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Subject Topic: Best Ant Spray / Powder Post Reply Post New Topic
Persondxflyer
26/1/2014 at 8:02pm
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Had a few problems last year in the Dordogne and Vendee with Ants. Tried several repellents from the local supermarkets but never convinced any were much good. I was wondering anyone suggest a repellent which works well and may be available in the UK so we can stock up before we leave for this years adventure.


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26/1/2014 at 8:10pm
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Normal ant killer powder that you can get from the supermarket works. The ants walk through it, it sticks to them and they take it down into their nests and hopefully it kills the colony. Hence you won't see dead ants lying all over the place but after a few hours you shouldn't see many live ones either. The evenings are the best time to treat when the ants are active and just before they return to the nest for the night.

 


PersonVal A
26/1/2014 at 8:20pm
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When you arrive on site immediately put a complete circle of ant powder around the jockey wheel, each caravan tyre, and each steady.  This stops the ants getting into the caravan.  If they bother you in the awning, put a 'decoy' food source somewhere under a hedge, well away from the awning, and they'll go there instead of looking for food in your awning.


PersonBob61
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...and a little sign saying 'Grub that way ---->'   


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PersonVal A
26/1/2014 at 9:25pm
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  I don't think ants can read - but they can certainly find our decoy dishes!  Over a week a whole hard boiled egg with only a tiny hole in the shell will be gradually whittled away and removed.


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PersonJack+Jon
26/1/2014 at 9:41pm
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A kettle of boiling water down their nest does the job.

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PersonOliverDay
26/1/2014 at 9:47pm
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If there are any ants or wasps we always build 'beer' traps and put them to the side of the pitch. Filled with a mix of beer and sweet drinks it will soon become full of the pests.

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Persondxflyer
26/1/2014 at 10:28pm
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Thanks for the replies. Didn't try the alternative feeding site but will stock up on the powders also. Been to France for the last 4 summers and it was only last year for the first that we had the problem, and that on two different sites. I'll be ready for the ants this year.

Thanks again for the advice


PersonDavid Klyne
26/1/2014 at 10:45pm
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I have found Nippon ant power quite effective. On one site in Italy I put it all round the perimeter of the ground sheet and it seemed to work quite well.

David


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27/1/2014 at 4:56pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Jack+Jon on 26/1/2014A kettle of boiling water down their nest does the job.


Oh, no it doesn't! Having wrestled with underground cities for year in S America, one learns that exterminating ants is almost impossible.
But ... safeguarding your camping scenario ... we've always used the little plastic 'domes' with four or so entrances (Readily available in all supermarkets) ... a couple strategically placed has always worked for us ... they enter, never to return ... have no idea what happens inside ... probably the ants equivalent of the 'ghost train', and they're frightened to death ...


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Personsplendidisolation
27/1/2014 at 5:30pm
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Ditto those plastic discs. Best one I've found is called Ant Stop, bait station, red and black label. Think b&q have them. The ants go inside, take the poison back to the nest and they all die.
I used to have real trouble in my kitchen , ant nests all over the garden, but nothing since using these. Wonder how quick this method is though, if it's just on holiday perhaps the powder is more 'immediate'.


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Persongeoff+emmy
27/1/2014 at 5:36pm
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We find the old wives tale talcum powder works
It works by not transferring their chemical scent and they will not cross it...


Personbofs
27/1/2014 at 5:42pm
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We too use the "decoy" method. Amazing to watch how efficiently they locate and remove food.


Personbirder99
27/1/2014 at 6:42pm
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Maxforce LN bait stations. Approved for use on lawns (most insecticides are not - think dead bumbles bees etc. It is also for amateur use and i can't think of any others that also contain imidacloprid that are readily available. If the ants happen to be Pharaoh ants it is easier to move to another location!

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