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[JBoylen]

An easy way that you might try is cinnamon on your door way, they will not cross it apparently.

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At the entrance of your home stomp on a few dozen of the buggers, that will release their formic acid and will serve as a warning to other wannabe invaders

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[PeckhamRose]

If you do not have the expensive but effective ant powder from the likes of the little shop on the corner of Peckham Rye SE22 and Dunstans Road - you know, the lovely lady who has the dog in a basket on a shelf behind the counter - then try any talcum powder. It's fine enough to do serious damage to them. Cover all entrances with a line of it.

[Sol]

Thanks a lot.

[Saffron]

I used Ecover fabric stain remover, in a spray bottle mixed with essential lavendar oil. I sprayed everywhere that I saw ants coming into our house. They didn't like the spray and wouldn't cross it, or if they did it didn't agree with them. The spray wasn't outright poisonous like an insecticide, so I didn't worry about our cats. It wears away on its own after a while. You can also wash it away quite easily.

[JohnL]

My dad used Nippon and used to say they took it to the queen and killed her

Think the ants hated him though.

[Mick Mac]

Sol Wrote:

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> They are coming through the main door and live.....

Are they in your pants ?

[DulwichFox]

Ants are intellegent.

http://www.valmg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/NoAntsSign.png

They should get the nessage

Foxy

[Jeremy]

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> My dad used Nippon and used to say they took it to

> the queen and killed her

This. Nipon gel, to be specific.

[UncleBen]

Spread some peanut butter, or jam or something similar on the floor just inside the door - this should deter the little blighters. You may have to do it severl days on the trot though.

['bout now]

Buy a really, really, tiny gun.

[Sol]

Thank you. Will try the nipon gel

[kp4]

My mum used to use a white chalk (the one you use at school) draw a line and they will not cross it. Good luck!

[El Pibe]

Have you tried reiki?

on a serious note, my dad had an annual battle with them. I've seen everything (nipon gel particularly useless) try and fail to do anything but dent numbers and over the years they definitely got the upper hand to the point that in the annual swarm they actually covered the inside of the entire patio door.

If it's a serious problem like that then just get pest control in (my dad was far too tight to ever consider that).

If it's outside and the occassional ant wanders in through the open door I'd suggest striving for inner peace and living with it.

[Jeremy]

It's a strange one. I remember putting down Nippon gel one afternoon, and hoovering up a room full of dead ants 24hrs later, problem solved. Maybe there's some sort of collective learning going on?

[El Pibe]

My observation was that they'd die drinking it so it didn't kill the core of the nest as advertised.

Perhaps they were genetically more vulnerable to the toxin or predisposed to gorging themsleves or something.

[seemster]

I bought some Ant Killer - and it does what it says on the tin!

I think I got it from Robert Dyas http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/P~122466~Doff-Ant-Killer-300g but you can find it for half that price online.

[Salsaboy]

Have you tried asking them not to come in?

[HSDonline]

Sol,

Few solutions can be found to your ant problem.

(I work for an online company specialised in pest control, including the ant control)

Ant stations, powder, kits, sprays, natural insect killers etc.. We've got plenty of professional products at very low prices to get rid of ants efficiently.

Have a look: http://www.hygienesuppliesdirect.com/th/ants

Like 'Seemster' said, you can find it for half of that price online.

Give us a ring and our pest control expert will help you to solve your frustrating problem.

Regards

[natty01295]

www.gerhardtpharmaceuticals.co.uk

Try Dethlac very good spray