hevs

Ok. Two weeks ago it was mice. Little buggers were robbing the pantry blind. However a trip to my favorite store and lashings of penut butter we soon got rid of them (there were about 12!)

Anyway today we came back from having a nice lunch out, as you do, to find that our pantry had been taken hostage again; this time to ants. About a thousand of them. You think i'm exaggerating right??

This trail of ants starts somewhere under a walk in pan cupboard, they skirt all the way round it run up and outside the door then pop under the archatrive into the pantry where they climb up to the third shelf and congregate around a tin of bunderburg golden syrup!

WTF has changed? That tin has been in there for months, you know? At the back, never used.....

We've spent the rest of the day VACUUMING them up, putting ant powder down and that liquid stuff down to. I've just looked and theres more there now than earlier There are hundreds and they just keep coming.

The kitchen is in the middle of the house so i am slightly concerned as to what lies beneath :scared: Has anyone got any helpful hints of what to do??
Anytips greatfully recieved

Wife Beater

To beat the ant you must think like an ant.

Ransi

Anoying little feckers they are too...I get them in the water closet now and again,so I spray Mortein down the hole in the floor and around the window,seems to keep them at bay...but we do still get the odd couple.

Jessica Rabbit

Have you tried ant powder? We used to get them and we put it down outside along the windows and door frames and it kept them away or if they were brave enough to come close enough the powder wiped them out.

Good luck

hevs

Does that mean i have to paint a stupid white stripe accross my face? Or is that the wrong thing entirely

hevs

Yep! Lashings of ant powder and that liquid stuff too

Havn't tried the mortien, not sure about sprays in the pantry


AND.. How do i get to the nest? Do i indeed need to? A girl can't vacuum all night

wmoore

That worked for us. We put the Mortein stuff down around the patio, back door and garage door and it keeps them away for a couple of months.

seang

I think you need something thats anti-ants. Hope this helps ...

hevs

At first i thought you wrote "anti depressants" I reckon you might be right

Wife Beater

Baby powder or fullers earth works well. It kills them instantly it is cheap and safe to use around food, children and pets.

Ransi

clear the pantry out first...then spray like theres no tomorrow...I do my kitchen area regulary.

hevs

Really??

Thats fantastic cos the pantrys a bit of a worry really.

However does anyone know if i should be panicking with like where the nest is etc? And getting pest people in etc. There are now a group congregating in my daughters bedroom. Up 3 steps from the kitchen :scared:

BadgeIsBack

Reminds me of the film with Michael Caine!

"Zulus Sir! Thousands of them!".

We have the occasional ant attack too.

BadgeIsBack

Hevs, your Mum paid us a visit last year when we had a rat in the house. She was very calm.

hevs

Jesus! Make me feel like a right slovenly cow why don't 'cha

I have never done it, never needed to! Before now! Stable doors and horses spring to mind!