theconrodkid
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posted on 3/4/17 at 07:41 PM |
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waaaaay ot borax
Watching a youtube video about ant killer as mine have started appearing early this year and some sugest using borax mixed with a sugary liquid like
honey.
i have tried all sorts over the years but they keep on coming back,anyone tried this method or suggest a really permanant fix,they are red as well as
black ones.
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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furryeggs
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posted on 3/4/17 at 07:55 PM |
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I need to try something as well... I've got thousands of the buggers popping up. In the lawn, down the path, up the steps, all along the fence.
There has to be 15-20 nests. Yellow, Black and red.
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perksy
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posted on 3/4/17 at 08:30 PM |
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Nippon in paste form, Comes in a red, white & Black tube
Put a little on some plastic sheet on their most popular route, they have a munch on it and take it back to the nest where it causes general chaos and
death
DON'T do what a mate did and pour petrol down into the ant nest and set fire to it, He nearly lost his conservatory
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shindha
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posted on 4/4/17 at 05:50 AM |
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Alternatively let them be live and let live - don't normally cause any harm we have them. The wife used to put all sorts of powders everywhere
now she just leaves them alone.
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Irony
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posted on 4/4/17 at 06:10 AM |
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Black ants are easy to kill, any ant killer will sort them. I have never succeeded in getting rid of red ants though. The only thing I've had
success with is boiling water poured straight from the kettle down the hole. Kills them but also the grass. On youtube Ive seen people pour liquid
aluminium down them.
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Irony
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posted on 4/4/17 at 06:12 AM |
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https://youtu.be/IGJ2jMZ-gaI
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nick205
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posted on 4/4/17 at 08:46 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Irony
Black ants are easy to kill, any ant killer will sort them. I have never succeeded in getting rid of red ants though. The only thing I've had
success with is boiling water poured straight from the kettle down the hole. Kills them but also the grass. On youtube Ive seen people pour liquid
aluminium down them.
Done the same with boiling water myself before - it certainly kills them, but has potential for damaging surrounding things like grass.
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femster87
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posted on 4/4/17 at 08:53 AM |
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Just leave them alone. That is what I do
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JAG
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posted on 4/4/17 at 09:52 AM |
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This is what I do....
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live and let live
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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theconrodkid
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posted on 4/4/17 at 11:12 AM |
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unfortunatley there are hundreds right now,thousands more on their way and they are in my kitchen again,un-invited !
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Irony
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posted on 4/4/17 at 04:32 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by JAG
This is what I do....
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live and let live
pffffttttt........sorry mate but I utterly disagree. I have a 20ft x 15ft lawn and one year I had 27 red ants nest in it. You can't sit on
your own grass without having them swarm. And they bite......
Why don't you pop round in the height of the season for a picnic?
[Edited on 4/4/17 by Irony]
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