Can I still eat this steak even though ants have already partaken? [more inside]
posted by shelayna on Oct 23, 2009 - 28 answers

Ants (or something) in my bed? [more inside]
posted by Attackpanda on Sep 9, 2009 - 12 answers

Best way to seal tiny gaps between the hardwood floors and the baseboards? [more inside]
posted by Mountain Goatse on Jul 6, 2009 - 14 answers

The book I just received from Amazon is covered in ants, which have now infested my mailbox (and my nightmares). What to do, whom to contact? [more inside]
posted by thebazilist on Jun 24, 2009 - 34 answers

Where are these dead ants coming from? And how can I keep them from showing up in my house? [more inside]
posted by LolaGeek on Jun 15, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for a game where you trap ants with sticks. [more inside]
posted by frankie_stubbs on Apr 19, 2009 - 4 answers

Entomology Filter: Ant-hill structures in my bedroom. Do I have ants or some other kind of bug? Strange that I haven't seen ONE bug in the three months I've lived here. (pics inside) [more inside]
posted by plasticbugs on Jan 25, 2009 - 15 answers

How long did it take for Terro to exterminate the ant population in your apartment/house? I started using Terro's liquid-filled ant baits on Wednesday, September 17. Now, four days later I am still seeing ants trickle in - not as many as before, but enough to make me grit my teeth, and wonder if they're just waiting for the next set of eggs to hatch before they come in droves again. How fast did Terro work for you? Did it take you a few days, a week, etc?
posted by Esther Festers on Sep 21, 2008 - 11 answers

I set fire to a colony of tiny red ants. Now they have gone away. Why/how did this work? [more inside]
posted by cjorgensen on Aug 13, 2008 - 11 answers

What might be causing the things seen here in this photo and this photo? [more inside]
posted by mrhaydel on Aug 4, 2008 - 9 answers

My house has the odd bug problem throughout the year I'm looking for quick and concise solutions that can be made out of house hold products and the best bait to use for these solutions (traps poisons etc). I get the odd problem inside and outside of my house so ill try to mention them separately. These semi random infestations happen on and off for example one year it was ladybugs and another it was ants but they only repeat the odd time. I know this question may seem broad but im looking for some solutions that can be relatively universal yet i can make them for pennies... [more inside]
posted by Chamunks on Jul 29, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me rid my apartment of ants! [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jul 29, 2008 - 27 answers

Ants make colonies in my new gas grill. How can I keep them from moving in when the burners are off? [more inside]
posted by underthehat on Jul 3, 2008 - 7 answers

My apartment is being overrun by carpenter ants that won't go away. How can I get rid of them? [more inside]
posted by mithiirym on Jun 2, 2008 - 13 answers

Ants in the bathroom! [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on Oct 6, 2007 - 13 answers

Can someone please explain to me the practice of smoking ants? [more inside]
posted by god particle on Aug 27, 2007 - 6 answers

Why are there ants setting up nests in my pot plants?! Every time I water my lavendar, Geraldton Wax (Aust native) and my mint bush, ants start pouring out of the ground in their hundreds. I suspect they are also making the dirt in my pots 'hard' - the water seems to just run off it instead of soaking in. I have tried stabbing the dirt with a chopstick around the plants to airate the soil and get some water down to the roots, but the ants persist. Any help/ suggestions?
posted by gerls on Aug 16, 2007 - 10 answers

OMFGFilter: I was cleaning my living room / bedroom / office and underneath my side-laying cable modem I found HORDES of ants swarming around pale little crumbs. Did I just find a nest? [more inside]
posted by emptyinside on Aug 8, 2007 - 13 answers

As usual, we skipped spring here in Texas and went straight to what my Yankee self considers summer. And with summer in Texas comes bugs -- fire ants, chinch bugs, and all kids of other assortments of creepie crawlies. Normally I'd simply diazinon the entire yard and just fuhgetabout it, but this year -- I have a puppy. A puppy that likes eating digging in dirt and rubbing her nose in it. [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Mar 17, 2007 - 4 answers

I believe there are ants living in my laptop. [more inside]
posted by Flamingo on Sep 5, 2006 - 10 answers

Why are there dead bodies all over my livingroom floor? Dead ant bodies, that is. [more inside]
posted by schoolgirl report on May 25, 2006 - 16 answers

Recommend me some books/articles about specific, somewhat esoteric, subjects. [more inside]
posted by xpermanentx on Sep 1, 2005 - 17 answers

Ant Problem, is there anything else I can do? a few days ago I found a few ants in my kitchen so I set up a few an traps hoping I could catch the few that where there, the next morning I woke up and found many many ants swarming an area of my kitchen and storage room. [more inside]
posted by bluehermit on Jul 25, 2005 - 7 answers

AntFilter: I've noticed a few ants in the apartment. What do I do to make sure I don't get a few more? [more inside]
posted by ubernostrum on Jul 17, 2005 - 10 answers

Ants in my couch! [more inside]
posted by ahughey on Jul 2, 2005 - 7 answers

Where can I purchase an upscale ant farm? I'm not talking about one of those Uncle Milton's or similar cheap, plastic varieties. I want something a little sturdier and more aesthetically pleasing. On the other hand, I don't think I want to spend more than $100.
posted by crapulent on Apr 18, 2005 - 6 answers

How do I get rid of the teeny ants who are taking over my kitchen? [MI] [more inside]
posted by willpie on Sep 1, 2004 - 9 answers

Ahh the pitter patter of little feet. Well, I can't hear the feet but I can see them. Every year around this time I get an ant problem. I would like to solve this problem and I would like advice on solving it.

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posted by substrate on May 11, 2004 - 14 answers

Carpenter ants. My wife and I are finally winning the war against sugar ants (thanks to a wonderful product called Terro which works better than our $300 exterminator did), but now we have a carpenter ant infestation. The nest (main nest? will there be multiple nests?) is located in some rotten 2x6 boards framing our raised beds in the garden. However, their current ant highway leads to a vent under the house. Any of you Mefites have carpenter ant experience? What worked? What didn't? Do we need a professional? If they're foraging under the house, does that mean they've probably already set up a colony there? I hate ants. I hate them, I hate them, I hate them, I hate them, I hate them.
posted by jdroth on Apr 11, 2004 - 7 answers

Damn. All these huge anthills just sprung up in my backyard. I swear, this morning I had one hill, tonight I have about a dozen. Anyone keen on how to deal with that? Also, how would I know if they are or are not fire ants or some other monster flesh-eating or weirdo sort of ant? What is a safe ant? And god, what isn't? Can you tell by color or size? These are very industrious ants. 11pm and they're still at it.
posted by Peter H on Mar 9, 2004 - 12 answers

Are there hygiene problems with eating ants? I ask because I accidentally ate a bunch of ants that were in a box of cereal. I've now thrown out the box and I am not really grossed out by it but it did get me wondering, given that ants live in dirt and carry around pieces of dead insects as part of their chores, whether there are health consequences.
posted by vacapinta on Jan 3, 2004 - 13 answers