Ants in my pants!

[B00]

Well ok, not in my pants- but I do have the little bu88ers in my living room!

I've no idea where they're coming in from, or why they here to begin with. We're currently in the middle of having the road dug up (gas) outside, so I'm assuming it might have something to do with that?

Anyway regardless, the little sods, seem to be congregating round my fireplace- suppose they don't like being cold??

Anyone any idea's how I can get rid of them? I'm itching at the thought of them- help me before i crack!!

[B00]

Talc*

[B00]

Romantic interlude boxtops? Don't be silly, we've been married 9 years ;-)

[China Doll]

If there's a direct route and a food source jno, that's exactly what the blighters do.

Boobies..... Camped in the red desert on new years eve, ants nests and indeed ants as far as the eye could see... And these bar stewards looked like the queens do over here. Plus one set bit you if you accidently got one on you (or stood on their nest) and the bulleys squirted stingy stuff at you... That was a great new years eve that was.

[B00]

Oh eww, so Oz off the menu for places to possibly emigrate to then?

[ruthann58]

they come into our downstairs loo every year they started about a fortnight ago i just have a spray with an ant killer every few weeks

[B00]

So once they're here, there's no way to get rid of them permanently? They claim squatters rights or something?

[boxtops]

sitting ten-ants... (sorry, I couldn't resist it...)

[China Doll]

Lmao ^^^^!

You could get a professional in if it becomes a real problem I guess. Hopefully the pepper will work.

[jno]

they do, China, but when it's happened to me it's taken more like a week. Of course I may have slow ants, thanks to the carbohydrate-heavy diet I provide them with.

[B00]

rofl boxtops, very good! I marked your answer as "best answer" for it. Not sure what you get for that. Maybe a tube of Smarties in the post from Ed & Co perhaps?

Not seen any since i sprinkled (white) pepper on floor, so its either keeping them at bay for now (I have visions of em sneezing their heads off somewhere- good!) or the dogs eaten them along with the pepper she licked up!!

[boxtops]

Why thank you Boo, I will let you know if anything happens!

[jno]

you should be hearing their tiny little sneezes soon, B00.

[RATTER15]

Hi Boo, how goes it!! If you have a gas fire turn off the pilot before you do any dusting with any powder! any powder can cause a dust explosion. You neen to go to your hardware store and by any ant powder that contains Benciocarb, get loads of it under and around your fire, you really need to work at this, a bit of haphazard sprinkling will not do the trick!!! and can be difficult to get rid of at the best of time, you need to get it in all the little nooks and crannies, you could also mix a bit of sugar with some of the powder in a bowl to tempt the little terrors, try and keep pets away but at the end of the day they would need to consume vast amounts of the stuff to harm them. I stress you need to be thourough to rid these little blighters and you may well get them back each year in the same place. Happy hunting :!!!!

[B00]

Ratter!!! Blimey, long time no hear, how the devil are you? Still play WoW?

I bought some talc on my way home from work today and sprinkled that around, though I haven't seen any since the pepper episode....so fingers crossed.

[RATTER15]

Hi Boo, yes still playing WoW, we both got lvl 80 chars and more chars climbing the ladder and waiting for Cataclysm :) You still playing? not seen Pilly for a while :(