What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

They're all over the place.

I'd rather not use the commercial products, as these are costly and don't
seem to be too reliable.

Does anyone know of a solution I can make up myself to kill them off ?

TIA,

woodglass

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What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

They're all over the place.

I'd rather not use the commercial products, as these are costly and don't
seem to be too reliable.

Does anyone know of a solution I can make up myself to kill them off ?

TIA,

woodglass

You'll never eliminate ants, there are far more of them than there are
humans.

Mary

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You'll never eliminate ants, there are far more of them than there are
humans.

Mary






I was really concerned about the ones all over our patio !.

woodglass...

On 2007-04-05 09:41:10 +0100, "woodglass" said:


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You'll never eliminate ants, there are far more of them than there are
humans.

Mary






I was really concerned about the ones all over our patio !.

woodglass...

Don't invite the neighbours round next time.

On Apr 5, 9:10 am, "woodglass" wrote:
What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

They're all over the place.

I'd rather not use the commercial products, as these are costly and don't
seem to be too reliable.

Does anyone know of a solution I can make up myself to kill them off ?


Squish every one you see

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"woodglass" wrote in message
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What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

They're all over the place.

I'd rather not use the commercial products, as these are costly and don't
seem to be too reliable.

Does anyone know of a solution I can make up myself to kill them off ?

TIA,

woodglass

You'll never eliminate ants, there are far more of them than there are
humans.

Yes. Apart from that they are probably useful.

Ants invading the house are in a different category.

We have found intercepting their route with a few drops of liquid Nippon
on a square of card is effective. It takes time as I suspect the
chemical has to reach the queen or kill off most of the larvae (Mary
will know).

My mother used to mix Borax with sugar for the same effect.

regards
--
Tim Lamb

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On Apr 5, 9:10 am, "woodglass" wrote:
What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

They're all over the place.

I'd rather not use the commercial products, as these are costly and don't
seem to be too reliable.

Does anyone know of a solution I can make up myself to kill them off ?


Squish every one you see

That'll keep him occupied and out of the way for ever. Still, everyone needs
a hobby.

Mary

"Tim Lamb" wrote in message

We have found intercepting their route with a few drops of liquid Nippon
on a square of card is effective. It takes time as I suspect the chemical
has to reach the queen or kill off most of the larvae (Mary will know).

Sorry, I don't know the constituents of Nippon.

Mary

On Apr 5, 10:18 am, "Mary Fisher" wrote:

Sorry, I don't know the constituents of Nippon.

Mary

Take one sun, leave to rise.

On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 10:17:58 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
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On Apr 5, 9:10 am, "woodglass" wrote:
What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

They're all over the place.

I'd rather not use the commercial products, as these are costly and don't
seem to be too reliable.

Does anyone know of a solution I can make up myself to kill them off ?


Squish every one you see

That'll keep him occupied and out of the way for ever. Still, everyone needs
a hobby.


Someone once observed that if you look closely at ants with a
magnifying glass on a sunny day it can be noticed that sometimes they
spontaneously disappear.


--
AnthonyL

How about a blow lamp ?

Tim Lamb typed


We have found intercepting their route with a few drops of liquid Nippon
on a square of card is effective. It takes time as I suspect the
chemical has to reach the queen or kill off most of the larvae (Mary
will know).

My mother used to mix Borax with sugar for the same effect.

I think Nippon is borax & sugar...

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

On 2007-04-05 15:35:55 +0100, Helen Deborah Vecht
said:

Tim Lamb typed


We have found intercepting their route with a few drops of liquid Nippon
on a square of card is effective. It takes time as I suspect the
chemical has to reach the queen or kill off most of the larvae (Mary
will know).

My mother used to mix Borax with sugar for the same effect.

I think Nippon is borax & sugar...

No it's Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu (plus a few more).

Tim Lamb" wrote in message
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We have found intercepting their route with a few drops of liquid
Nippon on a square of card is effective. It takes time as I suspect
the chemical has to reach the queen or kill off most of the larvae
(Mary will know).

Nippon is very effective at this time of year. Less so when the nest is
well established and there are lots of other food sources around. So
get some asap.

Malc

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"Tim Lamb" wrote in message

We have found intercepting their route with a few drops of liquid Nippon
on a square of card is effective. It takes time as I suspect the chemical
has to reach the queen or kill off most of the larvae (Mary will know).

Sorry, I don't know the constituents of Nippon.

Borax and sugar IIRC.

woodglass wrote:
What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

They're all over the place.

I'd rather not use the commercial products, as these are costly and don't
seem to be too reliable.

Does anyone know of a solution I can make up myself to kill them off ?

TIA,

woodglass


To stop them entering the house, spray a product called Dethlac around
possible entry points. It leaves a layer of insecticide and any insect
crawling over it picks up enough to kill it (the insect).. I know that
it is effective, although it may not be too eco-friendly

Malcolm

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:10:43 GMT, "woodglass"
wrote:

What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.


How come no one's mentioned boiling water?
Or am I getting mixed up with weeds?

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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:10:43 GMT, "woodglass"
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What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.


How come no one's mentioned boiling water?

Didn't you get the memo? Geeze; _boiling_ water! Think of the 'Carbon'
footprint involved in boiling water - five hundred and twelve BThU ,IIRC,
just to change one pound of water at 211.9999 Fehrenheit to one pound of
steam at 212 .0 Fahrenheit - [I expect some new-fangled person will be along
in a mnute to 'Europeanise' that into Kilwatts and kilogrammes.].
Any way your post has been intercepted by Cheltenham and you've been
reported to the Intergovernmental something-or-other on Climate Change -
expect a lamp-post near you to give you a stern 'telling-off'. For your own
good, naturally.

Or am I getting mixed up with weeds?


--

Brian

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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:10:43 GMT, "woodglass"
wrote:

What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

How come no one's mentioned boiling water?
Or am I getting mixed up with weeds?

I've used leaded petrol - push funnel into ground above nest, pour in
eggcup-full of leaded, the fumes sink and poison them.
--
Roger Hunt

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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:10:43 GMT, "woodglass"
wrote:

What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.


How come no one's mentioned boiling water?

Didn't you get the memo? Geeze; _boiling_ water! Think of the 'Carbon'
footprint involved in boiling water - five hundred and twelve BThU ,IIRC,
just to change one pound of water at 211.9999 Fehrenheit to one pound of
steam at 212 .0 Fahrenheit - [I expect some new-fangled person will be along
in a mnute to 'Europeanise' that into Kilwatts and kilogrammes.].
Any way your post has been intercepted by Cheltenham and you've been
reported to the Intergovernmental something-or-other on Climate Change -
expect a lamp-post near you to give you a stern 'telling-off'. For your own
good, naturally.

Brian, look out of the window

can you see the white van ... ?

--
geoff

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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:10:43 GMT, "woodglass"
wrote:

What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.


How come no one's mentioned boiling water?
Or am I getting mixed up with weeds?

Boiling water ?

Half a pint of cellulose thinners ... and a match

or ... get scary mary to give them a stern telling off


--
geoff

I was very successful by using boiling water with loads of salt. I.e.
VERY salty boiling water. Pour it on the ground where the ants appear to
be living. They will seek out a more desirable neighbourhood.

dave cowell, Germany

Brian Sharrock wrote:
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On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:10:43 GMT, "woodglass"
wrote:

What's the best way to eliminate ants ?.

How come no one's mentioned boiling water?

Didn't you get the memo? Geeze; _boiling_ water! Think of the 'Carbon'
footprint involved in boiling water - five hundred and twelve BThU ,IIRC,
just to change one pound of water at 211.9999 Fehrenheit to one pound of
steam at 212 .0 Fahrenheit - [I expect some new-fangled person will be along
in a mnute to 'Europeanise' that into Kilwatts and kilogrammes.].
Any way your post has been intercepted by Cheltenham and you've been
reported to the Intergovernmental something-or-other on Climate Change -
expect a lamp-post near you to give you a stern 'telling-off'. For your own
good, naturally.

Or am I getting mixed up with weeds?

In article , Dave cowell wrote:
I was very successful by using boiling water with loads of salt. I.e.
VERY salty boiling water. Pour it on the ground where the ants appear to
be living. They will seek out a more desirable neighbourhood.

How does this work against Carthaginian ants?

(It's a ha-ha-but-serious joke ; the Romans ploughed salt into the
burned fields of the Carthaginians 2200 years ago, and apparently the
fields are still to salty to produce a worthwhile crop. And you're
promoting people to do this in their gardens?)

--
Aidan
Aberdeen, Scotland
Written at Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:11 +0100, but posted later.