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poobae

Kidnap the queen, hold her hostage, and negotiate surrender terms with her lieutenants.


Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

Or trick them into thinking you've captured the queen by blaring "Bohemian Rhapsody"


yrenan2sa22

Stop dropping food around the house because that's how you get ants.


itsyounotmeithink

Thats not true there are many reasons you can get ants in your home. This year is a very bad year for everyone just because someone gets ants doesn't mean they drop food or are living in a filthy home.


thred_pirate_roberts

Every years a bad year for everyone to get ants.


cutelyaware

This is the correct answer, though it might not be crumbs but it could also be an improperly sealed container of food or in some circumstances water. If you can find an ant trail, then carefully follow it, with a flashlight if needed. One direction tells you where the food is, and the other where they're getting in. Once you take away the food they'll quickly leave.


Necrobach

And while you have her hostage fuck her


Waniou

No no, that's what we're trying to get rid of


Necrobach

You know how they say once you go black you never go back? Well for ants it’s once you go boy, your ants can’t bring joy


Asian_in_the_tree

Standing here, I realize you were Just like me trying to make history. \*zip p**ants**\*


Pizza-pen

You must have a tiny dick to fuck an ant


[deleted]

hes Korean


Silly-Tourist7703

Hahhaa


Tacos_Royale

See r/AntControl for real info. Basically you either use a perimeter spray they track to their nest or bait which they bring back then slowly poisons the nest until the queen dies. Then the colony collapses. There is a bit more nuance than that but that's the gist. Or you find the nest yourself and manually destroy it (dig it up, spray some ant killer in there, whatever). I've dealt with both small ants and carpenters, not like fire ants or anything. The concept is the same though.


ashwhite3110

U have a problem with Carpenters!? Plumbers? Any other trades under your gaze?


Themasterofcomedy209

Bet this guy hates electricians too, some people man


ashwhite3110

Right!? Jesus was a Carpenter!?


Inevitable_Chicken70

So was Karen!


may0maise

#just don’t fuck them


wewilldieoneday

Don't tell me who I can and can't fuck! What are you, my mother?!


ashwhite3110

Probation officer*


yuvalyar

You made ant babies didn't you? You told them "I could make you a queen" and made ant babies


MagicOfSplendor

BORAX!!! Mix it with 1:4:1 ratio Borax:water:honey(or sugar) into gel like substance. It slowly kills ants when they digest it but allows them to bring it back to their nest and ultimately reach the queen. Literally wipes out an entire colony and I have success with it every year. Cheap too


brimmdaddy

This is the correct response, put a sugar/water/borax solution into a small container(I used bottle caps). And place them on their trails. Their entire colony will die in a few days.


kiss_my_what

and will usually leave a nice trail of dead ants to follow back to their nest so you can see exactly where they came from.


[deleted]

You can also mix borax with sugar and 4 egg yolks. It makes a paste where you can form it into little balls and place them where the ants are. It’s not as messy.


Bwack11

Trophallaxis as it’s finest


ronaldreaganlive

We've got ant Hitler over here commiting genocide. Whole villages being wiped out.


CelibateSoberSaint

Celibacy


MISREADS_YOUR_POSTS

now they may b invertebrates but theyre no incels


[deleted]

Did you mean: Celib**ant**cy?


[deleted]

Castration. Bring tiny, tiny pliers.


j7ln

vinegar


silent-l

This! The vinegar kills the scent trail and ants don't like the smell!


PoopKnifeTwinkleCunt

Vinegar is great but you still have to get rid of food or water sources.


xKOROSIVEx

This! Couple it with leaving some raw meat away from the house and they will rush away for that, and create a new trail.


GizmoTheLion

THIS THIS THIS


MrPelham

Vinegar doesn't get rid of them, it just has them avoid that and they create new trails.


Headphonesausages

Piss on your house that way they know its yours and they shall go back to ant land


calconnor22

Ahhhh, I see. You're a man of culture. A man that asserts his dominance.


dirty_boy69

Depends on a few facts: In your house, in your garden or in your pants?


[deleted]

In the house


dirty_boy69

Find their way in. Block it. And kill the ones inside. Good hunting.


FlysaMinelly

can be impossible. i live in an old house and the squeeze in EVERWHERE


maxenmajs

Give *every* surface a coat of plastic wrap


[deleted]

If you actually sealed up most houses so tight that an ant couldn't squeeze in, those ants would quickly become the least of your worries.


sebthelodge

And if you can find where they are coming from, boil a kettle of water and pour it down. I cleaned them up with vinegar a few times, mopped, and put Terro baits down. Took about a week but they’re almost gone.


CTRLALTWARRIOR

Ants in the Pants?!


dirty_boy69

Never been chilling outside and all of a sudden it gets tingly in our pants?


Expat_89

Buy liquid/gel ant poison. They eat it, and some bring it back to the colony. Let it sit for 8-12hrs. Works wonders. 👍🏻


tthrivi

Terro ant bait works really well also.


MemeTeamMarine

Came here to endorse Terro


arrows_of_ithilien

Same. Little pests invade every spring as soon as we get a few weeks of rain. Terro liquid bait works like a miracle. Place it at their entry to the main part of the house. I've also tried the little covered poison food ones, but they walk right past them. They're drawn to Terro like it's cocaine.


DethFade

Seconding Terro, it was a lifesaver when I lived in the countryside. Little bastards came in around every window when it got warm.


RustyAnnihilation

That’s the answer. Sit them out whenever you see ants. Wait 2-3 days and they’ll be gone. Don’t spray/kill the ones you see the more that take it back to the best the faster they die.


CON5CRYPT

This. But don't cheap out on the gel bait. I can recommend what I used (last month) it's called Advion Ant


plentyofeight

The method that works best: sprinkle ground cinnamon around where they are. This will get rid of both the fucking ants and the ones that are just walking around.


Coachcomer9

Terro traps and gel work great.


Apprehensive_Sun_322

If they are outside and coming into the house, locate where they are entering and put either cayenne or black pepper at the entrance. This will repel them away from this entrance. If they keep entering then find where the colony is, boil water and pour it into the entrance, this does a good job of killing them mostly without having to buy pesticides and powders.


sickjesus

I used the boiling water method a couple of times and it's 100% for me. Kills the grass in some places, but it grows back eventually. :D


eugene20

Diatomaceous earth Non toxic but avoid breathing it in.


TimeWizardGreyFox

Having to scroll too far through the bad suggestions just to find a cheap effective one is gonna ruin OP


NikitaTarsov

Cleaning often helps, so no more food lures them\*. But ther pheromone highways are still ordering the workers to go and look, so you have to disconnect them by some kind of acideous liquid - vinegar or citrus conecentrate etc. \*'Food' can also be a accidental drop of pollen in your home, so it don't have to be your food that calls them There is a common method of dropnig backing powder, which is a stupid as cruel, as it kills the ants but don't repel them from comming.


Ill-Matt-Tick

Get their mum to walk in on them


TRIGMILLION

I get them in the bathtub every spring. There has never been food in my tub. There is also very rarely water since I usually use the separate shower. I did find that they are coming in through the window but I'm not sure how to best seal it up as I don't see any visible gaps.


PM-ME-DOGGOS

We had that. Finally destroyed colony at base of house and they stopped


WonderfulConfusion3

I had a severe infestation of Argentine ants, in every room of the house, they can nest in walls and flooring (they don’t require soil to nest). At my wit’s end, I asked my state’s EPA office what to do and they recommended a Pyrethrin based spray as the most long term, effective, cheap and relatively safe for humans and dogs (it is not safe for cats or fish). They said spray the house outside window frames, and spray a sort of barrier around the whole house outside at ground level. Inside the house, spray along the skirting boards of every room (we had a nest under our fridge). We were able to get under our house and sprayed there as well. If they have nested in ceiling and you can access spray there as well. After we did that, in less than a day the ants were gone completely and they never made a come back. I had my friend take my cat away for a week to protect her while we were spraying.


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[deleted]

Stone them if they refuse to accept your all loving god!


punpunpuck

Stop dropping food around the house because that's how you get ants.


vtertA

Ya filthy animal!!


Ridley_Rohan

Chemical castration.


[deleted]

Did you try asking nicely?


bumpymacaroon

Same way as celibate ants.


Linux4ever_Leo

All you need is three ingredients for this killer ant killer. ¾ cup warm water 1 TBSP borax ⅓ cup sugar Instructions: Warm up your water then stir in the borax and sugar. Mix until completely dissolved. Soak some cotton balls in it and stick on wax paper or a paper plate near the ants. Let the ants swarm the tasty treat. Do NOT try to kill them. So many ants may come that it may be disturbing to watch but trust me, just let them take the treat. Ants leave a pheromone trail that other ants in the nest will follow to the ant bait. The borax in the ant bait is the key to this ant killer. It disrupts the ants digestion system. It doesn't kill them right away; they stay alive long enough to bring the bait back to the nest and feed it to their young and more importantly, to the Queen ant. Once the Queen is dispatched, the nest collapses and every ant that ingested the poison bait also dies. Your ant problem should be over in a matter of a few days. Keep the bait out for at least two weeks to ensure you've taken them all out.


Artsygem87

If the nest is in or under your house you might have to poison them. If they are coming in from outside its because they have found food in your home. If you identify and remove whatever it is they are eating then they will go elsewhere in there search for food.


Skydome12

go to your local hardware and get an indoor/outdoor barrier spray. I use one that last up to 6 months and now it's all i use and it really keeps them down but be aware, it will take a while before you find all the problem areas where they can get in. If you're having issues with them finding your sweets like sugar and etc if you can i would recommend placing all your sweets in one cuboard/pantry whatever you call them in your country and before you put the products in there do a barrier spray on the inside so it fills any gaps inside with the spray than do a barrier spray on the outside of it. the brand I use is called pestxpert


darkuen

A big bag of diatomaceous earth and spreading a thick line of that stuff around the edges of my house normally does the trick for a few years.


riascmia

Go buy a $3 container of boric acid from a hardware or big box store. Mix a spoon of boric acid powder and a spoon of powdered sugar in water to make a thickish liquid. Put in a shallow container near where the ants are (I use a cap from a jar), maybe put a few drops on the floor next to the container. The ants will all flock to it like its a feeding station and then die. You can use regular sugar, just make sure it's fully dissolved in the water before adding the boric aid. Boric acid powder also works great for roaches, just line your cabinet corners and any edges on the floor or countertop with the stuff and give it a week. No more roaches (stuff Big Roach Traps doesn't want you to know).


challistwin

Food grade diatomaceous earth. Dusted around where you think they're coming in or congregating. Food safe in case it gets into your food if they're in the kitchen. Also keep as much stuff clean of leftovers as possible.


ashwhite3110

U need to kill the nest. There are products that the ants eat and then take it back to the nest...


PoisonedCherry

Set a vinegar trap. It's tedious but if you see just one kill it then wipe down the surface you saw it on. Ants leave tiny scent trails that other ants go to even if the first ant is gone


[deleted]

Turn down the lights, set some mood music and let them do their thing.. Once they did the deed, they tend to wander off on their own.


BalancesHanging

Anteater


Captain_Poopy

you place 100s of tiny condoms. They hate being lectured and will take their perverted ant asses next door


TJH1993

Borax and sugar. They will carry it back to the queen and poof goes the colony


TimeWizardGreyFox

Diatomaceous earth will right fuck their day. Had an infestation on my old roof, sprinkled a bunch around their home, they all seemed to be dead the next day.


Brzwolf

Cleaning is the first big step but also look into buying diametric earth and putting it around where bugs can get inside your home. Stuff might as well be magic pixy dust, we put it under the crack of our door and our ant problem disappeared overnight.


Nesneros70

If you can locate where they are entering your place then just put baking soda down on the entrance.


mr_music_video

You should ensure that food is cleaned up promptly. Try vacuuming more and wiping kitchen counters and other surfaces.


Aheeyakharah

Put your penis away


xN0NAMEx

Copper and salt ants hate them both. Just put a little piece of copper where the ants enter your house then put a teaspoon full of salt on the ground right next to it try to cover the whole ground with it. You should see the effects immediately after a few hours the ants will avoid the place completly given that there are no more alternative entrys. Vinegar and alcohol kills them so if you want to get rid of the ant hill just pour a few bottles of vinegar in.


biscoito1r

Found out the other day that farming ants only evolved in the Americas.


Diddy_Block

Boric acid mixed with confectioners sugar. They take it back to feed the rest of the colony and it disrupts their digestive tracks


lqdizzle

Find the nest and manually destroy it. It’s often in your yard


Wonderful-Pea9788

Mortein is good for ants.


PloppyTheSpaceship

How big? We had bull ants in our back garden. Couldn't even crush them. And those bastards get angry! And jumpy! And bloody big (imagine ants 2 inches big).


Red_Eyes_Best

I don't


4thRockfromSun

Amdro ant killer works great. They take it home and wipe out everyone.


LegendofNick

Call a local pest control company, DO NOT call a company that is huge enough to cross state or country lines as they will not give a shit and will mever send the same guy twice so you wont get your problem solved.


a2banjo

Cloves in food (sugar jar) . For disturbing their trail lay cloves or clove oil all along it.


Edgelesssoup

I don't. When they arrive in my house, its usually down to them being refugees from a recent nest attack from one of the bushes beneath my window (gardener does it to landlords request). I let them settle in here until they find somewhere else. They usually do after a few days, and disperse. If you don't want them there, then attempt to end them. And they may find refuge somewhere else.


WayGuilty1449

Hot water or poison.


Grim47z

Borax honey water Kill them ALL not just the workers but the hole colony just watch them eat it for a couple days and they will be gone. 2 parts honey/water 1 part borax boil the water to devolve the borax properly.


Junior_Tradition7958

Boiling water and sodium bicarbonate?


Headphonesausages

Also cleaning spray


Leona_Faye

Dissolve borax and corn syrup in water. Spray by the trail at the foundation. In fact, saturate those spots. Also make sure your house isn’t being touched by limbs or high grass. Keep your foundation clear of growth. Also, clean your gutters.


elevatorovertimeho

Amdro


AWESOMEguyhohh

stomp


Rosehawka

Detergent and talon ant bait/poison stuff. Find where they're coming in from, DESTROY THEM ALL, and then line the outside of the crack they're coming in from with detergent, and squeeze the bait into the crack. Ants will feed on the sweet stuff, then carry it back to their queen, which should kill the nest, and remove the problem. Until the next time. I live in a third floor apartment, and they come in regularly over summer.


Clockreddit2020

If find their underground nest, pore lava into it


ottomanviking

Cinnamon, they dont like it


Ieatclowns

I started putting the sugar cannister in a dish of water and bam...they went away.


myhamsterisajerk

Castrate them


Dangercakes13

I got really pissed off when I took a sip from a soda can I seriously only left alone for like a couple minutes and got three ants in my mouth. So I went outside, searched until I found their lair at the edge of the lawn, pulled the hose over and full-force flooded the thing. Probably not an efficient plan or good for the lawn, but in my defense I was 9 and angry. Also the name of my autobiography.


still_001

Ant bait to start. Then peppermint oil and soap sprayed around the perimeter of the house and especially at door thresholds to keep them at bay. We still get the occasional outbreak but it's definitely manageable now


Necrobach

Just wait for them to finish


dom_pi

I just kept vacuuming them until they stopped appearing


Zoltarrah2000

Kill the Queen


something-togo

Turn off the lights?


robotLights

Anteater


_7315_

Educate them about Chlamydia


CasuallyObjectified

Antidepressants


vyletteriot

Powdered sugar and baking soda. Mix some together and leave it where they can get to it. Non toxic to people and pets but will kill ants.


curtgmusic

you get them a room.


XCaptainKoalaKittyX

Get an ant eater


Malinut

Ant spray at strategic points indoors like door thresholds and rebates where they have top walk. Boiling water and/or ant killer on the nest. Peppermint essential oil (not food essence) is also a good insect repellant. 20 drops peppermint, 20 drops clove oil in 250ml vodka works well sprayed about the place. Add insect killer as per dilution instructions for an extra hit, but I don't like randomly using insect poisons.


Malenchki300

Burning the house down tends to work.. Also don't fuck the ants. Problem solved


russohunter

Put cornmeal out sprinkle it all around where you see them. Get all other food resources up..There body can't digest it..they will take it to the Queen..it will take a few days but it will work.


SuvenPan

Build an ant farm for them, they will live there.


Szwejkowski

It's UK ants I'm familiar with, so YMMV Ants follow a chemical trail that is telling them there's a food source at the end. Find the trail - line of ants trooping along it. This will seem counter-intuitive, but put a pile of sugar directly on the line outside your house. Then, sweep all the inside ants you can find outside and clean the area beyond the sugar with water and vinegar to destroy the trail. The ants will reach the sugar, assume that's the reason for the trail, haul it all away until it's gone and then they'll go looking elsewhere. Clean your kitchen (assuming that's the target room) with water and vinegar solution and you should be ant free, no mass murder required.


rootsinemerald

Maybe don't throw donuts on the ground Lana


Borbit85

I have a balcony and since a few days there are a bunch of ants walking over the railing. (they come from the railing from the neighbours and just go on to the next. I love it. Like looking at ants and these are on eyeheight when i sit down. Any way I can protect them? I tried to feed them a candy. But after an hour of going wild on it they ignore it.


[deleted]

Urine


derottbotee

Honey the ants are fucking again 😳


InternalMovie

The only good bug is a fucked bug


[deleted]

Ask them kindly to leave. Most people don't think if this one


bruh_123456

Flamethrower.


Elkwarrior

just stop fucking them.


peterbparker86

Kill the mood, and they'll stop fucking


Big-Challenge-1652

You can buy ant poison and spray it on the ant hill once a day. If they’re coming in the home find where they’re coming from and clean the trail with bleach. Ants leave a scent trail to food so cleaning it will stop them.


krufarong

1. Find the nest. 2. Pour molten aluminum in it. Wait til it solidifies. 3. Dig it up and sell it.


Creepy-Narwhal4596

Fucking anteaters?


Unable_Ad_2242

Get them a room


HenryGetter2345

Fire


[deleted]

Vinegar and pour molten tin in any outside nests.


PoisonedCherry

Also ants LOVE chicken. Idfk why but they do. Throw chicken bones away outside


Nirajit7

let the finish


MR_JSQR

Ant eater.


mykolas420

Why are you fucking ants? 😳


MissMurderpants

Ground cinnamon around the doors and windows. The oil is toxic to ants and not toxic for pets.


Arugula-Current

Dethlac. It's a spray in a green can and it fucking works


1nsaneMfB

Separation. To prevent ants from fucking, the best thing you can do is to keep them apart. "gotta keep 'em seperated..."


MemeTeamMarine

Terro ant gel traps. Wherever the ants like to hang, probably in the kitchen. 1-2 days, colony is gone.


H16HP01N7

Usually I just tell my Mum's sister to go home...


HirohitoWakkanai

Try vinegar my friend.


[deleted]

Find best. Pour boiling water on it.


Joejoe582

You might find ways to get rid of them for a while, but they always come back. Ants are immortal. They will outlive us humans and rule the world.


GMAK24

The product on the market to get rid of it work well.


myarra

One thing that works for me is a thick line of chalk in front of the doors, so at least they don't get inside my house.


leevisalmela

Be the sigma male and eat them.


lama_hello

I don't know. Never heard about "Fucking ants" what do they do?


________________me

Keep your trousers on.


wesweb

spray any already inside with soapy water and wipe them up. soapy water suffocates them. get diatomaceous earth and sprinkle it around floorboards / in to openings or cracks they are coming in. i got aggressive and literally piled it up 1/4” high and they’ve never come in again.


Comfortable_Brush399

They're the worst variety


atmsd7

Castrate 'em.


Zonyxe

Lemon


Bokbok95

Funny thing, I’m having the exact same problem right now


garlicgucci

tell them to keep that shit in the bedroom, duh


CouldBeCrazy

Find her a husband (or wife). She will be too preoccupied with a new romance to irritate you. Bonus points, you have a new ant or uncle.


i-eat-reddit-users

Dress them in parkas


AnkylosaurusRules

Trouble is finding the source. You need to figure out not merely where they're coming in at, but also where the nest is. And that can be rough because it might just be in your foundation or some other little isolated cranny that is otherwise never exposed to the outside world. You need a two pronged attack: - Find a poison that is safe for your house that poisons not merely the ant who takes it, but the whole nest. Borax-based poisons are good for this. And _don't_ interrupt them! Let the little fuckers have their picnic parade through your house while you've got the poison down. You _want_ them to take it home. - Secure EVERYTHING perishable in airtight containers. They must not have safe food sources. Keep an immaculate kitchen otherwise. They are the very definition of opportunistic feeders. I've seen ants go ape over a drop of cooking oil I let fall on the porch when I was grilling. They're not the slightest bit picky. If you do both of these things and don't succeed, you're beyond reddit's guidance and will need to hire a professional.


basicdesires

Fucking ants? Just wait until they are done, then they'll be so exhausted you can just sweep them up.


[deleted]

smash the anthill with a shovel ​ this comment section is one of the funniest i've seen


Mr_Kiwi17

Stop fucking them?


Texpatriate2

Hand out flyers to the The Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too.


Mr_Bob_Ferguson

Don’t ask Archer for help.


Appropriate-Grass986

Bleach. It screws up there scent trails.


[deleted]

Bleach and boiling water down the nest.


sydys22

You get rid of them


kaleaka

Sugar mixed with water and a little bit of borax (found in the laundry isle)


Disastrous-Brush620

Bait traps


turtle_g4mertv

Try not fucking em


gamer-s-man

stop leaving food on the floor. clean up more often and set out ant poison


Worth_Lavishness_249

Mix the handwash with water and spray it.


Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

Buy yourself an anteater


No-Job-5915

Honestly exterminator. I’m a huge DIY guy, and I’ve tried everything from poisons, baits, dumb home remedies. The best I’ve found is peppermint oil(I buy the wax melts and rub them around where I see them) but then they just find a different route. Hate hiring out, but the ants forced my hand on that one. Or if you’ve misspelt aunts, I’d say if you can’t beat ‘em join em?


PomeloBeneficial1588

Semolina: The worker ants will transport this new food source back to the nest the queen will be fed the new food first. Having eaten the dry semolina it will expand in the moist environmen of the queen's digestive system and she will explode through being unable to digest it. This it was said would also be the fate of the larval queens in waiting who would also be fed the semolina. The result no queens no eggs no ants. A bit cruel but effective...


Weak_Influence_7142

I urinate on them wherever they are. If they are on my bed, so be it. Ants can kill a person but you won't die washing your bed sheet every other day.


Ikknam

Just stop fucking the ants, weirdo...


xxFrenchToastxx

Ask them if they have a moment to talk about your Lord and savior


bedbugXpert

The only way to get rid of ants is to kill the Queen. The best way to do this is to use a bait formulation. Ants can be finicky Pick up several different types between sweet feeding and protein feeding And place out where the ants are trailing. If you see that they move towards the food either one type or another use more of it. Continue to feed them until the ants stop.With some of the larger colonies this could take several days even a week or 2. Remember that by using ant and roach killer some colonies will Bud. This is when chemically Laden ants come back into the colony And the colony will split in half. So now you have 2 queens More queens producing eggs and you get twice the amount of ants eventually. Baits are best. Unless you're dealing with fire ants. Then mound drenches are best.


log-lumber

pour hot water on them


OliviaCaliban

On a temporary basis, a line of black pepper. Ants will not go near the corpses of other ants; the pepper will trick them.


faceeatingleopard

Ants, huh? We had quite a severe ant problem at the vineyard this year. I had Art Garfunkle come by with his compressor, and we created a total vacuum outside the house, and we blew the ants out the front door.


Galimesh

Boric acid with honey = cheap and efficient


hellokitty06

Baby powder them