Timeline for How to win against ants
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| Aug 6, 2019 at 23:12 | comment | added | Michel Keijzers | @Sue ... I have seen it (and will remove my comment too)... thanks for helping improving my answer. | |
| Aug 6, 2019 at 20:20 | comment | added | Michel Keijzers | @TianaPyre Thanks, ants can climb so it can happen they still find the food, but as long as you leave everything closed they will not reach it (and leave it alone). | |
| Aug 6, 2019 at 18:13 | vote | accept | Tiana Pyre | ||
| Aug 6, 2019 at 18:12 | comment | added | Tiana Pyre | This is the best answer. I have also gone to store all my food outside the tent in baskets and bags held up from tree branches a good length from the ground. So far, no ants inside tent, and the food in the trees have been safe(from ants at least). I assume that the ants could be preyed upon if they travel to far from ground level, so I’m using this to my advantage. | |
| Aug 6, 2019 at 10:54 | comment | added | Michel Keijzers | @noah ... I removed the comment about poison, thanks for the remark about it. | |
| Aug 6, 2019 at 10:53 | comment | added | Michel Keijzers | @Sue ... thanks for the nice words, and you are right, I remove(d) the first paragraph about poison. | |
| Aug 6, 2019 at 10:53 | history | edited | Michel Keijzers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 5, 2019 at 19:14 | comment | added | noah | I think the inclusion of poison/chemicals here isn't super necessary. I think it detracts slightly from an otherwise very good answer. As you say yourself, the ants will (probably) still come. | |
| Aug 5, 2019 at 15:27 | comment | added | Michel Keijzers | @Harper Thanks for the additional remarks | |
| Aug 5, 2019 at 15:17 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @TianaPyre Cleaning up isn't the issue, you must not have things ants want in the first place. You simply cannot have food in there then clean up because it would require superhuman, forensic tier cleaning. The ants will rally the troops for a single crumb or a spilled drop of sugary drink, because one means more. Don't eat in the tent, don't store food in the tent, don't do either near the tent. | |
| Aug 5, 2019 at 7:15 | comment | added | XtremeBaumer | Another idea would be to create a dedicated "ant trail" away from your tent in a location where you don't mind to have ants around. Simply mix some sugar and water and create a line with it on the ground | |
| Aug 4, 2019 at 20:56 | comment | added | Michel Keijzers | That also helps against many other animals too probably and is more hygienic, especially when living outdoors a lot. | |
| Aug 4, 2019 at 20:53 | comment | added | Tiana Pyre | Yes, I started cleaning up more routinely. Taking out trash immediately, sweeping often, and wiping down/washing all my goods. I’m already seeing them slow down their entrance to my compound, so you have some valid points there friend. Thank you for posting. | |
| Aug 4, 2019 at 19:47 | history | answered | Michel Keijzers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |