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how to get rid of large colony quickly

Started By matt. , Jul 29 2018 4:17 PM

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#1 Offline matt. - Posted July 29 2018 - 4:17 PM

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i have a large colony of ants i want to get rid of 

 

some options I've been looking at:

poison

dumping their dirt in my backyard

 

#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 29 2018 - 4:28 PM

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No poison! Sell them to someone in your area!

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#3 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 29 2018 - 4:29 PM

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And if that doesn't work, just put them in a freezer.  They'll die overnight.


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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 29 2018 - 4:32 PM

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Yeah, usually ants (for me) die in an hour in the freezer.

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#5 Offline matt. - Posted July 29 2018 - 4:35 PM

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no freezer space available


Yeah, usually ants (for me) die in an hour in the freezer.

no freezer space available


No poison! Sell them to someone in your area!

where should i try to sell


#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 29 2018 - 4:36 PM

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no freezer space available

Yeah, usually ants (for me) die in an hour in the freezer.

no freezer space available

No poison! Sell them to someone in your area!

where should i try to sell
Start a thread in the marketplace.

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#7 Offline dermy - Posted July 29 2018 - 4:37 PM

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You live in Canada, wait till winter, and leave the container [make sure it's escape proof] and leave it outside should kill them in a few nights of -10c [Usually happens for me Around October/November] if you still can't find Freezer space or someone to take them.


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#8 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted July 30 2018 - 6:55 AM

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Drown them?


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#9 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted July 30 2018 - 7:37 AM

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Drown them?

Ya, just drown them if you don't want to release them.


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#10 Offline CoolColJ - Posted July 30 2018 - 6:54 PM

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boilng water is pretty fast....

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#11 Offline chaoqi - Posted August 7 2018 - 1:25 PM

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Give the colony to me to take care of.

 

Guaranteed dead in 3 months or less.


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#12 Offline Canadant - Posted August 13 2018 - 4:13 PM

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Give the colony to me to take care of.

 

Guaranteed dead in 3 months or less.

lol!


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#13 Offline Major - Posted August 13 2018 - 4:37 PM

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Ever heard of Raid?


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#14 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted August 13 2018 - 5:09 PM

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If there’s only one real opening for airflow, covering it up and freezing the colony would die due to lack of oxygen

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#15 Offline Canadian anter - Posted August 13 2018 - 5:27 PM

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WAIT what species is this I might be able to find people who will take it


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