Ants!!!!

emma70_2

lol then they will be in my hoover crawling around

Bongedone

I heard they won't cross flour.

EDIT: Like one of the posts above this website suggests golden syrup near nest.
http://duramecho.com/Misc/HowToStopAntInfestationsHumanely.html

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there :beer: We have an existing thread Ants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll add this one to it later.

Penny. x

wishiwasarichgirl

pour boiling water over them

savingspender

Baby taculm powder, they don't like it at all, or black pepper!

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

I had them in my living room coming in from the skirting on an outside wall.I got one of those Nippon traps (2 in a pack from around £2.75 any supermarket has them) and they were gone within a couple of days.They take the poison to the nest and it kills them all off.Never had no bother since and that was about 3 months ago.

Teria

Hi everyone,
I have got a really bad ant problem, the little pests are everywhere!! I blocked up their main entry point with a blob of blue tack, but they're clever, and have found other ones.

As I don't agree with killing them, does anyone have any natural deterrents that might work? The first time I tried eucalyptus oil, it kept them at bay for a few weeks, but they seem to have become immune to this now. I've also tried cinnamon, cucumber peel, vinegar, mint tea bags...

All suggestions gratefully accepted!!

Pink.

Hi Teria,

There are some natural alternatives that should help on this thread:

Ants!!!!

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

kafkathecat

A line of chilli powder across the entrance worked for us a couple of years ago.

Savannah02K

I buy cheapest talc I can find and put that down, that seems to deter them, you can watch them approach, stop, probably sniff, and then turn around! I assume it's the fragrance they don't like, I usually buy cheapo baby talc from Wilkos or somewhere.