Ants!!!!

Pink.

Hi furndire,

We have an older thread with lots of ideas that should help so I've merged your thread with it to keep all the suggestions together.

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newlywed

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

What's a faroe ant???

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2136.html :eek:

marty1888

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

What's a faroe ant???

sorry that should have been Pharaoh


The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis) is a small (2 mm) yellow, almost transparent ant known for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals. The origin of this 'tramp' ant is uncertain, although favoured alternatives include West Africa and Indonesia. The Pharaoh ant has been introduced to virtually every area of the world including Europe, the Americas, Australasia and Southeast Asia. Pharaoh ants are a tropical species but they thrive in buildings anywhere, even in temperate regions provided central heating is present.

Unlike most ants the Pharaoh ant is polygynous, meaning its colonies contain many queens (from 2 to over 200). An individual colony normally contains 1000 - 2500 workers but a high density of nests gives the impression of massive colonies. Colonies also lack nestmate recognition so there is no hostility between neighbouring colonies. Pharaoh ants lack the normal cycle of reproduction observed in most ants being able to produce sexual reproductive individuals as required. Laboratory colonies exhibit weak reproductive cycles but this cannot be assumed to be the natural condition. Colonies reproduce by 'budding', where a subset of the colony including queens, workers and brood (eggs, larvae and pupae) leave the main colony for an alternative nest site. Budding is the major factor underlying the invasiveness of Pharaoh ants. A single seed colony can populate a large office block, almost to the exclusion of all other insect pests, in less than six months. Elimination and control are made difficult because multiple colonies can also contract into smaller colonies and 'weather the storm' of a baiting programme only to rebound when baiting is withdrawn. Pharaoh ants are a major hazard in hospitals, where their small size means they can access wounds, driplines, and instrumentation, causing spread of infection and electrical interference.

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Gingham_Ribbon

Our street has zigzag lines of ants up and down it all summer and our bay window is on one of the main routes. I have no idea where the nests are. They just tend to troup in in a line and out the other side, but that's where our baby's crib is now so I don't want them anywhere near. Thanks for the tips. Will try them till I find one that works. Only had one in so far this year... (The powders have been fairly ineffectual to date.)

juliapenguin

Hi everyone

We've got an ant's nest somewhere in the party wall right behind our kitchen units at the bottom of the wall ie very hard to get to.

I've tried sealing up the hole in the wall with filler - they've burrowed through it.

I've tried Nippon ant liquid, B&Q ant killer and borax (trying to be OS!). Nothing has worked.

I really don't want to have to pay someone to come in but I'm getting desperate - has anyone got any good ideas?

I will be forever grateful!

shell2001

We got something called ant bait. Think it was a couple of pounds from asda for 2. They are round plastic containers that you snap the end off, it attracts the ant the liquid sticks to it and they take it back to their nest. We had a few in the lounge and could not work out where they were coming from, got rid of those no problem.

When we moved we had a nest in the garden, again put one of these down outside and its done the trick.

Maybe worth a go for a couple of pounds, link below

http://www.scjohnson.co.uk/products/product.asp?idr=1&idb=7&idp=28

sunshine6650

Hello All,

How do you get rid of ants? The house is prone to them i think..its a newish estate..built on old sand site i think..
They are O/S by front door & in hall way..

Anyone have any ideas that get rid of them quickish? I was just thinking boiling water & bleach outside!!

Thanks in advance

Ness

Mudbath

We had them last year after a heavy rain storm....I used boiling water and then bleached the kitchen within an inch of it's life!!! We've not had them since. My mum swears by vinegar and squashing a few and leaving them in situ as this is supposed to deter them. Good luck xx

Pink.

Hi Sunshine,

There's an older thread that should help so I've merged your thread with it to keep all the suggestions together. Good luck with getting rid of them.

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sunshine6650

Thank you Pink Winged.