Ants :-( - Page 3

baldilocks · 19-06-2009, 08:06

Friday 19th - still no ants. Buying the white houses did the trick. Did someone say something about putting them where the ants run. I still haven't taken them out of the packet and they are on the shelf, they could last forever like that - very economical!

baldilocks · 21-06-2009, 10:21

It occurs to me that the missing ants may have, in fact, taken refuge at lower levels, underground, to escape the heat of the summer sun. Do we have any insect experts on the forum who might be able to answer that?

dunmovin · 22-06-2009, 16:58

find an entrance to the nest (you can easily spot one by the pile of fine sand they throw out) and place the traps near there. I am no expert on ants, but my friend tells me that the do hide from heat.

keddyboy · 23-06-2009, 09:57

I wish mine did, they walk around with towels, sunglasses and factor 50!!!!!!!!!!

Val · 23-06-2009, 10:36

Awe bless I can picture the delicate wee souls wired for sound as they as they enjoy your hospitality

dunmovin · 23-06-2009, 14:27

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Originally Posted by keddyboy

I wish mine did, they walk around with towels, sunglasses and factor 50!!!!!!!!!!

ahh now, if they put their towels out before 6:00 am..... you have the dreaded German tourist ants

country boy · 23-06-2009, 19:17

No...I read it in the 'paper. They have definitely not come this year, sun beds are freely available in all resorts at Any time of day. As for ants, well, I think they have us outnumbered!

Playamonte · 29-07-2009, 21:17

On the 18/06/09 I bought the White Houses (well someone has to try & kick start the market) and one evening watched the Little Gang nip through the house and cart a piece of white poison ? off home. The Big Gang that were nipping over the garden wall seemed totally uninterested in the house & just used it as a cut though & continued to nip up onto the terrace when I wasn't looking.
Give it time I thought, and continued to blast the trail every now and then with the Mercadona spray, but for every thousand I killed a thousand would take their place (sneaky buggers)
Even the Little Gang showed no ill health & continued to scurry around searching for a dead fly or two, but as luck would have it I spotted a can of Jeyes Fluid on the shelf in Iceland and we gave them a good bath every day for the past week by mopping all surfaces outside.

Gone !

Brian

29-07-2009, 22:43

I used ant powder and blow it down into the holes, but they just come up somewhere else in the garden.

I am lucky that I have never had them come into the house ( Famous last words!!) so I have decided just to let them get on with it. I just make sure I never stand too long in one place when I am in the garden, otherwise I soon get a nip...

country boy · 30-07-2009, 07:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Playamonte

but as luck would have it I spotted a can of Jeyes Fluid on the shelf in Iceland and we gave them a good bath every day for the past week by mopping all surfaces outside.

Gone !

Brian

No Ants but now your patio smells like a Public Loo

29-07-2009, 21:17	#28 (permalink)
Playamonte Playamonte is.... Spain Expert Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Valencia area Posts: 389 Thanks: 1 Thanked 39 Times in 37 Posts Rep Power: 24	On the 18/06/09 I bought the White Houses (well someone has to try & kick start the market) and one evening watched the Little Gang nip through the house and cart a piece of white poison ? off home. The Big Gang that were nipping over the garden wall seemed totally uninterested in the house & just used it as a cut though & continued to nip up onto the terrace when I wasn't looking. Give it time I thought, and continued to blast the trail every now and then with the Mercadona spray, but for every thousand I killed a thousand would take their place (sneaky buggers) Even the Little Gang showed no ill health & continued to scurry around searching for a dead fly or two, but as luck would have it I spotted a can of Jeyes Fluid on the shelf in Iceland and we gave them a good bath every day for the past week by mopping all surfaces outside. Gone ! Brian Last edited by Playamonte; 30-07-2009 at 06:34.

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cadiar cadiar is.... Edit Guest Posts: n/a	Permanent Guests! I used ant powder and blow it down into the holes, but they just come up somewhere else in the garden. I am lucky that I have never had them come into the house ( Famous last words!!) so I have decided just to let them get on with it. I just make sure I never stand too long in one place when I am in the garden, otherwise I soon get a nip...

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19-06-2009, 08:06	#21 (permalink)
baldilocks baldilocks is.... Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Castillo de Locubín, Jaén Age: 69 Posts: 1,591 Thanks: 53 Thanked 92 Times in 87 Posts Rep Power: 0	Friday 19th - still no ants. Buying the white houses did the trick. Did someone say something about putting them where the ants run. I still haven't taken them out of the packet and they are on the shelf, they could last forever like that - very economical!

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baldilocks baldilocks is.... Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Castillo de Locubín, Jaén Age: 69 Posts: 1,591 Thanks: 53 Thanked 92 Times in 87 Posts Rep Power: 0	It occurs to me that the missing ants may have, in fact, taken refuge at lower levels, underground, to escape the heat of the summer sun. Do we have any insect experts on the forum who might be able to answer that?

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dunmovin dunmovin is.... Spain Guru Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gorga, Alicante Posts: 1,333 Thanks: 56 Thanked 132 Times in 112 Posts Rep Power: 0	find an entrance to the nest (you can easily spot one by the pile of fine sand they throw out) and place the traps near there. I am no expert on ants, but my friend tells me that the do hide from heat.

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keddyboy keddyboy is Guadalhorce Valley, Costa del Sol Spain Guru Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Guadahorce Valley Posts: 507 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 28	I wish mine did, they walk around with towels, sunglasses and factor 50!!!!!!!!!!

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Val Val is sad and misses this place Spain Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,326 Thanks: 228 Thanked 172 Times in 160 Posts Rep Power: 57	Awe bless I can picture the delicate wee souls wired for sound as they as they enjoy your hospitality

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country boy country boy is waiting to join in! Spain Expert Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pizarra, Prov.de Malaga. Age: 66 Posts: 317 Thanks: 18 Thanked 43 Times in 39 Posts Rep Power: 27	No...I read it in the 'paper. They have definitely not come this year, sun beds are freely available in all resorts at Any time of day. As for ants, well, I think they have us outnumbered!

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