t101eddy Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Recently I see many little ants coming from the socket or from very tiny cracks and they walk in line, but I am not sure why they come in the house. The room where I have this problem is clean, no food, no junk, not even a crumpled piece of paper. What can I do to get rid of them and stop others to come? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammike Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 There's a powder you can get.I got it from the supermarket by the bus station in Jomtien.it did the job no problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Talcum powder works https://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5511189_kill-ants-talcum-powder.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swiss1960 Posted May 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) This... put it along their path. If they like it, you will see the gather and eat bring it back to their nest and you won't see them again Edit: I buy it in Tops supermarket Edited May 23, 2021 by Swiss1960 Add place to get 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Mix borax powder with a bit of sugar and honey. Add hot water to make a liquid paste and leave bottle caps around their trails. Once they start taking it back to their nest it will take about four days, then no more ants. You can but Borax powder online from Chemipan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t101eddy Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) Thank you so much for your tips! I will try. Sorry for the mistske in thr title! Edited May 23, 2021 by t101eddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Antonymous Posted May 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, t101eddy said: Thank you so much for your tips! I will try. Sorry for the mistske in thr title! Yeah, the correct spelling is 'riff'. I'm not sure how to get the ants to riff, but they look cute when they do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonray Posted May 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2021 46 minutes ago, mrfill said: Talcum powder works https://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5511189_kill-ants-talcum-powder.html Yes...and they really HATE Snake brand menthol powder....it will keep them out of your shorts too ! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagallim Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 This is cheap and really effective. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i261713623-s402821133.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1&spm=spm%3Da2o4m.order_details.item_title.1 and the guide to use it: https://www.wikihow.com/Kill-Ants-Using-Borax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 23 hours ago, adammike said: There's a powder you can get.I got it from the supermarket by the bus station in Jomtien.it did the job no problem Tesco lotus sells a small yellow plastic container, complete with a sachet of tiny granules for about 50 baht. you put the granules into the container and leave it in the path of the marching ants. within a couple of hours, all ants are dead/gone/no longer a problem. Try it. I was sceptical last year, those tiny biting ants were everywhere. Colonies appearing all over the house. now the problem appears to have been solved. I also have a few packets handy for future use. Hope this helps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 22 minutes ago, Bundooman said: Tesco lotus sells a small yellow plastic container, complete with a sachet of tiny granules for about 50 baht. you put the granules into the container and leave it in the path of the marching ants. within a couple of hours, all ants are dead/gone/no longer a problem. Try it. I was sceptical last year, those tiny biting ants were everywhere. Colonies appearing all over the house. now the problem appears to have been solved. I also have a few packets handy for future use. Hope this helps. They don't bite. They excrete powerful formic acid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 7:39 AM, Swiss1960 said: This... put it along their path. If they like it, you will see the gather and eat bring it back to their nest and you won't see them again Edit: I buy it in Tops supermarket This stuff is MAGIC ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I second the Bayer Quantum. Just put a drop in their path. They will come and take it back to their nest and kill the queen off too. That will get rid of them for awhile until a new batch of ants come to make a nest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 to get rid of tiny ants? fix them up with tiny uncles? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiowl Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I have used this stuff for years. The ants take the contents back to their nest and then die. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 minute ago, thaiowl said: I have used this stuff for years. The ants take the contents back to their nest and then die. I've been using that stuff for years, and it does work well. I used to crush into smaller pieces for smaller ants until I saw some tiny ants carrying full-size granules back to the nest. Now, I don't crush the stuff any more. I have imported the stuff to the USA, Japan and Mexico at various times to handle ant invasions there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millymoopoo Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 8:45 AM, phetphet said: Mix borax powder with a bit of sugar and honey Yep, Borax with honey does the trick here. It's the basis for many commercial ant treatments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Must work for ants too, me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 7:39 AM, Swiss1960 said: This... put it along their path. If they like it, you will see the gather and eat bring it back to their nest and you won't see them again Edit: I buy it in Tops supermarket I don't understand about ant trails and where they enter or leave, I just don't have the inclination to study or follow them, I see them running around in my kitchen, gathering inside my kettle with some of them drowned, I just keep killing them all the time. I have just accepted that it is all I can do. Spraying a mix of vinegar and water may help, but not when they keep gathering in my kettle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Cheapest/easiest way to get rid of ants, dog tick/flea powder, twenty five baht from Lazada, works a treat. Just seen a load of ants around the table, spread a bit of tick powder 10 minutes all dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Baking soda works for me. And it's absolutely non toxic. Just dust a little on the entry holes and their path. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, possum1931 said: they keep gathering in my kettle. So do mine...I credit them with intelligence enough to not drink unboiled water from the tap 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss1960 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 2 hours ago, possum1931 said: I don't understand about ant trails and where they enter or leave, I just don't have the inclination to study or follow them, I see them running around in my kitchen, gathering inside my kettle with some of them drowned, I just keep killing them all the time. I have just accepted that it is all I can do. Spraying a mix of vinegar and water may help, but not when they keep gathering in my kettle. With the Bayer gel, you don't need to understand anything about trails and such. When you see ants on the floor, put some drops of the gel where they walk (2 or more, no matter come or go), preferably near a wall so that yo don't step on the gel, the ants nearby will smell it, try it, alert their compadres to come for a meal and take it back to the nest where they kill all their brethren, unborn, kings & queens (what ever they have) and you won't see them again after few hours, then you clean up the drop(s) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss1960 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 2 hours ago, colinneil said: Cheapest/easiest way to get rid of ants, dog tick/flea powder, twenty five baht from Lazada, works a treat. Just seen a load of ants around the table, spread a bit of tick powder 10 minutes all dead. but with the powder, you seem to kill them on the spot... while with the gel, they take it back to the nest to feed all others too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amusements Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I hate ants! I am defiantly going to try the baking soda method. I remember when I had 1000's of tiny ants everywhere, when I lived in Spain. They were all over my computer, swimming in my tea, running all over my desk and everywhere else you could think of. In the end I tipped a bowl of sugar on to the kitchen table, making a big heap, and left them to it. They never bothered me again, and they were very happy! They left me alone, and I left them too it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Murican Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 THEM! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) On 5/23/2021 at 7:39 AM, Swiss1960 said: This... put it along their path. If they like it, you will see the gather and eat bring it back to their nest and you won't see them again Edit: I buy it in Tops supermarket OH MY BUDDHA!!! I bought a tube, laid out a small line, and within an hour every ant and their friends within two blocks are munching down. I'll keep y'all posted on the progress. P.S. Picked it up at Big C Pattaya Klang, 188 baht. Edited May 24, 2021 by J Town added location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Put out the Quantum at 6:30 p.m., checked at 9:30. Only a few bewildered soldiers wandering about. This morning, all gone. This stuff is magic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I use this and it works great. Ants take it to the nest and in a few days the whole colony is destroyed. On Lazada, Shoppee, or Homepro. A bit pricey @ 199 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 11:15 PM, possum1931 said: Spraying a mix of vinegar and water may help, but not when they keep gathering in my kettle. Don't discount using vinegar/water in your kettle. I know it's recommended to flush coffee makers out with vinegar/water to remove hard water mineral deposits. I assume it would do the same for your kettle. Just be sure to rinse it out well after any vinegar contact. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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