[Total Heckler]

What the Jesus can I do to kill and remove them from my home? They are all over my computer desk right now and there is absolutely no food for them here.

We got this liquid that you drop onto a piece of cardboard and let them eat it and suposedley, they bring it back to "the hive" and kills them.

Any more ideas on what to do? I have searched and have been unsuccessful with finding the entry point into my place because I have heard that if you drop some spices (black pepper, chilli pepper, etc) where they enter, they will avoid the area. I have also heard sidewalk chalk they will not cross. But without knowing the entry point, I cannot do this.

I want them to die. Please help. Any advice would be nice.

 

[BMXman]

not sidewalk chalk but talcum powder...vinegar also works very well for removing the scent trail...D

 

[Straya]

Borax and honey.

Mix a little bit of Borax (half a teaspoon max) with a couple of spoonfulls of honey and place it on a piece of aluminium foil where they are active.

They will be attracted by the honey and take it back to the nest.

 

[Total Heckler]

I hate them.

My poison.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B-uapU-JKXM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B-uapU-JKXM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

 

[fortenndu]

For some reason the image of you fighting ants is really entertaining.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Try eating a lot of Habanero peppers.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

Try eating a lot of Habanero peppers.

Or try giving the queen herpes. Nothing gets things out of my house faster then when I give them herpes.

 

[builder666]

diatomaceous earth will kill the ants by clogging the air holes, but is non-toxic to people and pets. it works well.

 

[Sghost]

I looked it up a while ago and learned to use table salt around your perimeter. Figured it was just an old wives tale, but it was cheap and I already had it. No ants since.

 

[PatBranch]

I had a bunch of ants in my room going to my trashcan (which had a chip bag) when I came home the other day. I sprayed and vacuumed them. There were some ants in the kitchen and I'm blamed for that because the two ant trails are somehow connected....

 

[1453]

we used all kinds of contraptions for ants until we got tired and just sprayed the crap out of the place with RAID and let the window open and hang out in the yard so we didn't' get fumed. Worked well, ants seem to be on vacation.

 

[skunkty14]

First, clean the eff out of your house, especially the kitchen. Put away all food, any food they might be able to get into needs to go in ziploc bags. No dirty dishes in the sink at all.

Second, borax and honey to the max. All the other food is gone so they go for the honey crap.

Keep this up for a few weeks and it should help. The same strategy works for rodents but replace the borax with glue traps. Basically remove their food source to force them to the bait. Both methods worked for me when I unknowingly moved into a house the was loaded with ants and mice. All were gone within a few weeks and no problems for the rest of the year.

 

[MMike]

diatomaceous earth will kill the ants by clogging the air holes, but is non-toxic to people and pets. it works well.

Yup. I used to work at this place.....

http://shop2.aol.ca/shop/product--catId_1001235__locale_en__productId_1854998.html

It works well.....

 

[PatBranch]

 

[DirtMcGirk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPXVGQnJm0w&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPXVGQnJm0w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

 

[Arkayne]

 

[PatBranch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPXVGQnJm0w&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPXVGQnJm0w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

When I was probably 11, I had spiders like those cover my whole ceiling in my room.

 

[PonySoldier]

Try one of these...:biggrin:

 

[PatBranch]

Where do I get one?

 

[4xBoy]

How did you get a pic. of my bedroom?

I haven't seen ants lately, but boy oh boy do I get the spiders in my place.

 

[Straya]

Try one of these...:biggrin:

Or an echidna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXZqGI9zW0Y&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QXZqGI9zW0Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

 

[SkaredShtles]

Against the power of the ants, there can BE no victory.

 

[chuffer]

diatomaceous earth will kill the ants by clogging the air holes, but is non-toxic to people and pets. it works well.

not completely true.

DO NOT breathe that stuff it is extremely bad for your lungs if inhaled! Anytime I even open a bag I wear a "respirator."

 

[PatBranch]

Now they are in my room on the carpet...