Problem with ANTS

[mkblk]

pablopicatso -

If you use the boiling water technique, be careful! I know someone who was badly scalded while trying to kill ants when the screendoor slammed in his face!

MK

[Anonymous]

bman36:

While you're boiling that water, be sure to capture the steam off the kettle and drizzle it thru a condenser. (A Still) :-)

You can then use this stuff in the boiler of your steamer.

Yeah! Two birds with one stone. And some Ants in the process!!

[bman36]

pablopicatso,
Had the same problem here. BOILING WATER!!! works wonders. Find the anthill and then boil two or three kettles of water and slowly pour it down over the ant hill. You will probably find more than one hill but this way you will not be using any chemicals and it kills them RIGHT NOW!!! Can't stand those things in my yard so at first sign of any activity I let em' have it. The boiling water will kill any grass around it but it will grow back. As for plants if you are carefull you can save most. Lotsa' fun too...the word is out in my yard and most of em' are gone. Later eh...Brian.

[mkblk]

Jonathan:

I realize your problem with ants [:(!] is serious, however, my post was an attempt at a little humor [:)] . If you like light reading, try your local library for a copy of "Leiningen vs. the Ants", by Carl Stephenson. When I read this story (in high school) it became one of my all-time favorites. I hope you enjoy it. It's a short story so it might be in an anthology. Ask your librarian.

MK

P.S. The story takes place in the Amazon... in Brazil.

[Anonymous]

mkblk,

BRAZIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I live in America, Los Angeles to be exact. Why do you think I live in South America?

Bob,

Thanks for the info. I'm going to find the repellant or solution sometime this week . I will be very cautious around pets and children. I'll keep my cat and dog indoors for a while.

[Granny74]

Also you need to be very careful what you use because of children and pets in the area as well as environmental problems. You might also search for use of "natural" solutions to solve the ant problem on the internet. Always be cautious with whatever you use.
Bob from AZ

[Granny74]

When we have trouble with ants here , we trace the ants path back to their anthill and then put some ant repellant in the hill, but watch out for them agin, because they will move to another location, sometimes nearby, but always. We also put repellant on the ant trail to and from the hill. Ants can be pesky little creatures. You could contact a company that makes or sells products to help with ant problems and tell them your problem. Check on the internet for a company to contact.
Bob from AZ

[mkblk]

Pablo,

What you're gonna hav ta do is dig a trench between the ant's nest and your railroad. Fill the trench with oil. Then sit back and wait with a couple of incendiary grenades [:D]. When the little suckas [}:)] come out... let 'em have it! Just don't run out of oil 'cause the little b------s can build bridges with their bodies and once they get on your side of the trench they'll leave only bones [xx(] !

By the way, your railroad is in Brazil. No? [;)]

MK

[Anonymous]

Last weekend I went out to run my trains and I came back with a bit of a surprise. Ants had inhabited my railroad[:(!][V]. They were only near the track or on it. So I started cleaning the track with the LGB track cleaning loco. They still came back. I decided to run a train and I wasn't pleased. The train started smashing the ants on the track. Some even got on the wheels of my NW-2. This caused power blockage so I had to take all the flattened ants off the track but they still came back. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Should I use some kind of ant sprayer that can get rid of them or will the track be damaged with it. I wished someone made a ant plow or a ant rotary. Can someone help?[;)]