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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Sep. ~ Nov.: Home and Garden: ANTS ANTS ANTS users admin

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Mameblanche
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04-13-2005

Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 2:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
We just found a whole passle of ants in the bedroom, and some strays in the living-room. They are the size of pencil dots, and I think are called wood ants. Time to call the exterminator. Yech!
We never had that before, but we recently put a tv and a comfy chair in the bedroom for my hubby and he snacks there occassionally. (BUT NOT ANYMORE!!!) The weird thing is that its next door to the den and we never got bugs in there and he snacked there all the time. Go figure.
Anyhow I am unsettled and mad as heck! Monday I am calling the exxterminator. We've had them before over the years, but NEVER in the bedroom. This means war!

Dlmmo
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11-20-2003

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 5:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dlmmo a private message Print Post    
Mame so sorry to hear about your intruders. I am glad to hear you are dealing with it immediately and not sitting on it for days like me.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 11:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sillycalimomma a private message Print Post    
Oh I hate ants! We had to deal with them all summer long because my landlord is so tight with his money (ha, my dad is our landlord! lol, but since he just bought a new home for himself he never wants to fix this one anymore!)
We found a great product at Home Depot that you spray yourself ($10 a bottle) and haven't seen the ants since!
Ick

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 12:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Hi Dimmmo and Silly, So far I've put down 4 RAID ant baits under the radiator. Because I have 2 indoor cats, I made sure that there was furniture in front of the rad, where I placed the stuff, so they can't get to the stuff to play with it. The good news is that I haven't seen too many since then, just the odd one.
Also, I think I'm lucky in a way, cuz the super just told me that the monthly extermination for the building is happening on Wednesday - so she'll send him by to see me. So basically I'm hoping they will die off before he comes Wednesday so he won't have to spray. If he does I have to get the cats, my mom and me outta here for the day. I just may ask him to come back another day. UGH. What a nuisance this all is!
I've been sick to my stomach since yesterday night, and don't have the stamina to deal with all this right now.