Hi i have a ant problem there are millions of them in my back garden
aswell as front so its inposible to find the nests.The problem i have
is that they pile into th kitchen finding them in cuboards and worktops
,One time i found one in a new loaf of bread witch was unopened ,I have
tryed traps but with no success so can anyone please tell me a cheap
way to stop them coming into my home . thanks


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channy

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> Hi i have a ant problem there are millions of them in my back garden
> aswell as front so its inposible to find the nests.The problem i have
> is that they pile into th kitchen finding them in cuboards and worktops
> ,One time i found one in a new loaf of bread witch was unopened ,I have
> tryed traps but with no success so can anyone please tell me a cheap
> way to stop them coming into my home . thanks


Look at the recent thread "ants - preemptive strike?"

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"channy"  wrote in message 
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> Hi i have a ant problem there are millions of them in my back garden
> aswell as front so its inposible to find the nests.The problem i have
> is that they pile into th kitchen finding them in cuboards and worktops
> ,One time i found one in a new loaf of bread witch was unopened ,I have
> tryed traps but with no success so can anyone please tell me a cheap
> way to stop them coming into my home . thanks
>
>
> -- 
> channy


Common sense really...powdered poison, liquid poison, boiling water and 
failing all that stamping on them.

They've been around since prehistoric times so there's no easy solution.

"channy"  wrote in message
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> Hi i have a ant problem there are millions of them in my back garden
> aswell as front so its inposible to find the nests.The problem i have
> is that they pile into th kitchen finding them in cuboards and worktops
> ,One time i found one in a new loaf of bread witch was unopened ,I have
> tryed traps but with no success so can anyone please tell me a cheap
> way to stop them coming into my home . thanks


I've heard that the best way to keep them out of your house, is to make sure
they have enough food outside your house. Find the trail where they are
getting in, then give them some sugar at that point. They won't bothe going
any further than that (why should they? They are only going on until they
find some food.)

I've been told first hand that it really works. It is not going to
'encourage ants' because they will only exist in your yard to a certain
density, and nests will keep each other in check.

Don't bother trying to kill them - it only makes the problem worse in the
long run, on may levels. I've seen houses around here that look like they
have been napalmed, with a dead zone of insecticides around the buildings.
And people wonder why the incidents of cancer are on the increase...

-- JJ

On Sun, 22 May 2005 22:00:34 +0100, channy
 wrote:


>
>Hi i have a ant problem there are millions of them in my back garden
>aswell as front so its inposible to find the nests.The problem i have
>is that they pile into th kitchen finding them in cuboards and worktops
>,One time i found one in a new loaf of bread witch was unopened ,I have
>tryed traps but with no success so can anyone please tell me a cheap
>way to stop them coming into my home . thanks


Try Armillatox.

What I do is make a series of holes in the nest and insert plastic
funnels into each one. I then tip a *strong* armillatox solution into
each one, keeping the funnels topped up until the nest is completely
drenched.

(You can find armillatox with the cleaning chemicals in your local
garden centre. It has been banned as a pesticide by the EU and is now
only sold for cleaning purposes..)

sponix