ANTS! How do I get rid of them?

Shockwave · Post by **Shockwave** » Sat May 12, 2007 12:07 am

Aspartame a.k.a "nutra sweet" was originally developed as an ant poison and works pretty well in that capacity. Sprinkle some Equal where the ants congregate. If the ants wont eat it, try making a paste with water or juice. I don't know if it works for all species, but it works for the ants around here.

-Eric

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sat May 12, 2007 12:42 am

tofu wrote:I mix a 50/50 mixture of flour and baking soda. Ants can't expell gas. The flour attracks them but they also injest the baking soda which gives them gas and that does them in. At first you will see a lot of ant activity as they are attracted to the bait which they also take back and share at with the colony.

This works for me but I don't know if it works for all types of ants.

Your ants could learn from the Slitheen:

I wonder if the Slitheen can tap-dance...

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sat May 12, 2007 12:51 am

tofu wrote:....Ants can't expell gas. ....

You know.... come to think of it... I've NEVER heard an ant fart

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:31 am

I like boric acid. It's a very safe powder that you can eat without doing much damage. Unfortunately, here in Vietnam, it requires a prescription. It's considered dangerous. The only insecticides available are Raid, Black Flag, and their European and Vietnamese equivalents.

Tubaryan12 · Post by **Tubaryan12** » Sat May 12, 2007 10:37 am

I'm not an ecology nut or anything, but why not try something natural:

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sat May 12, 2007 11:42 am

LoyalTubist wrote:I like boric acid. It's a very safe powder that you can eat without doing much damage. Unfortunately, here in Vietnam, it requires a prescription. It's considered dangerous. The only insecticides available are Raid, Black Flag, and their European and Vietnamese equivalents.

Can you obtain borax (sodium perborate)? Still does the job and is available as a laundry additive, water softener and welding flux.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sun May 13, 2007 12:26 am

FarahShazam · Post by **FarahShazam** » Sun May 13, 2007 9:07 am

I wanted to add to what Sean said about hiring a company to come in and spray.

We did have to sign a contract for $85 a quarter and that includes ALL nasty bugs too--we saw a roach in our house once and they came and sprayed the place down, sprayed for spiders, sprayed for bees all separate times and the cost was always the same.

We also have a kiddo with some health issues and the spray never caused him any trouble at all. Take baby out of the house for about an hour or 2 when they come and spray.

Tubaryan12 · Post by **Tubaryan12** » Sun May 13, 2007 9:18 am

bloke wrote:
Tubaryan12 wrote:I'm not an ecology nut or anything, but why not try something natural:

...Someone ALWAYS has to play the race card...

Hey,

Anteater Americans have been kept down by the man for long enough. Rise up, Anteaters, and demand your place at the table!

Mo' anthills, let's eat!
Mo' anthills, let's eat!
Mo' anthills, let's eat!.......

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:13 am

Chuck(G) wrote:
LoyalTubist wrote:I like boric acid. It's a very safe powder that you can eat without doing much damage. Unfortunately, here in Vietnam, it requires a prescription. It's considered dangerous. The only insecticides available are Raid, Black Flag, and their European and Vietnamese equivalents.
Can you obtain borax (sodium perborate)? Still does the job and is available as a laundry additive, water softener and welding flux.

Sometimes we can get Borateem, the closest thing to pure borax you can get here. The locals seem wary of anything that doesn't come from Southeast Asia. I have used Omo laundry detergent (roughly the equivalent of ALL in the United States) with surprisingly interesting results.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:13 am

"Vacation Special: have your home exterminated. Get rid of aunts. Zap does the job in 24 hours"

TubaingAgain · Post by **TubaingAgain** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:24 pm

Try any large caliber handgun. Its works fine on any household pests