ants gotta drink too....

[timaishu]

Went to use the bathroom when I saw this.

I hate ants 99.9% of the time because they are annoying as crap when they find food and then there are millions of them making trails throughout the house.

This time though I decided to give them a break. The little guys must be thirsty. These past few months have been very hot. 90+ degree days have been the norm for awhile now. Just like any other creature, water is needed to survive. I guess ants are no different, I've never seen them gathered around water like this before, so I never thought about it till now.

You cannot really see, but the water is suspended in a ring surrounding the drain. I tried to get some close up pictures, I think they came out okay for a 6-year old point and shoot.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/covertmission/ants/edd.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/covertmission/ants/P10600861.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/covertmission/ants/P10600891.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/covertmission/ants/P10600881.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/covertmission/ants/P10600921.jpg

[Setec Astronomy]

That's a serious ant problem waiting to happen. I recommend Combat Max ant gel or bait station before you have a less amusing encounter with them.

[timaishu]

I've never had any luck with bait traps. Never can get them to go in.

I've been killing them as I see them with windex.

[Setec Astronomy]

Try that Combat Max gel in the syringe, that usually works great inside.

[timaishu]

I'll give it a shot.

I just windex'd the little buggers. Sorry ants.

[VISITOR]

put a sprayer on a IPA bottle and not only does it kill them, it doesn't leave any odor behind...

[flyinion]

I've never had any luck with bait traps. Never can get them to go in.

I've been killing them as I see them with windex.

Try these, they work, really well.

Ant Killer Liquid Bait Stations (6-Pack)-300 at The Home Depot (http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202532940/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053)

Seriously, you'll have a ton of them all over them. Just leave them and let them take the food back to the colony. A couple days later you'll have no more. Then if you ever see a lone scout a few weeks later, kill it dead always before it can get away.

[FUNX650]

Thanks A Lot!!... :eek:

These 'creeping-photos' scared the crap out of me.
And just when I was about to take my after-dinner constitutional.

I can always...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/depend.jpg (http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/50368)...on the AGO forum!!

:D

Bob

[Robert8194]

Terro ant traps. Work like a charm. Put one in the trail. It usually takes ours less than a day to eliminate the colony. Available at Home Depot type places.

[flyinion]

Terro ant traps. Work like a charm. Put one in the trail. It usually takes ours less than a day to eliminate the colony. Available at Home Depot type places.

Yep, love those things (they're what I linked above). Also like that they're "fairly natural" (in my opinion). They're basically sugar water and Borax, no crazy chemicals really.

[Becciasm]

Terro. Or Amdro. Either OTC work great.

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[yakky]

Dupont Advion FTW.

[Setec Astronomy]

Dupont Advion FTW.

If you're going that way the Optigard (no relation to Optimum products) works well also.

[oldmodman]

After switching to Terro ant bait liquid I have had an ant free summer.

I put little pieces of cardboard all over the yard with a few drops in the middle of each piece. And did the same around the perimeter of my house.

The ants always found it and within a few days there were no more ants.

As a final test I would put a chicken bone on the lawn and if no ants showed up in a day or so then they are all dead.

[Mayassa]

Borax works.

20 mule laundry detergent (wal-mart) mix with juice they will drink it up bring it back to the nest and kill them all.