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Ants!! Help :(
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Last Wednesday my husband noticed we had some ants in the conservatory... a few little blighters soon turned into a whole army including flying ants. It seems that they have made a nest next to the external wall of the house (internal wall of the conservatory), we think the nest is under a box we made to house the underfloor heating and we can't remove it without taking off the skirting board either side.
We have been using Nippon ant killer since last Wednesday and they are definately eating it and taking it back to the nest but it doesn't seem to be making the blindest bit of difference - even more worryingly today I noticed a pile of what we thought were wood shavings but actually seems to be empty larvae skins - I can only presume they are multiplying beyond belief and it is really starting to upset me
Has anyone got any suggestions? I am thinking of ringing the council tomorrow for some advice but they charge £100 to come out so want to exhaust other options first.
We have been using Nippon ant killer since last Wednesday and they are definately eating it and taking it back to the nest but it doesn't seem to be making the blindest bit of difference - even more worryingly today I noticed a pile of what we thought were wood shavings but actually seems to be empty larvae skins - I can only presume they are multiplying beyond belief and it is really starting to upset me
Has anyone got any suggestions? I am thinking of ringing the council tomorrow for some advice but they charge £100 to come out so want to exhaust other options first.
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These http://www.lovethegarden.com/products/pestdisease/antstopbait.html
I am willing to try anything but having my conservatory shut up for the last 9 days in this hot weather has really depressed me and I need something that is fast acting!
Outside, I use fire. Nothing beats some lighter fluid down the nest and a match. Inside? Doesn't bog standard ant powder around the nest entrances work?
Everything I have read says Nippon works a lot better than conventional ant powder - I will try some of the 'Ant Stop' to see if that does any better.
All other suggestions gratefully appreciated!
Council = useless, told me to call Rentokil
Rentokil = slightly less useless and told me someone would call me for a free survey. The survey consisted of a bloke ringing me and said I could use normal buy over the counter stuff or they could do it for the amazingly cheap price of £220!
So, 'Ant Stop' bait station is now in place.
Do you think I am better off sticking with one type or putting down the Nippon as well? Part of me thinks that it might stop them going to the more effective one and the other part of me thinks the more I can throw at these buggers to kill them the better!! :mad:
Any thoughts?
We didn't have that many though, I don't know if it'd work as well on a big nest.
This would potentially work if they weren't in our conservatory!
We also have the problem that they aren't 'coming in' - they have made a home quite happily inside so they have no inclination of going out