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flossy
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:30 pm    Post subject: Ants Reply with quote

does anyone one know how to get rid of ants, Shocked these are huge with wings, my dad said they only fly one day out of the year looking for a new nest,
ive never seen them this big before, its like they,ve been on steriods or some thing, they are in my front and back garden, so i have to keep my doors and windows closed, and its hot today Crying or Very sad

im scared if they find a nest next to mine how will i get rid of them, ive put ant powder down next to my front door and in the front garden, but does anyone know of anything else i can do
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YB
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you have the brand name Raid in your insect spray isle?
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flossy
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

im not sure, i will check and see, is that a good one
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YB
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yup, you can also Google "ant types" and try to identify the ants you have then you can google for items on getting rid of that particular type
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

these are huge, like a beetle with wings, we all felt as though some thing was crawling on us when we came in the house, you know that feeling you get, uuuwww they are horrable
im gonna try that on google, if i find them i,ll post a picture, then you will know what i mean Laughing
thanks YB, what would i do without you Wink
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YB
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

awwwww shucks.......... Cool
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flossy
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i tried to upload a picture of the ants in my garden but there is an error keep popping up and it wont let me
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YB
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bummer.. try again
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd like to see a picture of those ants also Flossy.
We've had them here also after a good rain.
But the size you have described them is allot bigger than the ones I've seen. Shocked
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i normally get the ant traps.it comes with gel poison which u place in centre of the trap then put lid on and put it in their pathway they can smeel the bait and they take some back to the nest.ill send u one if u want i get them from betterware.
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flossy
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

them might work for your normal sized ants, but these were like body builder ants, i,ll try and get the picture up again to show you,s Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if the traps dont work get ant powder and put it down the nest.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive done the powder, but i dont know where the nest is, my dad said they are all over the place even up his way and he lives a good mile and a half from me, they seemed to have disapeared for now(thank god) i just hope they dont come back Laughing
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YB
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

where is the nest, in the ground or in a structure? Is it near anything that could burn??
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They may have gone to ground.
As you Dad was saying they fly to start another nest, lose their wings and then go to ground.
Well...that's what they do here where we live. Smile
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