The Ants are Back, Ted

DO NOT KILL THE ANTS IT GOES AGAINST MY VEGAN BELIEFS!

Samaris wrote: »

Yeah, had a near-miss with an infestation during the week. They starting pouring in through a condensation-drainer in one of the windowframes. Much talcum powder, vinegar spray and cloves seem have done the trick, although I suspect the talc is packed in so hard that they'd have trouble getting through.

The flying ones are just...eugh..

Try having a neighbour with a flying cockroach problem, these ants are childs play!

Samaris wrote: »

No thanks! Got enough on with ants and the wildlife the cat keeps dragging in (mostly ticks despite being dosed recently, horrible things).

I remember our cat at 4-5am dragging an 80%, heavily bleeding bird in my bedroom window when I was a teenager what still had enough life in it to panic, flutter and spread it's feathers everywhere. I was in a box bedroom and was only about 1 hour asleep having been out in Red box or one of those spots easy to get into when you were 16/17. Was never more grateful than when he got lazy and began trying to passing off leaves for "look what I killed for you!" gifts.

Did you know they hibernate!

Last summer we had an infestation in our kitchen under the kitchen units (behind the fascia/kick board), where they would crawl out every evening/night, so I filled the tiny gap with silicone sealant (after spraying in ant killer powder), Sorted.

Or so I thought. Cut to this Summer & the little buggers re appeared through a tiny crack, some with wings most without, so this time I washed the floor with dettol & poured in boiling water, which seems to have done the trick!

Hurrah :-)