Results 1 to 17 of 17

Thread: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

  1. #1
    God/dess
    Joined
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Dear God plz send money to Oregon K luv you bye
    Posts
    2,238
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts

    Default Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Ants attack everything any my house. For instance, today, I dropped a tiny shred of lettuce out of my sub sandwich. I forgot about it for an hour or so, and when I went back into my room, my nightstand and bed were SWARMING with ants. They attack anything.

    Anyway, I have this insect spray, and whenever I spray it, I swear I can feel my brain cells perishing. It contains .15 % Permethrin and .25 % d-trans Allethrin as its active ingredients. Does anyone know if these are dangerous to humans, and how environmentally hazardous they are? I don't know how to find this out.

    Also, anyone know a more natural way to get rid of the damn pests? They even attack the surface of my stove if I don't scrub it clean after I so much as freakin' touch it.

    Help!

  2. #2
    Featured Member Paintbaby's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 2005
    Location
    canada
    Posts
    884
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Good lord. Can you call an exterminator? That said, they hate baby powder. Gets into their joints and drys them up, thus killing them. If you sprinkle it across your threshold, they won't cross it.

  3. #3
    God/dess
    Joined
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Dear God plz send money to Oregon K luv you bye
    Posts
    2,238
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    The apartment complex does not appear to care at all. We've pestered them again and again. They definitely ignore paying customers (i.e. us). They dont respond to complaints. Really, they actually don't. I don't know what to do. We are supposed to have a housing code here in Eugene. However, it doesn't seem to mean anything.

  4. #4
    God/dess Lysondra's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Another Country
    Posts
    18,664
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 148 Times in 100 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Put vinegar on where they're coming from.

    Oh, and around anything you don't want them going near.


    Look like a woman
    Think like a man
    Act like a lady
    Work like a dog

    - My Great Grandmother Bessie's Recipe for Success

  5. #5
    God/dess MrChristopher's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2004
    Location
    philadelphia suburbs (delaware, actually)
    Posts
    4,857
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Coffee grounds work really well, too. Shake them all around any doors and windows, the ants will stop.
    waffles are just pancakes with little squares on them.

  6. #6
    God/dess Lysondra's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Another Country
    Posts
    18,664
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 148 Times in 100 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    ^ Yabbut coffee grounds you can see... vinegar you won't make you home look like a dirtpile.


    Look like a woman
    Think like a man
    Act like a lady
    Work like a dog

    - My Great Grandmother Bessie's Recipe for Success

  7. #7
    Featured Member Sinder's Avatar
    Joined
    May 2006
    Location
    On the dark side of the moon
    Posts
    1,408
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    I once had an ant problem and my Pa told me to mix a bit of sugar(to attract them) with baking soda. They will eat the baking soda, and since it makes gas...and ants can't burp...or fart(LOL)....they will hence explode and die along with all other who ate your goodies left for them to be carried back to the nest!


    Worked for me.....no more ants!


    Also, for some strange reason, ants won't cross a chalk line.

  8. #8
    Veteran Member TheLioness's Avatar
    Joined
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    534
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    I can certainly empathize with you. I have the same problem even though my house is very clean. They will even get in my dishwasher even when I only have one plate in there. I came home one night and they had attacked my cupboard and they were coming from behind the wall. I don't know what to tell you that really works other than I have gone through about 5 cans of raid ant killer since I've been here. We have sprayed the yard, the house, terminix has been here, everything. I've been trying to tell the landlord that there must be a huge nest under the house but he doesn't want to mess with it.

    Good luck, and if you find anything that really works please let me know!

  9. #9
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Purgatory
    Posts
    443
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    1 The Spray is ineffective

    2 Can you get some ant dust and sprinkle it around the property? This of course would not work well if your in a Hi-Rise

    3 Ant poison baits. You can buy this most places. The good ones let the ants eat it and then bring it back to the hive. The one I bought you just put a few dabs in a shallow container. When I used to use this, it would usually clear up an ant problem quick smart. Works even better if you can find ant trails and put it in front of them. They will eat it bring it home and kill the colony. It will attract more ants for a short period of time. The love it, and you will too when they are gone! It will attract a swarm of ants for a short period of time, but once they are done gorging... bam hell of a lot less ants.

    Must be hungry bastards if they are into lettuce!!
    I've come a long way since I believed in anything, and I've come half way around the world.

    Where you come from is gone.
    Where you thought you were going to was never there,
    and where you are, ain't no good unless you can get away from it.

    -Quote from a mix of Ministry's "Jesus Built My Hot Rod"

    Help this cat on his quest for World Domination!

  10. #10
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Purgatory
    Posts
    443
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    One more thing don't let pets get into the baits, weather you use liquid or otherwise, bleach is not very good for any animal.
    I've come a long way since I believed in anything, and I've come half way around the world.

    Where you come from is gone.
    Where you thought you were going to was never there,
    and where you are, ain't no good unless you can get away from it.

    -Quote from a mix of Ministry's "Jesus Built My Hot Rod"

    Help this cat on his quest for World Domination!

  11. #11
    Veteran Member BmiWMT14's Avatar
    Joined
    Feb 2007
    Location
    In the Northeast
    Posts
    573
    Thanks
    3
    Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    This worked for us when we had ants:

    The ants go marching one by one into this homemade sugar ant hotel. We make three to six of them every ant season--a family tradition--and place a few in the kitchen, and wherever else ants like to frequent. These ant-trap hotels completely rid our house of these common spring and summer pests, but I also have a nontoxic ant spray up my sleeve, which I share, here, too:
    SIMPLE SOLUTION: Sugar Ant Hotel
    • 1 cup borax
    • 1 cup sugar
      water
    • 4 shallow glass jars with screw tops (small jar of marinated artichoke heart jars are ideal)
    • 4 loose wads of toilet paper
    In a bowl, mix the borax and sugar. Place a loose wad of toilet paper into each of four different screw-top jars. Pour a quarter of the sugar and borax mixture into each of the four jars, over the toilet paper. Fill each jar with water to one inch of the top. Screw the lids on the jars, and with a hammer and nail, make four to eight holes in the lid. Place the jars in areas where you have ants (but keep away from pets and children).
    This ant trap will catch the workers but not the queen. A more comprehensive solution is to blend 1/4 cup of confectioner’s sugar and one tablespoon of borax and sprinkle it in ant traffic areas. There is not enough borax with this method to kill the worker ants immediately, so they take it back to the nest, ultimately eradicating it. (If the worker ants do die at the powder, cut back on the borax.) Caution: Keep borax products away from pets and other animals

  12. #12
    God/dess sassysummer's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2005
    Location
    Vancouver, WA/Portland, OR
    Posts
    2,165
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    we use the ant baits...they're little black squares. we put them in the corners of doorways leading outside and window corners. gets rid of the ants within a week or so.





    Now selling Platinum Stages Poles!
    Order through me & get a FREE instructional video!



    "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from." Jodie Foster

  13. #13
    Featured Member
    Joined
    Jun 2003
    Posts
    998
    Thanks
    3
    Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Feed them grits, then go back an hour later and listen to them pop!

  14. #14
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Apr 2006
    Location
    houston
    Posts
    513
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Ant baits as mentioned work very well and are safe. From the store or make your own poisons withs boric acid and syrup or other recipes on the internet.

  15. #15
    God/dess Lysondra's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Another Country
    Posts
    18,664
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 148 Times in 100 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Quote Originally Posted by space_Cadet_28 View Post
    Ant baits as mentioned work very well and are safe. From the store or make your own poisons withs boric acid and syrup or other recipes on the internet.
    Incorrect... they can harm your pets if ingested... and pets are curious creatures.


    Look like a woman
    Think like a man
    Act like a lady
    Work like a dog

    - My Great Grandmother Bessie's Recipe for Success

  16. #16
    Yekhefah
    Guest

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    We had an ant problem at our first apartment in Australia, and we got rid of them with these steps:

    1. Keep a small cup of orange juice or something sweet outside at some distance from the house. Many of them will go for that instead of coming inside. Just make sure it's far from the house.

    2. Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar. Spray heavily around doorways, windows, and baseboards. Make sure you get all the way around. If you see them coming in anywhere else, spray there too.

    3. Once the vinegar is dry, sprinkle a thick layer of cinnamon across the bottom of the doorways, windows, and any other entry points. They won't walk across the cinnamon.

    Make sure the vinegar and cinnamon are in place for at least a week and your problem should clear up. After a couple of weeks all we had to do was refill the OJ cup on a weekly basis. And BTW, yes, those poisons are poisonous to humans too.

  17. #17
    God/dess
    Joined
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Dear God plz send money to Oregon K luv you bye
    Posts
    2,238
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts

    Default Re: Fuck Ants! And halp plez??

    Wow, thanks for all of the responses guys. There have been times when I've gone to class only to look down and see a little ant crawl out of my bookbag. They like to come to school with me I guess. I'm not sure which one of these to try first, but I'm sure going to do as many as possible. I wish I could do the orange juice thing, but I live in an apartment complex and I don't think it would last long.

Similar Threads

  1. How to get rid of Ants
    By Kisca in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 12-21-2010, 01:14 PM
  2. ants
    By CKXXX in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 07-24-2008, 07:43 PM
  3. Ants in my apartment!
    By StrawberrySwitchblade in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 04-19-2008, 12:35 PM
  4. Nyc girls plez help!
    By bunny21 in forum Club Chat
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 06-19-2004, 01:10 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •