I want to get rid of ants! (merged threads)

steveo3002

im not so sure they do die in the winter though? dont want em finding another crack into the house if i can help it

maninthestreet

steveo3002 wrote: »

im not so sure they do die in the winter though? dont want em finding another crack into the house if i can help it

Only the queen ants survive, by hibernating over the winter, the worker ants all die. Ants are not active during the winter.

steveo3002

so surley i need the queen one dead ?

maninthestreet

Do what I did - get some cavity wall insulation installed over winter. It seems to have solved the problem for me.

sweetnskint

i would use a spray pestacide- a fly one should work!spray on crack they should avoid then!

rockie4

The Nippon ant traps are good , put one down close to where they're coming in, they eat the stuff and take it back to the nest and it kills them all.
I used them a couple of years ago and have had no trouble since.

john-306

maninthestreet wrote: »

Do what I did - get some cavity wall insulation installed over winter. It seems to have solved the problem for me.

I had this installed last year but a few weeks ago the ants were still there, might invest in the ant traps mentioned

badfelafel

We put tesco ant killer down but want to know how long before it washes away? We have small children and are worried about when it will be safe for them to go into the garden again!

Thanks for any replies...