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dark1911 New Reader
4/28/12 11:18 p.m.

So I got my car running again, but I have this one little problem. Its infested with ants! The mean and mass reproducing little berkeleyers. These things... So what's the best way to kill them all? What kinda harm would I do if I fogged them out?

P.S. Ninja edited twice cause I'm not a pirate.

gunner GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/28/12 11:22 p.m.

Im thinking little piles of amdro ant block and/or glue traps?

SVreX UltimaDork
4/28/12 11:38 p.m.

Have you tried ant spray?

dean1484 GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/28/12 11:46 p.m.

Any spray with Pyrethrin in it works really well on ants (and most other bugs) It brakes down with oxygen and light so ti has a very short life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrin

The stuff I have said it is save for use around kids / pets. Being that it is an "all natural neurotoxin". Use with care.

dean1484 GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/28/12 11:47 p.m.

There is the ortho home defence is another option but be ware that it has a very long life span so if you have pets and kids I would be careful.

fasted58 UltraDork
4/28/12 11:52 p.m.

mr2peak GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/29/12 2:46 a.m.

Find out what they are eating and get rid of it. If they are brining food back, cover the ground around the car in ant spray. Hopefully that way they will die outside of the car..

racerfink Dork
4/29/12 2:58 a.m.

They hate WD-40. And it doesn't smell all that out of place in a car. Doesn't really kill them though.

Dr. Hess UltimaDork
4/29/12 7:28 a.m.

I live in the woods. I have found that putting a home ant bait thingie or two in the vehicle will discourage them. I drill a hole in the corner and zip tie it in the engine bay somewhere where the ants won't have trouble finding it, like on the fender well, etc.

Strike_Zero Dork
4/29/12 7:56 a.m.

Find out where they are coming from . . . Kick over the mound and add raw grits . . . seriously, it works.

dark1911 New Reader
4/29/12 12:16 p.m.

In reply to Dr. Hess:

That sounds like a good idea. I was kinda thinking about using some foggers, but I don't know it would hurt my fable ectronics in my car it is a 20 year old GM car.

mazdeuce Reader
4/29/12 12:40 p.m.

I have guinea hens that I use to get rid of ants in the yard. Just sprinkle a bit of food on the ant hill and the birds take care of the rest. I'm not sure how this would translate to the inside of a car, but it sounds like an interesting experiment. On your car.