While we were away recently I noticed some attempts to stop Ants entering peoples caravans.
The first was on a van with ALKO drop down steadying jacks. The feet are recessed and they filled them with water to create a water barrier. Tyres had nothing
The second attempt was a guy "puffing" ant powder around the leveling jacks and tyres.
The third was from a discussion and the guy reckoned newspaper soaked in diesel worked a treat. Again tyres would be difficult, not to mention a list of "this isn't a really good idea" things to do with this practice.
What do you do?
Spydermann said
03:13 PM Nov 29, 2015
My uncle used pour a ring of cloudy ammonia around his tent for ants and mozzies. I have a reasonable amount of luck at home with ant-rid.
jules47 said
03:20 PM Nov 29, 2015
We use a product called crunchy crawly, but have only been able to get it in QLD, Found another product by Brunnings (NOT Bunnings) - called Ant Kill - spray around tyres, up under wheel arch, etc. - no ants - we had some come in yesterday, sprayed, and all gone now.
Peter_n_Margaret said
03:53 PM Nov 29, 2015
The best way to stop ants is to stop people from dropping their grey water on the ground where people camp or stop.
Fairly fundamental.
Cheers,
Peter
03_Troopy said
03:56 PM Nov 29, 2015
jules47 wrote:
We use a product called crunchy crawly, but have only been able to get it in QLD, Found another product by Brunnings (NOT Bunnings) - called Ant Kill - spray around tyres, up under wheel arch, etc. - no ants - we had some come in yesterday, sprayed, and all gone now.
We just use a surface spray on legs and ropes. Generally the ants don't come up over tyres. Works for me.
Neil
Ethanol said
09:47 PM Nov 29, 2015
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
The best way to stop ants is to stop people from dropping their grey water on the ground where people camp or stop. Fairly fundamental.
Cheers, Peter
So, ants only go where grey water's dropped ???
Pamela G said
07:10 AM Nov 30, 2015
once the ants are in a great prouct called talon from woolworths its in a syringe just put a small dot about half the size of a pea near their trail they will swamp it taking it back to the nest to share same principle as ant rid but much cleaner and quicker costs about $7
jules47 said
02:22 PM Nov 30, 2015
03_Troopy wrote:
jules47 wrote:
We use a product called crunchy crawly, but have only been able to get it in QLD, Found another product by Brunnings (NOT Bunnings) - called Ant Kill - spray around tyres, up under wheel arch, etc. - no ants - we had some come in yesterday, sprayed, and all gone now.
Wow - Brunnings at Bunnings!!!! Wonder if Bunnings took their name from the Brunnings brand name - who do grass seed, and a lot of products for gardens, I believe.
Tomcat said
09:41 PM Nov 30, 2015
Hello Kendo
I would like to contribute to this subject. I broke a couple of the plastic feet on my van stabilisers and bought replacements at the caravan and camping show. These new plastic feet had little moats around them to be filled with water to stop ants crawling up however this water in some places attracted bees. Now i love bees but i don't really want them in my coke can but i found that they don't like soapy water. So the van feet get filled with dish washing liquid with water. Also I have used Hortico ant powder near the ant holes slows them down a bit.
Baz421 said
10:03 PM Nov 30, 2015
Stop feeding them and they'll go somewhere else.
Happy Camper said
05:19 PM Dec 2, 2015
I use a mixture of 2 cups of water to I cup of vinegar and spray it around support legs and jockey wheel.
Have tried talc powder, ant sand, ant rid bait and the vinegar seems to do the same job so far.
I put a ring of petroleum jelly around the power lead and satellite cable which stops them in their tracks.
I also cut off any low hanging tree branches that are touching the van as they can use it as a freeway to come in via the roof.
Hope this is of some help.
Cheers - John
Cruising Cruze said
10:20 PM Dec 2, 2015
@Ethanol
You are not allowed to camp in my backyard anymore
Cheers John
Happy Camper said
11:05 AM Dec 13, 2015
The first thing I do after setting up the van after having a cup of tea is to clean off the splatted bugs off the front of the van.
Ants use the bugs as a smorgasbord before moving onto the interior of the van.
When camping we don't take any jam, honey or golden syrup as ants radar goes into overdrive if any gets spilt or left on a crust etc that isn't cleaned up straight away.
While camping in the outback we have had a trail of ants heading for the droplets of water in the sink.
My vinegar/water spray mixture around the support legs seems to have the ants under control so far.
Wish I could say the same for possums on the roof at night.
Cheers, John
Red Nomad OZ said
06:05 PM Dec 16, 2015
We also use surface spray - but prevention is the best option. NO sugar, jam, honey when camping out, and keep everything scrupulously clean - no crumbs, oil smears etc, and put rubbish, especially food scraps, in the outside bins straight away.
Cupie said
10:07 AM Dec 21, 2015
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
The best way to stop ants is to stop people from dropping their grey water on the ground where people camp or stop. Fairly fundamental.
Cheers, Peter
No grey water on the ground at my place, but ants abound.
Perhaps the food bits do attract them at free camps. But I don't free camp.
I leave sugar & borax baits in the van.
Felicia said
06:46 PM Dec 21, 2015
Pamela, thanks for the advice about talon. We live next to crown land and have had a problem with ants for years mostly outside, the grand kids have been bitten standing on the driveway often. Last 2 years some have come inside via a light switch. Have tracked a lot of them back a long way into the paddock. Have tried most of the above mentioned also professional spraying. Without even having to track them talon has cut the number of ants down by 95 percent, just put it on their trails.
Lynda
Phillipn said
10:50 PM Dec 21, 2015
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
The best way to stop ants is to stop people from dropping their grey water on the ground where people camp or stop. Fairly fundamental.
Cheers, Peter
What a load of bull S##t. We were at a caravan park at Mission Beach in the winter, where all the grey water went into the drainage system and all the people around us had ants invading their vans.
teago said
05:22 PM Jan 22, 2016
Ant sand I find has kept us ant free teago
Felicia said
06:21 PM Jan 22, 2016
Still happy with Pamela's advice about talon. The ant population has been cut way back, just every few weeks check if ants are back, put a little in there track. Will be taking it when we travel.
Mike we had tried ant sand for years and only made a small difference.
Lynda
Cupie said
11:42 PM Jan 22, 2016
Felicia wrote:
Still happy with Pamela's advice about talon. The ant population has been cut way back, just every few weeks check if ants are back, put a little in there track. Will be taking it when we travel.
Mike we had tried ant sand for years and only made a small difference.
Lynda
Ants must be like us humans ... not all the same (thankfully).
I have long had a problem at home with ants bringing up soil from a crack between the brick wall and the edge of the perimeter path.
I gave it a liberal dose of Ant Sand down the crack & just like magic ... problem gone. At least in that area.
I'll have a look at Talon too.
Rambling Eagles said
12:49 PM Jan 29, 2016
I don't encourage them by sweeping the van out each day of crumbs and put sugar and sweet things in the fridge. Surface spray around edges or corners of the van inside also helps. Water on the bottom of the stabilizers is also a deterrent.
Aus-Kiwi said
08:04 PM Feb 3, 2016
Keep things clean .. Ant rid or Boric acid and a few teaspoon of sugar in cup of warm water . On cotton wool - buds around the area . They go back and die at home . Killing best .,
gregroz said
09:27 PM Feb 4, 2016
i have had a lot of success using Lanolin , this is a natural product- available from Supercheap in spray bottles.
It will leave a sticky residue if sprayed on the stablisers so i spray around each stabiliser leg
the spray bottle allows you to reach behind the wheels in conjunction with Petroleum Jelly around power lead and sullage hose should prevent any ingress of the little critters.
My home ants do not want any aliens when i come home!
Cupie said
12:24 AM Feb 5, 2016
Perhaps a bit early to come to a conclusion, but we have had an invasion of those tiny Argentine? ants in our kitchen at home. So I took the advice of Felicia and tried Talon.
Like magic after one application they have gone!
We'll see how long it lasts. Fingers crossed.
Grey fox said
09:00 PM Feb 28, 2016
Two ways , Fortune500 mixed with water as per directions and sprayed around what ever touches the ground never hada problem also at home borax half table spoon, 1/4cup water, 1/2 cup sugar mix well and place some near their trail repeat again when their mates move in
meetoo said
01:03 AM Feb 29, 2016
Some good ideas there. Thanks.
Who sells Borax please?
Cheers, John
Grommit said
06:42 PM Feb 29, 2016
Hi John,
Coles and Woolworths both sell Borax. In the cleaning aisle - white tub with red lid
Grommit
meetoo said
02:43 AM Mar 1, 2016
Thanks Grommit, Welcome to the forum.
Much appreciated.
Cheers, John
meetoo said
04:15 PM Mar 1, 2016
Been looking in the supermarkets around Adelaide and haven't found any Borax yet.
While we were away recently I noticed some attempts to stop Ants entering peoples caravans.
The first was on a van with ALKO drop down steadying jacks. The feet are recessed and they filled them with water to create a water barrier. Tyres had nothing
The second attempt was a guy "puffing" ant powder around the leveling jacks and tyres.
The third was from a discussion and the guy reckoned newspaper soaked in diesel worked a treat. Again tyres would be difficult, not to mention a list of "this isn't a really good idea" things to do with this practice.
What do you do?
Fairly fundamental.
Cheers,
Peter
And it's available at Bunnings
Brunnings 750ml Ant Kill
We just use a surface spray on legs and ropes. Generally the ants don't come up over tyres. Works for me.
Neil
So, ants only go where grey water's dropped ???
Wow - Brunnings at Bunnings!!!! Wonder if Bunnings took their name from the Brunnings brand name - who do grass seed, and a lot of products for gardens, I believe.
Hello Kendo
I would like to contribute to this subject. I broke a couple of the plastic feet on my van stabilisers and bought replacements at the caravan and camping show. These new plastic feet had little moats around them to be filled with water to stop ants crawling up however this water in some places attracted bees. Now i love bees but i don't really want them in my coke can but i found that they don't like soapy water. So the van feet get filled with dish washing liquid with water. Also I have used Hortico ant powder near the ant holes slows them down a bit.
Stop feeding them and they'll go somewhere else.
I use a mixture of 2 cups of water to I cup of vinegar and spray it around support legs and jockey wheel.
Have tried talc powder, ant sand, ant rid bait and the vinegar seems to do the same job so far.
I put a ring of petroleum jelly around the power lead and satellite cable which stops them in their tracks.
I also cut off any low hanging tree branches that are touching the van as they can use it as a freeway to come in via the roof.
Hope this is of some help.
Cheers - John
@Ethanol
You are not allowed to camp in my backyard anymore
Cheers John
The first thing I do after setting up the van after having a cup of tea is to clean off the splatted bugs off the front of the van.
Ants use the bugs as a smorgasbord before moving onto the interior of the van.
When camping we don't take any jam, honey or golden syrup as ants radar goes into overdrive if any gets spilt or left on a crust etc that isn't cleaned up straight away.
While camping in the outback we have had a trail of ants heading for the droplets of water in the sink.
My vinegar/water spray mixture around the support legs seems to have the ants under control so far.
Wish I could say the same for possums on the roof at night.
Cheers, John
No grey water on the ground at my place, but ants abound.
Perhaps the food bits do attract them at free camps. But I don't free camp.
I leave sugar & borax baits in the van.
Lynda
What a load of bull S##t. We were at a caravan park at Mission Beach in the winter, where all the grey water went into the drainage system and all the people around us had ants invading their vans.
Ant sand I find has kept us ant free teago
Mike we had tried ant sand for years and only made a small difference.
Lynda
Ants must be like us humans ... not all the same (thankfully).
I have long had a problem at home with ants bringing up soil from a crack between the brick wall and the edge of the perimeter path.
I gave it a liberal dose of Ant Sand down the crack & just like magic ... problem gone. At least in that area.
I'll have a look at Talon too.
I don't encourage them by sweeping the van out each day of crumbs and put sugar and sweet things in the fridge. Surface spray around edges or corners of the van inside also helps. Water on the bottom of the stabilizers is also a deterrent.
It will leave a sticky residue if sprayed on the stablisers so i spray around each stabiliser leg
the spray bottle allows you to reach behind the wheels in conjunction with Petroleum Jelly around power lead and sullage hose should prevent any ingress of the little critters.
My home ants do not want any aliens when i come home!
Perhaps a bit early to come to a conclusion, but we have had an invasion of those tiny Argentine? ants in our kitchen at home. So I took the advice of Felicia and tried Talon.
Like magic after one application they have gone!
We'll see how long it lasts. Fingers crossed.
Two ways , Fortune500 mixed with water as per directions and sprayed around what ever touches the ground never hada problem also at home borax half table spoon, 1/4cup water, 1/2 cup sugar mix well and place some near their trail repeat again when their mates move in
Some good ideas there. Thanks.
Who sells Borax please?
Cheers, John
Coles and Woolworths both sell Borax. In the cleaning aisle - white tub with red lid
Grommit
Thanks Grommit, Welcome to the forum.
Much appreciated.
Cheers, John
Been looking in the supermarkets around Adelaide and haven't found any Borax yet.
Does anyone know if it is actually sold in SA?
Thanks John