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pokeyfiero
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MAY 22, 11:11 PM
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I got Ants
Lots of little tiny black determined creatures of God.
Vinegar on the counters seems to slow them up but the new method is to vacuum them up while they are on the march. They have a caravan supply line about ten foot long and I start at the beginning and suck em all up. Must be thousands each pass.
So the line reforms in minutes it seems. They are undeterred. The Ant go marching on.
How many could there be? I figure 20 thousand have been whisked away to OZ and while they are not Marching 4x4 thick and the line reformes slower now they still March.
Do they go to bed at night? Is this reduction in force just the night shift?
Can you beat them with out poisons?
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Patrick
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MAY 23, 01:15 AM
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Doug85GT
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MAY 23, 02:07 AM
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3 parts sugar
1 part Borax
I usually do it in table spoon batches. I put the mix in old containers with a hole in it such as peanut jars, coke bottles, etc. The ants take it back to the nest and the Borax will kill the nest. It takes about 3-5 days. It costs pennies.
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maryjane
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MAY 23, 01:28 PM
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Ants often enter homes looking not for food, but water.. once summer heat hits.
Just be thankful they are the ordinary variety (or maybe the Crazy Ant variety) and not RIFAs.
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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MAY 23, 01:48 PM
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The Borax works well,
But the past few times,
I have used this product several times, and man, it gets rid of them after 1-2 days. 12 doses for 10 bucks. I only need a small amount of 1 dose.
In May, I see a few ants exploring my bathroom. I cut open one of these liquid baits and provide them with a nice treat - I pour out about a quarter-sized pool right in front of them, they taste it, dance around a little, then make a bee(ant?)line back to their home. about a half hour later, there are hundreds surrounding the pool. Within a few hours, the pool is the size of a dime. the next morning, I'll find a few dead ants next to the pool, and that is the last time I see any ants for that year/season.
I wouldn't open the bait if you have pets.
 [This message has been edited by TheDigitalAlchemist (edited 05-23-2025).]
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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MAY 23, 01:52 PM
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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MAY 23, 07:43 PM
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. [This message has been edited by TheDigitalAlchemist (edited 05-23-2025).]
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IMSA GT
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MAY 23, 09:10 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
The Borax works well,
But the past few times,
I have used this product several times, and man, it gets rid of them after 1-2 days. 12 doses for 10 bucks. I only need a small amount of 1 dose.
In May, I see a few ants exploring my bathroom. I cut open one of these liquid baits and provide them with a nice treat - I pour out about a quarter-sized pool right in front of them, they taste it, dance around a little, then make a bee(ant?)line back to their home. about a half hour later, there are hundreds surrounding the pool. Within a few hours, the pool is the size of a dime. the next morning, I'll find a few dead ants next to the pool, and that is the last time I see any ants for that year/season.
I wouldn't open the bait if you have pets.
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This is the best option out there. It actually attracts them so you start out with 100 and in a few hours there are thousands feeding. They take the food back to the nest and everyone else feeds off of it so the entire colony is killed within 24 hours including the queen.
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAY 23, 09:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
The Borax works well,
But the past few times,
I have used this product several times, and man, it gets rid of them after 1-2 days. 12 doses for 10 bucks. I only need a small amount of 1 dose.
In May, I see a few ants exploring my bathroom. I cut open one of these liquid baits and provide them with a nice treat - I pour out about a quarter-sized pool right in front of them, they taste it, dance around a little, then make a bee(ant?)line back to their home. about a half hour later, there are hundreds surrounding the pool. Within a few hours, the pool is the size of a dime. the next morning, I'll find a few dead ants next to the pool, and that is the last time I see any ants for that year/season.
I wouldn't open the bait if you have pets.
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ive never had luck with ant bait for the so called "piss ants" otherwise known as sugar ants the little small ones. they just dont eat it in my case so i get to calk their routes and hope it works.
the cons of living in a rv is they can live in your walls
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pokeyfiero
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MAY 23, 10:44 PM
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