The Ants are back.

RE*AC*TOR

ahh I guess summer is here - the tarmac outside is crawling with ants and the air is filled with flying ones. Windows closed for the next couple of days then...

In Sandymount by the way. Anyone else notice this?

BANZAI_RUNNER

yeah they have been here in Ennis for the last few days

BaZmO*

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

The Ants are back

What about Adam? Is he not with them this time?

Just be grateful that it's not these little MoFo's!!

B.

tk123

I hate the bastids!!! outside is fine but they're in the house already!!!

Loretta.

id take the flying ants any day over the awful-speedy-gonzales-type housespiders we had last summer...

*Angel*

Yep they're everywhere, they're so damn annoying!

Pighead

Don't worry lads and lassies,help is at hand.
Several years ago, Pighead had a huge ant hill problem. They were everywhere and seemed to pop up overnight. They ended up getting in his silky hair down his tight undies and even up his hairy nostrils.
Someone told the Pig to sprinkle instant grits on the ant hills.
The ants eat the dry grits and when they drink, the grits swell up in their stomach and literally explode them.
But as nobody tells the pig what to do he ignored this inhumane advice(or ininsectane advice depending on how pedantic you are)
The Pig uses the method affectionately known as Horrific Chalk Death.
Heres what to do
Find out where the little rascals are congregated and draw a chalkline around the area(as small an area as possible).
For some reason the antsies won't pass the chalk line(obviously i know why they wont but its a bit too technical to get into).Now grab a chair and watch the little brown army start to apnic as they realise there trapped and they have no source of food or water.
After about the 3rd day things really hot up and the ants are visibly skinnier and obvious signs of dementia set in(foamy mouths everywhere).
Day 5 and all hell breaks loose,brothers start to eat their sisters sisters eat their grannys and mommy eats daddy.The lads have totally lost it and literally eat anything that moves.
Day 7 and theres usually a horrfic sight of mangled bodies and rotting carcasses with one lone warrior proudly standing tall(although he'll die pretty quickly due to lack of fluid)
To summarise Chalk is the answer to all your ant problems

RE*AC*TOR

kinda hard to draw a chalk line around flying ants

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There was a thread on this last year, I remember.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Pighead wrote:

For some reason the antsies won't pass the chalk line(obviously i know why they wont but its a bit too technical to get into).

No, please do!
If you type up a lengthy explanation here, it'll save me a 5 second search on Google.

garred

Pighead wrote:

Don't worry lads and lassies,help is at hand.
Several years ago, Pighead had a huge ant hill problem. They were everywhere and seemed to pop up overnight. They ended up getting in his silky hair down his tight undies and even up his hairy nostrils.
Someone told the Pig to sprinkle instant grits on the ant hills.
The ants eat the dry grits and when they drink, the grits swell up in their stomach and literally explode them.
But as nobody tells the pig what to do he ignored this inhumane advice(or ininsectane advice depending on how pedantic you are)
The Pig uses the method affectionately known as Horrific Chalk Death.
Heres what to do
Find out where the little rascals are congregated and draw a chalkline around the area(as small an area as possible).
For some reason the antsies won't pass the chalk line(obviously i know why they wont but its a bit too technical to get into).Now grab a chair and watch the little brown army start to apnic as they realise there trapped and they have no source of food or water.
After about the 3rd day things really hot up and the ants are visibly skinnier and obvious signs of dementia set in(foamy mouths everywhere).
Day 5 and all hell breaks loose,brothers start to eat their sisters sisters eat their grannys and mommy eats daddy.The lads have totally lost it and literally eat anything that moves.
Day 7 and theres usually a horrfic sight of mangled bodies and rotting carcasses with one lone warrior proudly standing tall(although he'll die pretty quickly due to lack of fluid)
To summarise Chalk is the answer to all your ant problems

Sounds like the script for 28 days later. Found the white powder does the job, can't think of the name.

Kernel

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

kinda hard to draw a chalk line around flying ants

Hahah., Legend reactor. I was just thinking he was a dumbass for suggesting that chalk rubbish. What you need to do is find the ant hive. If you have grass out in the garden, just stick a garden fork in a few spots and leave for a second. What happens then is the ants swarm all over it. Then you dig up this part, get into the hive and pour a mixture of equal parts petrol and frozen orange juice concentrate in there (ala fight club). That's home made napalm. Stand well back and ignite. It will burn for hours and stick to everything it comes into contact with.

Good luck.

LadyJ

****in wasps are back too!

Kernel

LadyJ wrote:

****in wasps are back too!

I hate wasps. They are so annoying hovering around in your face. One of the most annoying creatures that God ever invented and put on this Earth of ours.

Pighead

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

kinda hard to draw a chalk line around flying ants

Pighead isn't here to deal with flying ants,Pighead is helping people deal with the bitch ants
The workers are all female. They hatch from infertile eggs. They do all the food gathering, housekeeping, guarding and rearing the young. They are the familiar wingless ants that everybody sees. Being unable to fly, worker ants collect all their food on foot. They are ingenious when it comes to finding food and, if they detect suitable food sources, ants will manage to enter the most unlikely and secure places in houses. This is why ants may become a pest.
The males, which have wings, have only one job, that of mating with females.Why would i want to kill these legends.
Stop being so ped-ant-ic RE*AC*TOR

acri

the slugs are also takin over. it actually scared the crap outta me as a youngin. it was like a really old horror movie with all of the slugs lining the edge of the path.

Pighead

Kernel wrote:

Hahah., Legend reactor. I was just thinking he was a dumbass for suggesting that chalk rubbish. What you need to do is find the ant hive. If you have grass out in the garden, just stick a garden fork in a few spots and leave for a second. What happens then is the ants swarm all over it. Then you dig up this part, get into the hive and pour a mixture of equal parts petrol and frozen orange juice concentrate in there (ala fight club). That's home made napalm. Stand well back and ignite. It will burn for hours and stick to everything it comes into contact with.

Good luck.

Right kernel,so my method of exterminating the ants involves killing the intended targets and nothing else,meanwhile your method involves killing
Earthworms

* They are untiring natural soil aerators.
* They transform organic matter in the soil.

Ladybugs

* The larvae and adults devour more than 50 aphids per day.
* Asian ladybugs are also useful. However, they cannot withstand our harsh winters and invade homes in cold weather. To get rid of them, simply collect them with a vacuum and put them in a garbage bag.

Spiders – Dragonflies – Insectivorous birds (swallows, chickadees, etc.)

* They prey on insects and larvae.

Millipedes – Centipedes – Sow bugs – Ground beetles

* They decompose organic matter.
* They cause little damage to plants.
* Ground beetles prey on insects and larvae.

Nice one kernel you got rid of the ants alright but your gardens ****ed
Idiot

To summarise: Use Chalk

Kernel

Chalk is your answer for everything Pigface! It hasn't made your willie grow, it hasn't made united win the league, and it wont stop flying ants, you dolt!

My method is tried and tested, it will involve some collateral damage, but is sustainable. You cant make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

OY

I just had to post that i saw the title for this and thought of Dougal with the binoculars!
"The ants are back Ted"
LOL

At least you don't have to deal with mosquitos! One night last summer i got drunk and went for a walk at 4 in the morning in shorts and a t-shirt and i was a bloody mess for about a week. Head like a baloon...! :mad:

Bicky

why wont ants cross a white line?
Is it only chalk they wont cross or any white line?

Pighead

Kernel wrote:

Chalk is your answer for everything Pigface! It hasn't made your willie grow, it hasn't made united win the league, and it wont stop flying ants, you dolt!

My method is tried and tested, it will involve some collateral damage, but is sustainable. You cant make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

Right number 1: Why on earth would i want my 12 incher to grow any more,do you know how hard it is to get a pair of speedos that fit properly.
(Kernels tip of the day:Lads if you've got a small package like me and you want to wear your speedos on the beach without embarrasment do what i do,STUFF A PAIR OF FOOTBALL SOCKS DOWN THE FRONT.)

Number 2: Don't pretend you know anything about football Mr Bingo Boy(Kernel goes to bingo every wednesday night everybody)

Number 3: I never claimed chalk could stop flying ants(although i'm almost sure if you manged to throw some chalk dust at a flying ant it would cause fatal damage)

There you go,in your face bingo boy :mad:

Pighead

Bicky wrote:

why wont ants cross a white line?
Is it only chalk they wont cross or any white line?

Just chalk Bicky,I would explain why but Donkey style ruined it for everybody.
Hope your happy Donkey. :mad:

Kernel

Pighead wrote:

Right number 1: Why on earth would i want my 12 incher to grow any more,do you know how hard it is to get a pair of speedos that fit properly.
(Kernels tip of the day:Lads if you've got a small package like me and you want to wear your speedos on the beach without embarrasment do what i do,STUFF A PAIR OF FOOTBALL SOCKS DOWN THE FRONT.)

Number 2: Don't pretend you know anything about football Mr Bingo Boy(Kernel goes to bingo every wednesday night everybody)

Number 3: I never claimed chalk could stop flying ants(although i'm almost sure if you manged to throw some chalk dust at a flying ant it would cause fatal damage)

There you go,in your face bingo boy :mad:

I think you've been sniffing the chalk a bit too much there Pigface!

Bicky

Ah go on.
Pass on your wisdom. I cant find an explanation on google. In the thirty seconds i spent searching.

Le Rack

I dunno bout dub but I know my whole town is built on a giant ant hill!!!!! the little shaggers wont bog off at all! EVER!

kenmc

We had ants recently - a few scouts i think, didn't see any trails. anyway, got 2x nippon traps in homebase which you put a liquid into, and leave it near the run/nests. anyway, put 2 of them down last nite, came home from the pub and there was a zillion of the little buggers running back and forth to the trap - turns out they'd emptied out one whole trap of liquid! Anyway, saw they were running down the side of the lino and pulled it up and squirted the load of them with nippon ant powder. haven't seen any yet today, there's no activity near the traps. there was still full traps there this morning too.... think the problem is a bit more under control....
As for the wasps, I keep carnivorous plants, and they eat a few of the buggers - especially Sarracenia (pitcher plants) the wasps love the nectar they produce and voila happy happy plants

mike65

Celebrate the ants! It means the weathers getting better!?

Okay, Nuke em!!

I was in Woodies this morning, should have checked to see if they stocked anti ant powder

Mike.

Piste

Oh bollox, damn bees/wasps mean I'm gonna have to carry anti-histamine around at al times and the flying ants....oh the flying ants *sobs*

Capt'n Midnight

Le Rack wrote:

I dunno bout dub but I know my whole town is built on a giant ant hill!!!!! the little shaggers wont bog off at all! EVER!

or a hill of giant ants ! http://www.horror-wood.com/them.htm

Superman

Ants are great! there harmless,

there like a natural hoover for keepiung your house clean, i just don't like when they get stuck on top of the honey jar

mad m

yeah ants/bees are back.But far far worse things are just outside the door dying to get onto your property...


Those pesky kids knocking on doors asking do you want your lawn cut,


My front is cobblelocked............

besty

I remember in Dun Laoighre/Sandycove around 2 years ago the place was completly, and i mean completly covered in the bastids. Flying, crawling, all sorts of them. It was ****ed up. Have a bit of a prob with them here too, I find that a boiled kettle of water sorts them out fairly lively.

cregser

Wasps moved into a crack in the wall outside my kitchen extension last summer. It meant any sunbathing came with the frequent wzzzzZZZZZZzzzzz noise. Come autumn we had dead wasps raining down on us when we opened any presses.

I heard they never come back to the same place twice. They'd better not *shakes fist*

[CALIBUR]

its fine here in galway "yet" give it 3 days and my front garden well be coverd with the them

billy the squid

am reminded of that simpsons episode.

"I for one welcome our new ant overlords."

The Bollox

*sigh* the joys of being a 10 year old boy, mercylessly slaughtering nests of ants with your water pistols and spit, those were the days

Cabaal

I for one welcome our ant overlords

[EDIT]

billy the squid wrote:

am reminded of that simpsons episode.

"I for one welcome our new ant overlords."

God damn you, you beat me too it

Tiffany

Marts wrote:

*sigh* the joys of being a 10 year old boy, mercylessly slaughtering nests of ants with your water pistols and spit, those were the days

Well you wasted your time... ants can survive on top of water for days.

Le Rack

THEY ARNT HARMLESS THE LITTLE SHAGGER BIGHT/BITE how dya spell that again..................

The Bollox

Tiffany wrote:

Well you wasted your time... ants can survive on top of water for days.

NOW you tell me, lol

tk123

Piggy that chalk thing doesn't work!!! I was all geared up to have them stuck in a circle for a few days but they were stuck for 20 seconds and then just marched over the chalk boundry!!

embee

We had a wasps nest in one a cavity on the back wall of the house. It was just at the neck of where the outlet pipe for the kitchen sink came out. We couldn't go out at all because there were loads and loads of them. So one night, my dad mixed up a small amount of cement, snuck out and quick as a flash cemented over the hole so they couldnt get in or out. For the next two days, you could hear them buzzing furiously in the hole, trying to get out.

It killed them off anyways and they haven't returned since. Probably not the nicest way to die, but they deserve it.

stagolee

tk123 wrote:

Piggy that chalk thing doesn't work!!! I was all geared up to have them stuck in a circle for a few days but they were stuck for 20 seconds and then just marched over the chalk boundry!!

bugger i was going to try that, the little f'uckers are swarming all over my kitchen, ah well was that half and half petrol and frozen concentrated orange juice? the kitchen needed a cleaning anyway

ogy

i use talcum powder, chalk is probably the same idea but you need more cheap dusty chalk perhaps or else use more of it, its cause the dust particles from talc/chalk are too big for their little anty lungs afaik

Kernel

tk123 wrote:

Piggy that chalk thing doesn't work!!! I was all geared up to have them stuck in a circle for a few days but they were stuck for 20 seconds and then just marched over the chalk boundry!!

They adapt an overcome... truly a fearsome and versatile enemy. We may as well give in to our ant masters now people.

tk123

I think my ma's solution for outdoor ants is best - she fills a bucket with boiling water adds some detol and "scalds the little bastards to death"

Pighead

tk123 wrote:

I think my ma's solution for outdoor ants is best - she fills a bucket with boiling water adds some detol and "scalds the little bastards to death"

I guarantee you she also adds a bit of chalk dust into the solution.Works every time
To the writer who claimed the chalk didnt work may i just say one thing
STOP BUYING YOUR CHALK IN ALDI YOU CHEAPSKATE,GET SOME CRAYOLA IN!

Kernel

Pighead wrote:

I guarantee you she also adds a bit of chalk dust into the solution.Works every time
To the writer who claimed the chalk didnt work may i just say one thing
STOP BUYING YOUR CHALK IN ALDI YOU CHEAPSKATE,GET SOME CRAYOLA IN!

Does the red/green or yellow chalk work, or does it need to be white chalk?

Have you tested crayons on the ant horde?

Dont be at yourself

Yeah, but wasps.

This one time, I was out having a cool refreshing glass of orange juice, and I totally just let a wasp crawl all over my lips. Impressed, yes?

...yes?

Kernel

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

Yeah, but wasps.

This one time, I was out having a cool refreshing glass of orange juice, and I totally just let a wasp crawl all over my lips. Impressed, yes?

...yes?

I was stung on the lip, the tongue and the neck on seperate occasions. When I was a kid eating a lollipop I got stung on the tongue, just in case you are wondering!

Pighead

Kernel wrote:

Does the red/green or yellow chalk work, or does it need to be white chalk?

Have you tested crayons on the ant horde?

Interesting question kernel.
To answer your interesting question,yes indeed the red/green or yellow chalk will work.
Interestingly the different colours produce different reactions in the ants.
Red chalk tends to drive the little bastards crazy and rates of suicide is noticeably higher
Green chalk tends to have a calming effect on the little ****ers and if you get a microscope you can see definite smiles on the little ants faces.
Yellow chalk tends to have an almost hypnotic effect on the little bits of devil sperm and you can quite clearly hear them humming a monotonous mantra type drone.
All colours result in one word though,DEATH