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ANTS!!! Advice on how to keep them away????

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Longingforthesummer · 28/05/2023 09:49

Kitchen ants everywhere this morning!!!😥
I have sprays all the nooks and crannies outside and door area.

How do YOU keep them away?

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TikTokCat · 28/05/2023 09:50

Remove the food source they have found and are trying to get to

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Longingforthesummer · 28/05/2023 09:53

Yep my DS made food late and left stuff crumbs out on work top!!!!!

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KenAddams · 28/05/2023 09:54

U need to now find the best as the will keep coming in regardless

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Muchtoomuchtodo · 28/05/2023 10:01

A very good clean up.

Find their access point and put ant powder in and around it. Then leave nippon traps down. The ants take the poison back to the nest which then hopefully prevents any reoccurrences

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User17865 · 28/05/2023 10:03

Muchtoomuchtodo · 28/05/2023 10:01

This worked for me too. I used these traps.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B099M94V5X?psc=1&amp%3Bref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B099M94V5X?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

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Longingforthesummer · 28/05/2023 10:48

Are the tins cat friendly

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Muchtoomuchtodo · 28/05/2023 10:57

Longingforthesummer · 28/05/2023 10:48

Are the tins cat friendly

I think so - the bait is hidden inside behind small holes but as we’re a pet free household please do double check!

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JlL2013 · 28/05/2023 11:08

We are plagued! And I can't find the best. The Nipon stuff is powder is pet safe. I can't read the instructions on the bottle, too small.

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Muchtoomuchtodo · 28/05/2023 11:11

Take a picture on your phone and zoom in!

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msmonstera · 28/05/2023 11:14

Kill them but don't clean up the bodies. Ants are clever and don't go where other ants have been poisoned. Worked for me!

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Rampantukulele · 28/05/2023 11:15

Clean then ant bait just outside front and back door.

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RedHinge · 28/05/2023 11:15

You have to start the battle in April, put ant stations down in the usual places.
This stuff works better than nippon or any other I've tried but is expensive.

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BIWI · 28/05/2023 11:17

Lemon juice! Sounds odd, but works really well.

As well as making sure you've cleaned all food crumbs away, what you also need to do is to kill their scent trail. Lemon juice will do this, and will also kill any ants.

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sueelleker · 28/05/2023 11:18

User17865 · 28/05/2023 10:03

This worked for me too. I used these traps.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B099M94V5X?psc=1&amp%3Bref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

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I use the AntStop too. I have dogs, so I tuck the stations just outside the back door, behind a plant pot so that the dogs can't get at them.