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Title: Ants
Post by: jmsheahan on 31 March 2011, 14:43

So picked up my girlfriends new Lupo and it appears to have a few extra passengers  :laugh: :rolleyes:

Basically I keep spotting bloody ants crawling on the dashboard but can't pinpoint where they are coming from. Don't really want to sprinkle the car with ant powder but how do I get rid of the feckers?

Cheers  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Guy on 31 March 2011, 14:56

thats a new one.. they usually require soil don't they so look for an ant hill?

i'd recommend these guys

(http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lgpp0689%2Bthe-anthill-mob-wacky-races-cartoon-poster.jpg)

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: jmsheahan on 31 March 2011, 14:58

Telling them to get out and walk hasn't worked  :grin:

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Dan J on 31 March 2011, 16:20

ive never heard of this before lol, if its brand new id take the car back and get them to sort it just incase you got the whole family in the dashboard.

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: jmsheahan on 31 March 2011, 16:36

Secondhand car but only 28k on the clock. Sod driving back to the dealership, it's 2 hours away. The car had been standing a while so could explain it!

Might just have to throw some ant powder over the dash!

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Lewisf1988-DUB on 31 March 2011, 16:37

bug bomb, pull the pin and close the doors, smoke the fckers out  :evil:

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Dan J on 31 March 2011, 16:38

lol^

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: simonpolly on 31 March 2011, 19:28

You can buy ant traps(no really),its a little round plastic trap that they walk into and never come out of  :grin: ,they are only a few pounds.you have probably left something sweet in the car somewhere

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Guy on 31 March 2011, 20:04

Quote from: simonpolly on 31 March 2011, 19:28

You can buy ant traps(no really),its a little round plastic trap that they walk into and never come out of  :grin: ,they are only a few pounds.you have probably left something sweet in the car somewhere

i'd second this.. have seen these ant traps don't know if they work but its the best solution, much better than ant powder... I don't know if they take the poison back to the nest or not but its better than having a few friends coming along for the journey

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=ant+traps&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=3795152654083213625&sa=X&ei=tM-UTb6nE4SHhQew9dT6CA&ved=0CC4Q8wIwAQ# (http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=ant+traps&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=3795152654083213625&sa=X&ei=tM-UTb6nE4SHhQew9dT6CA&ved=0CC4Q8wIwAQ#)

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: Tazzy on 31 March 2011, 20:47

what about the heater system or pollen filter? theyve gota be coming in from somewhere  :huh:

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: jmsheahan on 02 April 2011, 17:37

Cheers guys,

Yeah I'll have the pollen filter out and have a look.

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: F17BAD on 03 April 2011, 21:32

i also had a ant problem, turns out they had a nest in my drivers door inside behind the trim actually inside the door near the ninge area, i took door off car, got all the ant out i could (millions of em!!) and loads of Eggs too) i them just used a regular spray and put a gel ant trap thing in their and left it a week, then got the vac out and cleaned up all the dead bodies

Title: Re: Ants
Post by: jmsheahan on 05 April 2011, 11:17

Quote from: F17BAD on 03 April 2011, 21:32

i also had a ant problem, turns out they had a nest in my drivers door inside behind the trim actually inside the door near the ninge area, i took door off car, got all the ant out i could (millions of em!!) and loads of Eggs too) i them just used a regular spray and put a gel ant trap thing in their and left it a week, then got the vac out and cleaned up all the dead bodies

 :sick:

I haven't seen any for a few days  :lipsrsealed: