attack being the best for m of defence) I've now started a fire to smoke the rest of the little devils out. No-one touches my pint....! ;o) |
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and if that doesn't work... grenades?!
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Use their own ways against them.
Ants leave scent trails so the other ants can follow to wherever the location they're after is. If you terrorise a few enough so that they bail back out the way they came, they'll leave a 'don't go near there!!' scent. I caught a scout checking out my flat once a few years back and proceeded to give it some close calls (finger bombing really close) 'til it panicked and retreated back out. Only a couple more ventured in, they got the same reception. I had no more ants after that and didn't have to kill even one. Designated 'no go' zone by the scouts. :lol: |
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Get a job hippy
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I had an epic run in with the critters on Saturday.
Pulled a bag of grass clippings off the lawnmower and found about 50 eggs and a platoon of the little uns. (the warmth from the decay + the ambient room temperature of the shed got them nice and comfortable I think) I picked the mower cover up, and carefully took it out to street where I tipped them all off gently. They started collecting their eggs (one each, held above their little ant heads) and legging it in a massive straight line to somewhere else dark and warm, my garage. I was amazed at their teamwork and cooperation. Then I killed them all with ant powder. I'm going to hell anyway I think. I hate ants. (and decs) |
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Nippon. They carry it back to the nest and poison the whole nest. I really like ants and am interested in them, but have no patience for them in my house/garage.
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WD40 down the entrance holes stops 'em in their tracks. :twisted:
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Best way to get rid of ants as long as it is outside is to get a can of lighter fuel, as you can direct it straight into the entrance to the nest, then light it. :smt073
This works much better than boiling water and powder unless it is inside your house/shed/garage etc. |
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