ants

bolliwoodi

so i was in my sisters house this morning (in her bedroom) and i spotted ants(3 or 4) coming outta her vent

i asked her about it and she said "oh they come in and out looking for stuff for their anthill etc"

That doesnt sound right

Shes pretty clean- the house is clean- plus her bedrooms on the top floor- long way to travel just for bits fot their anthill

any other reason they could be coming in to the house?The house is about 60 years old

Ghost Train

probably just army killer ants, building up their numbers till they're strong enough to attack

might be worth getting some of that ant killer spray in woodies, but this normally doesn't work

might get some more advice on bringing them down here

bolliwoodi

dont wana kill em

just wana know why thay might b cumn in to the house

ixoy

Ask them to leave kindly? Remember to be polite to them if they do: Thanks ants. Thants. Write that down.

Mahatma coat

spray is useless, but antsand is brilliant. if the house is old thenm they've explored all the way through the wals to your sistrs pad, it would suggest infestation

Kevok

ixoy wrote:

Thanks ants. Thants. Write that down.

Thank you. You made a dull morning so much better. Gonna have to dig that dvd out tonight now.

monkeyfudge

bolliwoodi wrote:

Shes pretty clean- the house is clean- plus her bedrooms on the top floor- long way to travel just for bits fot their anthill

any other reason they could be coming in to the house?The house is about 60 years old

She's clearly having an affair with these ants.

You should go to counselling to deal with your ant-issues


anyway maybe they're just lonely!

6th

Suggest they join a club or society?

matt-dublin

dump the ants and move to a different country, get on with your new life

NutJob

bolliwoodi wrote:

dont wana kill em

just wana know why thay might b cumn in to the house

Because they can!:D

If you change your mind about killing them post the video of the mass murder here before lunch :eek:

SEE: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055077302
SEE:http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055075841


You'll have to find where there getting in and get them there with any luck the colony is outside and you wont have to destroy it.

Nehpets

Why were you in your sisters bedroom?

Now that I have turned this into a more personal issue for you, I think the best option would be to follow 6th's advice. If you can't do that, maybe take a year abroad?

AnonoBoy

Is your sister really hot? Possibly the ants are just pervs.

luckat

Ants follow a scent trail to find their way around, so if you mop the vent, skirting board and floorboards (or carpet) with something strong-smelling, like citronella or peppermint, they should stop coming in; you may have to do this for a few days and repeat if they start coming back.

Chanting and drumming may also help:

GO, ants, GO
GO, ants, GO
Take your queen and
GO, ants, GO...

Love2love

Ants are not dirty. They come in search of food basically and lots of people get them coming in around this time of year. Just make sure that there is not food lying around and be careful what you put down to stop them coming in. My cousin was an exterminator and told me although alot of household cleaning liquids (bleach, ect.) will kill the first lot, it will crystalize and the rest will come back and eat that. If you want to get rid of them, the best you can do, is to buy a product made specifically to get rid of Ants

matt-dublin

i think this should be moved to PI

Whats with the anti-ant attitude?

Woah, tongue twister.

stevejazzx

Deleted User wrote:

Whats with the anti-ant attitude?

Woah, tongue twister.

could've just said antitude!:)

Unpossible

stevejazzx wrote:

could've just said antitude!

but then we wouldn't have known it was anti-ant

matt-dublin

anti-antitude :P

Oriel

bolliwoodi wrote:

so i was in my sisters house this morning (in her bedroom) and i spotted ants(3 or 4) coming outta her vent

She should see a doctor about that.

matt-dublin

sinecurea wrote:

She should see a doctor about that.

hydrocortizone cream apparently

phantom_lord

pi maybe?

Ste.phen

sinecurea wrote:

She should see a doctor about that.

giggity

matt-dublin

phantom_lord wrote:

pi maybe?

thats what i said but noone listened

Sonnenblumen

bolliwoodi wrote:

so i was in my sisters house this morning (in her bedroom) and i spotted ants(3 or 4) coming outta her vent

i asked her about it and she said "oh they come in and out

Saw them in the pub tonight, they were in great form like eh celebrating something?

bug

At this time of year ants go searching for food.
They send out scouts, usually two or three ants to search for the availability of food.
If they find any they go back to the nest and report, in which case if they are successful you get a constant trail of ants into your house for a few months during the summer.
Ants are clean and dont carry any diseases.
If your sister doesnt have a lot a dead flies under her bed or a bag of sugar or high carbs food in her bedroom I doubt the scouts will be successful. Hence no ants other than the ones you saw.
They will always find a crack somewhere and make it into a house.
I would suggest getting a grip, and learning about the natural world that surrounds you.

nicolo

ants cant stand the scent of lavender, pour a bottle lavender essential oils into a spray bottle and spray the openings for a few days and the hill if you can find it then leave lavender in a hot oil burner,
this worked a treat for me

beans

Ants will not cross over a chalk line if that's an option?

matt-dublin

matt-dublin wrote:

anti-antitude :P

Makes me picture these ants walking around in dark sunglasses with baggy trousers.

She should see a doctor about that.

I laughed so hard at that that my eyes are watering and I'm wheezing.

Gee thanks.

Rozabeez

Y'know what's creepy? When ants get wings.

Steoob

theres nothing you can do now... just allow the ants into your home, breed with their women and soon ye're differences will be forgotten

Rozabeez

Rozabeez wrote:

Y'know what's creepy? When ants get wings.

Ugh, yeah. We used to get hundreds of em in my old family home. Freaky bastards when they all fly at ya

Grolschevik

There seems to be a huge metropolis colony in the cul de sac where I live. For the last few years, they seem to have undertaken a "Moses leading the Israelites" trek through my foundations, excavating (onto my carpet) a couple of bricks worth of sand a year. Last year, they finally made it through to the other side of my house, into the alleyway, so I'm hoping I'll never again have the experience of them attempting to swarm (the flying ones) in my living room. Seriously, I come down one morning and there is a carpet of dead and dying flying ants, all pointed/heading towards the light source of the window. Repulsive!

On a scale like that, I'm all in favour of chemical warfare...

6th

Rozabeez wrote:

Y'know what's creepy? When ants get wings.

When Ants Get Wings 2 is alot worse!

monkeyfudge

When Ants Get Wings and Learn How to Use Firearms is the scariest!

matt-dublin

then there's when when ants get wings 3:anti-anttitude

Jimoslimos

Methinks our best hope against total colonisation would be some sort of civil war between ants, maybe based racially on exoskeleton colour;)

free2fly

I'm not sure if you have carpenter ants in Ireland or not, but if you do, and these are, then your sister should get them under control as soon as possible. http://www.pestproducts.com/carpenterants.htm

matt-dublin

ha ha i say out with the can of deodrant (preferably lynx) and a lighter...
problem solved.

faceman

so ants are coming out of your sister's vent. Dont you know iran are building WMD's?????

slipss

All together now!

(Verse1)
The ants go marching two by two,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stopped to chew on you,
And they all go marching,
Dun dun dun dun, dun dun!

(Chorus)
*Allegro* Under the door, Across the floor!
*Accelerando* Down the Drain, Into the rain!
Da na na na na na na na na na,
Da na na na na na na na na na!

bug

ants generally of the worker type dont grow wings only drones and queens do and you only see them once during the... oh f*k it ...whats the point.

Karoma

bug wrote:

ants generally of the worker type dont grow wings only drones and queens do and you only see them once during the... oh f*k it ...whats the point.

I just love how you're getting worked up over this.

bug

Karoma wrote:

I just love how you're getting worked up over this.

freaks me out, no end..

I mean ever have a garden, go to a park ? Go outside much?

My initial reaction was to state the ants carry and pass on HIV...

Karoma

bug wrote:

freaks me out, no end..

I mean ever have a garden, go to a park ? Go outside much?

My initial reaction was to state the ants carry and pass on HIV...

but instead you decided to not fit in with the AH crowd. Pffft! Emo.


ANTS RAPED MY HOUSE

bug

Karoma wrote:

but instead you decided to not fit in with the AH crowd. Pffft! Emo.

Emo? Now your calling me a teenage bloke with stupid mislengthened hair? Because I like ants.
Yes, I like ants.
There, I said it.

AbusesToilets

i despise ants,i kill them wherever i see them.i live in the Southern US where the place is under the dominion of fire ants.Evil little ****s,aggressive to the point of insanity.Example: was sitting in the apartment reading when one crawls up my leg and bites me on the bollox.Wtf?? My friend experienced similar genital assault in the shower.
For me there can be no co-existance.
Death to the Ants!
Now and Forever!
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Ruu_Old

No bitey ants in central illinois but there are those horrible, stinky odorous ants around. *squish* They don't cause structural damage but are after any grub I leave behind.