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| Thread ID: 97004 | 2009-01-31 15:55:00 | Ants In The Walls | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 743694 | 2009-01-31 15:55:00 | On a cabin I'm helping restore and remodel in Idyllwild, this is what the "professional" bug inspector missed . We pulled the outer kin off the walls to see what all the clicking and clacking noise was, and called another bug-expert to see what his competition missed . The customer/owner was not amused . They are carpenter ants and can bite and gnaw through wood seeking food . They don't actually eat the wood, but damage it badly in their pursuit of microscopic food . Treatment was a one-shot of Chrysanthemum oil . All died in a matter of moments with a few deeper-buried stragglers a day or so later . Chrysanthemum oil is pretty harmless to humans and animals but interferes with the bugs neural system wiring causing paralysis and death . It smells good too . A Short YouTube video ( . youtube . com/watch?v=hFLE2X6nHjM" target="_blank">www . youtube . com) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 743695 | 2009-02-01 00:15:00 | Sounds good SJ, I wonder where I get Chrysanthemum oil in NZ? I hate Ants and we have had them in the wall once this year. My Bug man normally does the outside of the house every year, but with a dry year the ants are around more this year than normal. Persistent little buggers they are too. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 743696 | 2009-02-01 00:44:00 | Same as Pyrethrum. I just used 4 days ago a mix of Permathrin and Pyrethrum to knock out a wasps nest using a pressure spray nozzle poked into the rubbish pile where they were nesting. That combination is deadly to wasps. Permathrin (Yates Insect Spray) with a 'wetting agent' is a good long term treatment for ants that invade the home, spray around the window sills, doorways, concrete etc. it can last up to 3 months if not directly in the rain. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 743697 | 2009-02-01 04:12:00 | Jeez, they look pretty big for ants!!! | johcar (6283) | ||
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