Ants

flossy · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: Ants

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

YB · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

Do you have the brand name Raid in your insect spray isle?

flossy · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject:

im not sure, i will check and see, is that a good one

YB · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:31 pm Post subject:

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

flossy · Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject:

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

YB · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject:

awwwww shucks.......... Cool

flossy · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject:

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

YB · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject:

bummer.. try again

bitterbuck1 · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

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

casper · Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 1513 Location: merseyside

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.

flossy · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject:

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

casper · Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 1513 Location: merseyside

if the traps dont work get ant powder and put it down the nest.

flossy · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:41 am Post subject:

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

YB · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:15 am Post subject:

where is the nest, in the ground or in a structure? Is it near anything that could burn??

bitterbuck1 · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject:

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