Krusty The Clown

Summers on the way so the pesky little antz have returned to my kitchen. Whats the best children safe ant killer.
Any recomendations?

SJ_Skyline

ant powder?

PCatWork

I can lend you a few mice; they might eat them.

MJW

Nippon Ant Gel - they carry it back to the nest and it knacks the queen ant, apparantly.

ShyTot

I tried the Gel for a couple of years with no real success. I finally got rid of mine using the powder, but I would recommend that you catch them quickly at the start of the "season" before the nest gets too big. You have to be persistant
I had a big nest under the front step for 4+ years.

Just noticed that you wanted a child safe one. I doubt there is one, but they will not cross a talcum powder line...

Brendan Hughes

keep your work surfaces and floor as clean as possible. That's what they're after (assuming you don't leave sugar containers open).

Guess that's easier said than done with youngsters....

alcazar

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I put creosote down the gap between the wall and the floor around the outside of the house., did it with a 4" brush. Even the ones INSIDE the house have gone!

Apparently, Jeyes fuid does a similar job, now you can't get creosote.

Alcazar

Jamo

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if their bleeding just leave them there, they will die soon. lol

sorry couldnt resist, theres some white powder stuff you can get from focus its very effective.

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ChristianR

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one of these!

New_scooby_04

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Don't do anything at first, just watch them. You need to know what's got their interest. We had loads in the office once and no one could get rid of them as their point of entry was unknown. One day I just sat there and watched what they were up to and could make out two distinct single file lines traveling in opposite directions. One was going from the foodsource, which turned out to be a sugar container, to the point of entry -a tiny hole in the wall- and the other from the point of entry to the food source. It was all so efficient and orderly. You had to admire the cheeky little buggars!

Just remove the food source and clean the route from the food source to the point of entry carefully with a detergent of some kind and problem solved. No food trail, no ants! They don't wanna be flatmates, they just want to share your goodies!

NS04

andy1505

My vote goes for Nippon does the trick for me two days after the gel goes down no more ants nest.

DJ73

i heard something about putting garlic down where the ant's are , they don't like it ?

Brendan Hughes

Absolutely. With the caveat that you'll have a few scouts left around looking for another food source, but they'll be gone in a couple of days if they don't find anything.