How do i get rid of ants?
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Re: How do i get rid of ants?
If they are in the garden I leave them to their own devices, but if they building a nest in pavement cracks near the house, boiling hot water works a treat. A quick/instant death; just keep your eyes out for more ants and repeat as necessary until they decide to nest elsewhere.
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Re: How do i get rid of ants?
Thanks both of you.
I am in a hotel in Nepal.
The ants are coming in through a window - the nest must be the other side of the wall but i wouldn't be able to get to it.
So there's loads of them crawling in through the window and all in the bathroom over the sink and spreading.
I am in a hotel in Nepal.
The ants are coming in through a window - the nest must be the other side of the wall but i wouldn't be able to get to it.
So there's loads of them crawling in through the window and all in the bathroom over the sink and spreading.
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Re: How do i get rid of ants?
Could try a sprinkling of powdered cinnamon near thresholds etc. Ants don't like to cross it.
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Re: How do i get rid of ants?
ooh, now that sounds like a good idea. i saw some cinnamon essential oil in the gift shop - do you think that would do?Carltonian Man wrote:Could try a sprinkling of powdered cinnamon near thresholds etc. Ants don't like to cross it.
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Re: How do i get rid of ants?
This sounds like a job for the Pink Panther
"Dead ant,
dead ant,
dead ant, dead ant, dead ant.
Dead ant, dead ant"
I'll get my coat
"Dead ant,
dead ant,
dead ant, dead ant, dead ant.
Dead ant, dead ant"
I'll get my coat
ina wrote: die dümmsten Bauern haben die dicksten Kartoffeln
Re: How do i get rid of ants?
when I got loads in doors I hovered them up that worked a treat
Darn that Wabbit