cresta57

We get them a lot up here, especially when rain is imminent. They get into everything, we've had them in the sugar container & right through the pantry. We just tolerate them now, the only time it's a problem is if someone with obsessive compulsive tendencies comes for a coffee, they freak out & make a big scene. T
They're just part of living where we do.

Lordflasheart

"Antrid" is pretty good as they take it back to the nest. But if you get them once you'll get them again.

I particularly enjoy it when the get behind electrical sockets, make a connection between the Active and Neutral en masse and go pop! Bloody things.

wanderingwombat

That's being geckoed.

They cost me a garage door motor control board.:curse:

Heard of them playing tag inside a $10,000 amplifier which was not a pretty sight. :curse::curse:

WW

squeezzii

[QUOTE=oliver1982;6719118]Sugar ants

Seriously, the best thing to do is track them back to where they are coming from (window sill in my case) and put a tiny barrier of BABY POWDER around there. The ants are scared to cross the line of powder (seriously).

I can confirm that the baby powder works- also vinegar works really well

donna

God knows why but ours always leave the sugar alone but end up committing suicide in the kettle.
donna

The Bloke

I'd rather have the ants in the plastic storage containers than the large rats in Fortitude Valley(Brisbane) offices that gnaw through the plastic (Tupperware) to get at the food.

The Bloke

So if they(visitors) freakout at them, what do they say about the wildlife that feeds on your verandah rails?

cresta57

They're considered cute:curse: I personally prefer to see them in either in nice secure cages like Timbers pet one or hanging by their legs from high voltage power lines

The Bloke

Comeon you big softie, you really love them.

I_Will_Freckle

Ants use smell to navigate about so wiping something strong like peppermint along across their track will confuse them and they'll wander off elsewhere.

Also, soapy water kills them.

mr mover

Do they look like this........
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/asc...cts/argant.htm
if so good luck in getting rid of them ,we have a nest in our roof.........mm

wanderingwombat

They're a lot smaller than that.

WW

mr mover

We call those Meat ants , in this part of the world.
But are easy to get rid of just use ANTRID.....mm

wanderingwombat

Been there, done that. They show no interest in the stuff.

ww

kiwinow

Oh looks like we'll have to get used to this when we move to Qld. In Auckland, NZ, ants were everywhere. I remember an Asian friend bought this amazing meringue castle for a friends birthday, with a moat and little roads and houses etc. The next day the little meringue village was populated by thousands of ants. They get into sealed containers and plastic wrapped dog roll. We used a little can with poison in it which they take home and it worked eventually. When we lived in a housebus they were in the walls and each time we travelled the dead would be shaken loose so we'd have to sweep up all these bodies when we parked. Don't know if you have Gran's Remedy in Oz (for stinky feet), but it smells just like dead ants, which I guess is better than stinky feet!

The best thing is to make sure you wipe up every crumb and put everything away in the fridge, bring in the pet bowls. Baby powder is a new one on me but sounds worth trying.