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Brown coastal ant over run
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Posted by Old_West_Aussie Perth foothills (My Page) on Mon, Mar 15, 04 at 3:39
| We have been driven crazy by what have been called "Brown coastal ants". These have never been seen in the foothills, but for the past 2 years we have been inundated with the little swines inside and out. We have tried ant dust, ant sand, ant baits and sprays (non toxic and very toxic) with no result. We even tried the talcum powder bit all to no avail. After a couple of weeks after the treatment, they come back. We have been told that they moved furter inland due to the extended dry spell. Can any-one give any other ideas. And NO we are not moving to another suburb...
Bazza |
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RE: Brown coastal ant over run
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| Dunno about all ants but the small black ants which invade the kitchen don't like bay leaves. I leave a few pieces of dried bay leaf in the kitchen cupboards and the ants stay out of the cupboards. If you can get fresh leaves the deterrent may be even better. Doug. |
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| Thanks Doug, I will try ANYTHING. Bazza |
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| Hey Bazza This may not be good news for you but I just had a really interesting chat with the Department of Ag here in NSW and according to them, the coastal brown is set to become a HUGE PROBLEM. The only way they suggested to get rid of them is with a product called Maxforce from Agserv in Granville over here.
She told me that not enough attention is being paid to this pest and that they are really hard to get rid of. It requires dedication and years of work. I have them everywhere, nesting in the walls, in pot plants, in unused saucepans, crawling through every room in my house, including all over me. I am thoroughly sick of them. They are an import not a native ant and they kill everything else around. So, I don't have any cockroaches either. Anyway, hope this helps. Agservs phone number is Sydney 9682 5155. I haven't tried it yet myself so this isn't an ad, just what the Department of Agriculture suggested.
Good Luck
Girlangel |
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| Pleased to know i'm not alone in my fight to get rid of these tiny ants.I tried ant-rid syrup which works for all other ants i've encountered but alas didn't work on this one 'cause they don't seem to be looking for food & they don't travel in'line'formation so trying to tempt them into taking something nasty back to the nest is impossible.They must be living in my roof cause i find them walking all over my ceilings in different parts of the house.they drop on us in bed,they fall into food as i'm preparing it in the kitchen.i think they're also making a meal out of my dog as she has bites all over her & it's definitly not fleas.I recently stuck some ant-rid traps to my kitchen ceiling, which is the worst affected room & we don't seem to be seeing as many.Although we don't see a lot of activity around the traps either.A mystery i must say. |
RE: Brown coastal ant over run
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- Posted by pezza Perth Aust (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 30, 04 at 1:08
Hi
I have just attended a Great Gardens workshop, and they suggest a product called Amdro. I have not tried it myself yet.
These workshop are worth getting to, they are mainly about giving us gardeners, a better understanding of our soils, watering and design. Good Value FREE!
www.greatgardens.info |
RE: Brown coastal ant over run
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We too have these ants everywhere! My husband jokes that if they ever got bigger they would take over the world. Not much action in this prolonged dry spell - but once it rains - ant hills pop up every two centimetres! Kills the lawn mower - the kids get plastered in dirt and it looks revolting. A friend of ours got rid of them for three years with a poison used on bananas - Regal I think was the name - it costs about $500 for 1lt - and I'd like to know how toxic it is - any one had any luck with it?
If someone could come up with an organic solution a fortune would be theirs!
Sally |
RE: Brown coastal ant over run
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| Wiping surfaces in kitchen with methylated spirits seems to keep them away but not sure for how long. They just vanish/retreat as soon as it its applied so better than nothing. They also don't like Moove natural insect spray. Important to make sure that there are no crumbs around and no scraps left out of fridge. Put dog biscuit packets inside larger plastic bag and tie up so that there is nothing to attract ants. Will do anything to avoid toxic chemicals but they are a challenge. Will try bay leaves too. |
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| These ants are driving me crazy even getting into plastic containers with lids, closed dishwasher and laundry basket. we have a bay tree right outside kitchen where they started from so doubt bay leaves make any difference..Help what can we do? |
RE: Brown coastal ant over run
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| Slow moving brown ants turned up about a year or two ago. Some have big jaws. All the old black ants now gone. They dig sand out from between pavers leaving sand everywhere that then gets tracked through the house. They get into kitchen, wheelie bin, dishwasher etc. Hard to tell how they get into the house but they are relentless and constantly scouting for scraps. Tried surface spray all over, under pots, in cracks and that seems to have slowed them down. Can see ant hills in lawns, in neighbors yard, and now forming in cracks in footpath and road. They'll be back...... |
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