ants

[stuelwell]

does anyone have any good ideas as how to get rid of HUNDREDS of ants. i recently reslabed our patio and found nest after nest. i purchased some ant powder and some spray that was supposed to keep them away for upto 3 months, well that lasted about 3 weeks. they are driving me crazy. please help
tia stuart

[stuelwell]

just looked down the page and got a few tricks will, give em a whirl. i have tried those little black tubs, think i have ninja ants as nothing works:-(

[Velvetee]

I recently had hundreds of flying ants in the bathroom. It was terryfying, going in there at night, turning the light on and hundreds flying out of a crevice. Ant powder seemed to work well enough.

[shylock73]

Dig out the nest and apply boiling water.

[stuelwell]

i just spent a lot of money and time reslabbing the area so i am not going to dig out the nest !! thanks anyway

[dilligaf]

I have used Nippon powder in the past and it seems to work quite well. Nippon have recently brought out a product where the ant ,instead of being killed instantly carries the poison back to the nest where it wipes them all out. But I havn't tried it yet.

[Jugglering]

I am thinking of hiring out my young cat now.... she loves to hunt and eat ants (I kid you not - http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals-and-Nat ure/Pets/Question574432.html)

(but obviously not if Nippon has been put down !)

[keyplus90]

There was another question few days ago on the same issue. You may wish to have a look at that. It is on the next page. But this is what I suggested there, have a go and it would work.

Try this and you would never have problem with ants. Depending upon where you live if you can get a hold of ground turmeric (Called Haldi on Indian or Pakistani shops). It is yellow color powder which is used almost in all Asian dishes. Just sprinkle a little bit where you see ants. They will never come back there again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric