Ants!
- Thread starter DMS2014
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
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- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Did you rent out your pool for an ant party this weekend? I had another swarm a couple days ago as well. Not quite as large to where they blanket the surface, but a few. Between them and the Yellow Jackets, it's a battle.
We have the big winged ants I think they are queen ants . The swarm every year and always seem to end up in the pool :-(
How do we safely get rid of them? They are all around the coping and allover the wall
- Jun 22, 2014
- 47,979
- Pool Size
- 17888
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- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
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- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
You certainly don't want pesticides in the water, so what I do is simply let them fall in the pool (or help them in) so they get pulled to my skimmer sock. For ants around the perimeter I use granules or sprays that are safely away from the pool.
- Apr 10, 2018
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- 18375
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
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- CircuPool RJ-45
I had an ant infestation after the a party we had on the 4th. I use the method outlined in this article: How to Kill Ants That Live on Orange Trees | Home Guides | SF Gate
I'm not sure if Borax can be used as a substitute for boric acid. I ordered the boric acid from Amazon.com : 2 Pk, Boric Acid Roach Outdoor.
I added about a tablespoon of corn syrup to my last batch and it attracted ants immediately and killed them off within a couple of days. I've used this method around our fruit and orange trees also. The strategy is to create a mixture that does not kill the ants immediately. Instead, they carry it back to the nest to kill the queen. No queen=No colony.
I'm not sure if Borax can be used as a substitute for boric acid. I ordered the boric acid from Amazon.com : 2 Pk, Boric Acid Roach Outdoor.
I added about a tablespoon of corn syrup to my last batch and it attracted ants immediately and killed them off within a couple of days. I've used this method around our fruit and orange trees also. The strategy is to create a mixture that does not kill the ants immediately. Instead, they carry it back to the nest to kill the queen. No queen=No colony.
Problem is they are ALL OVER the wall. They are circling just outside the coping like a race track!
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I will try this. If you have a moment, could you post a pic of your pool? I've never seen black marble pebble-tec plaster in a pool...
Pour boiling water on them from a tea kettle. Especially if they are the kind that walk a line, they die immediately. You will need to do it a couple of times, but non-toxic and effective. No kids and no bare feet when you’re doing it, tho! Boric acid works too.
- Apr 10, 2018
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- Chlorine
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CJadamec
TFP Expert
Any borax based liquid ant bait traps will clear them up in a few days. Even if some falls in your pool its only borax and sugar so there is no danger to you or your pool.
We mixed equal parts baking soda and powdered sugar right next to where the ants were accumulating. The baking soda screws up their internal pH, and the sugar attracts them to the baking soda.
Problem solved
Problem solved
I find Termidor SC to be very effective. The "transfer effect" kills the entire colony.
