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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Jun 11, 2021 15:04:19 GMT
I do feel for you. When you want them gone, you want them gone NOW! I hope the traps knock them out for good.
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Post by ariella on Jun 11, 2021 16:17:15 GMT
The thought of them on you gives the feeling of the heebie-jeebies doesn’t it. We live beside a large arable field and when it’s wheat or barley growing we get thrips which are tiny black things that appear everywhere. They are attracted to anything white so anything on the line or the back door will be covered. I loathe them! The farmer rotates with maize and for whatever reason, we don’t get them when the maize is growing. Harvest day is a good day as it means the thrips disappear pretty quickly.
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Ants
Jun 12, 2021 11:46:58 GMT
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Post by ffiscool on Jun 12, 2021 11:46:58 GMT
So far today nothing new. But I realised that where the door bar is screwed down, it was loose. So I tightened one end, leaving the other end loose. I thought if I tighten it totally with a nest under, potentially they’ll come out in the smaller bit. Today I loosened the end again, to allow them to come out, if they’re there, to get to the ant stations. That’s the only way they’ll actually die as a colony. I put some sealant where I saw a gap in wood, but only once I’m sure I am antless will I block it.
My whole flat is crooked, doors, kitchen ceiling etc.
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Jun 12, 2021 13:17:45 GMT
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Post by ffiscool on Jun 12, 2021 13:17:45 GMT
Downstairs had lots in her bathroom last week. My bathroom is above hers, but I had a lot of grouting re done and new sealant when floor was done. My kitchen is next to the bathroom, so I reckon they came up hoping for more luck. She’d put powder down.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Jun 12, 2021 15:32:07 GMT
That's how it happens - one neighbor has a pest, treats it and they just move elsewhere! Hopefully your treatment will kill the nest rather than just making them move.
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