pest remover dongle....

Russ · 25-04-2004, 21:49

It's not even May yet and already I'm getting ants doing the conga in my kitchen and for the life of me I can't see where they're coming from so I'm thinking of investing in one of these - has anyone else tried one or anything similar?

Paul K · 25-04-2004, 21:55

Neighbour has a unit like that and it seems to work but it drives me nuts as I can faintly here it when I am in there fixing her PC

Might have to invest in one this year in case the little buggers come in here to escape the noise next door LOL

**Maggy** · 25-04-2004, 22:29

Safe for household pets except mice, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, chinchillas, minks and tarantulas

**Paul** · 25-04-2004, 22:30

I have seen them demontrated on shopping channels in the past - no idea how good they are though.

mart44 · 25-04-2004, 22:51

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Originally Posted by Russ D

It's not even May yet and already I'm getting ants doing the conga in my kitchen and for the life of me I can't see where they're coming from so I'm thinking of investing in one of these - has anyone else tried one or anything similar?

Looked at the picture and thought you meant the dog was the anti-ant device ...then I noticed that thing plugged into the wall socket

Charlie_Bubble · 25-04-2004, 22:59

I had a few ants a couple of weeks ago. 2 lots. One lot in the living room and one lot in the bathroom. Anyway, I luckily managed to kill all the little sods, so hopefully they won't be coming back. I think ants work on the basis that they send little parties out in search of food. If they don't come back, or come back empty handed they don't bother going there again as there is no chemical trail to lead any other ants back to the food source..

Charlie_Bubble · 25-04-2004, 23:00

You could always go down to the local zoo and borrow their anteater for a few hours. Hoover the little sods up the natural way!

Charlie_Bubble · 25-04-2004, 23:13

How does this device work? It doesn't say really. I have a similar device which uses ultrasonic sound, which humans can't hear. My parents saw it in a newspaper and bought it for me as we had a rat somewhere under the building a while back.

25-04-2004, 23:20

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Originally Posted by Pem

I have seen them demontrated on shopping channels in the past - no idea how good they are though.

If the only place you've seen them is on shopping channels, I think that rather answers the question...!!

andygrif · 26-04-2004, 11:44

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Originally Posted by Russ D

It's not even May yet and already I'm getting ants doing the conga in my kitchen and for the life of me I can't see where they're coming from so I'm thinking of investing in one of these - has anyone else tried one or anything similar?

It only mentions mossies in the blurb....not sure if it would be effective on ants.

I seem to get an ant problem every year, so I normally stock up on every evil substance known to man. The best stuff I've found is a combination of the following:

1. Nippon Gel. Get some of those crappy tea lights from Ikea, get the candle bit out and bend in the sides, and stick a bunch of the gunk in it. place at regular intervals all round the affected room.

2. Some sort of spray...I forget the make - it's a red can. Leaves a residue that lasts for a few months, even through rain. I normally go round the outside of the building with this, paying attention to door frames and the like, and cracks!

The outbreak was pretty early this year - normally it comes in May, this one was at the end of March. I only had the gel, and it took a couple of weeks from the first sighting to getting rid of them - but it's very effective.

**Chris** · 26-04-2004, 12:03

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Originally Posted by andygrif

It only mentions mossies in the blurb....not sure if it would be effective on ants.

I seem to get an ant problem every year, so I normally stock up on every evil substance known to man. The best stuff I've found is a combination of the following:

1. Nippon Gel. Get some of those crappy tea lights from Ikea, get the candle bit out and bend in the sides, and stick a bunch of the gunk in it. place at regular intervals all round the affected room.

2. Some sort of spray...I forget the make - it's a red can. Leaves a residue that lasts for a few months, even through rain. I normally go round the outside of the building with this, paying attention to door frames and the like, and cracks!

The outbreak was pretty early this year - normally it comes in May, this one was at the end of March. I only had the gel, and it took a couple of weeks from the first sighting to getting rid of them - but it's very effective.

Ours arrived in early March this year. We put Nippon gel down and they feasted on it for a couple of days. The ants virtually disappeared for a week, but when they returned, the little gits wouldn't touch any more Nippon. Honestly, I'd swear they learned it was bad stuff ...

Anyway, after that I bought a bottle of 'Ant Gun' from B&Q. It's a big, pump-action spray (i.e. nopt aerosol based) and I put it all round the skirting board behind the table in the kitchen where they mostly were running about. It worked within 2 days. We haven't seen an ant since.

Deathlac is a product I have used in the past. It works like Ant Gun by putting a deadly layer of poison on the ground that kills any ant that walks on it. The only problem is it is an aerosol so it's difficult not to breathe in when you spray it and is very unpleasant.

As for your plug-in forcefield - sounds about as plausible as a warp engine to me. Save your money.

Ramrod · 26-04-2004, 12:26

One of my patients is a pest control man. Once a year he comes and sprays around the edges of our floors and along the outside walls of the house. No ant problem after that.
The spray he uses is licenced to be used in kitchens and schools. Once it's dry it's safe and cannot be washed off easily.

Russ · 26-04-2004, 12:43

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Originally Posted by andygrif

It only mentions mossies in the blurb....not sure if it would be effective on ants

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Pest Magic takes computer technology to the 21st Century with it's microprocessor driven ultimate pest repeller that's guranteed to rid your home of spiders, ants, roaches, rats, mice, silverfish and even more.

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Originally Posted by andygrif

I seem to get an ant problem every year, so I normally stock up on every evil substance known to man. The best stuff I've found is a combination of the following:

1. Nippon Gel. Get some of those crappy tea lights from Ikea, get the candle bit out and bend in the sides, and stick a bunch of the gunk in it. place at regular intervals all round the affected room.

2. Some sort of spray...I forget the make - it's a red can. Leaves a residue that lasts for a few months, even through rain. I normally go round the outside of the building with this, paying attention to door frames and the like, and cracks!

The outbreak was pretty early this year - normally it comes in May, this one was at the end of March. I only had the gel, and it took a couple of weeks from the first sighting to getting rid of them - but it's very effective.

Sounds great but as I said, I have no idea where they're coming from!

andygrif · 26-04-2004, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Sounds great but as I said, I have no idea where they're coming from!

I missed the bit about ants!!

Follow them! Seriously, as stupid as that sounds, ants like paths - so put your gunk down somewhere along the ant run!

Russ · 26-04-2004, 14:56

They seem to appear in all kinds of places, I can't seem to narrow it down to any recognisable area....