PeeperStorm on 3/9/2012 at 20:58
The boric acid only works if you can get the ants to ingest it. Here's a recipe that assumes that the ants are the type that like sugary things:
Combine the following in a small pan
3 cups water
1 cup sugar
4 teaspoons boric acid
Stir over heat until everything dissolves. Let cool and store in a jar.
Now you can put out the mixture in small, shallow containers for the ants. The caps from milk jugs work well. Put them near existing ant trails. Top off the containers daily. They'll eat it, take it back to the nest, and die. Then other ants will eat them and the cycle repeats for a couple more iterations.
DDL on 4/9/2012 at 06:16
Then wash the pan very very very well.
Unless you like everything to taste like boric acid.
Vasquez on 4/9/2012 at 06:50
Ants usually settle in when there's structural damp. You might get rid of them with pesticides for a while, but they'll probably come back (world isn't exactly running out of ants).
So the answer is: tear the house down, dry it and build again. Or at least the part with dampness.
faetal on 4/9/2012 at 09:25
If you use the nest destroying stuff (that I linked to above), it will very likely rid you of ants because the time for setting up new nests is past. Seriously, why all of this talk of boric acid potions and damp? The solution is already offered.
Yakoob on 4/9/2012 at 21:25
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So clean up your act [snip]
Thanks Mr. InternetJudgementMan!
FYI I never used to bring any food into my room exactly because I didn't want to get ants. Then... I got ants.
Food does bring them out, but if I clean they go away. They're actually most persistant in areas where I never, ever bring any food (like near my bed ffs). I have yet to see a single ant in my kitchen.
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Pick up dirty clothes and store them in a hamper or bag between cleanings.
I do have a laundry hamper/bag, what do you think the ants were crawling all over when I bitched in the OP :rolleyes:
Thanks! My roommate already got some sprayable shit yesterday so I will try that first, but if it doesn't do the trick I am definitely gonna try your suggestion next.
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Seriously, if you use the stuff I linked to, they will be gone in days.
Oh yea, definitely putting that on my shop-
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If you use the nest destroying stuff (that I linked to above), it will very likely rid you of ants because the time for setting up new nests is past.
Alright, well, my roommate already got something, but for sure I will tr-
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why all of this talk of boric acid potions and damp? The solution is already offered.
You work for that company don't you :weird:
edit: jokes aside, really thanks for the solution, I will try that.
faetal on 4/9/2012 at 22:01
Heh. Makes me come over all pushy if you multi-quote me like that :D
I dip in and out of the forums when I'm busy - lose track of roughly how many times I've said something :rolleyes:
But yeah, earlier this year, I went from having a kitchen swarming with the bastards to not being able to find a single living one within 3 days. They love the shit too - went nuts for it. I originally bought a Rentokil (renowned pest control company) bait station, but the ants acted like it wasn't there. I switched the the stuff in the link and they were all over it. They take it back to the nest and disseminate it througout, killing everything inside. Some of the ones which have made multiple runs die at various stages along the route too. It's kind of macabre / fascinating to behold.
Shug on 5/9/2012 at 02:17
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They're actually most persistant in areas where I never, ever bring any food (like near my bed ffs).
If the tissues aren't doing the job, maybe you should try something a little more heavy-duty. Perhaps a handkerchief would suffice.
PigLick on 5/9/2012 at 03:25
well played sir
