Safe way to commit ant genocide inside house with aquarium

NoobCannon · 24 Jul 2019 at 17:50

as above.

Ants have decided to make their way in my house, am not talking 1 or two am taking many hundreds, and powder is out of the window due to the proximity of a very expensive fish tank. Have put the gel traps down as these dont spread around like the powder

Anyone had and solved a similar situation? They appear to be coming thru the foundations, have removed the skirting board behind the fridge and it looks like they are coming out of a small hole in the concrete floor. Will seal the holes up and refit the skirting but am worried they will just come from somewhere else.

So am looking for a fish friendly way to murder ants basically.

NoobCannon · 24 Jul 2019 at 22:44

Ok an update, i hoovered up all the visible ones and then let them have a hot bath in the sink. Then poured boiling water down the holes they were emerging from into the kitchen and it seems to have stopped them for now.

Still the odd flying one around as there are thousands of them in the garden, cant find my mastic gun anywhere so re fitting the skirting etc will have to wait until the weekend unfortunately.

Hopefully they don't re appear tomorrow!

NoobCannon · 24 Jul 2019 at 22:45

PlacidCasual said:
Diatom powder (food grade) is used to kill various insects. I’ve read it also works on ants. Correctly placed they’ll march it into nest. It’s not a poison it is very hard and sharp on a microscopic level and damages their shell/carapace. Used it on chickens before for red mite.

Will have a look for this as sounds like it might be a good start

NoobCannon · 25 Jul 2019 at 20:21

Well they haven't returned since they enjoyed their bath. Had a thunder storm this evening and a multitude of them came out in the garden, all got a liberal coating of nippon powder.

Fingers crossed they wont return! At least inside anyway

NoobCannon · 28 Jul 2019 at 09:11

Well they haven't returned.

I loaded up the holes they were coming from with nippon gel, then covered them with gripfil and then I refitted the skirting boards and trim pieces i removed and siliconed the gaps.

If they manage to get thru that lot (assuming they arent already dead) then they must be some kind of super mutant ant.