There are tiny ants running all over one section of the top ledge(rails?) since we opened. I can't tell if they are in the water, nor can I find the source. Can I just sprinkle some DE where I see them?
Ants on top ledge of AGP!
- Thread starter Geminisq
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I suspect they are looking for higher ground if the ground is wet. Maybe they are climbing up from inside a wall upright support? Usually they are fairly harmless and if they fall in the water will end-up in the skimmer. Maybe try some ant granules around the perimeter of the pool base?
Thanks! Didn't mean to sound panicked, but I don't like bugs, lol. I will try that.
VinnyinNJ
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I have Terro baits with some success. They take the bait and bring it back for the colony to eat.
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Those tiny ones tend to congregate in mass quantities. De or any ant stuff should be fine. Have a look under the top rail on both sides to be sure theres nothing that has made a home over winter.
I will try those. The DE is not working, they just walk around it and I'm pretty sure they are snorting it at night
VinnyinNJ
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Something that works really well on ants is fibrinil which is used in Fronline flea and tick dog stuff. You can get it by either buying "Taurus SC" or "Termidor SC". It's expensive and you need to buy a pressure sprayer that you don't use for anything else but that.
Since it is an actual pesticide, I wouldn't spray it without thought but if you see the ant trail and can spray it so that the ants walk through it it works great! The Terro baits are just boric acid in a sugar water so it is safer around people and pets.
We had an ants problem where ants were coming into our kitchen. I sprayed this stuff and within a week- all gone. I make it a habit in March to spray around the house. This year I prolonged the treatment until first weekend in April and we got ants again, sprayed and in 4 days no more ants.
Since it is an actual pesticide, I wouldn't spray it without thought but if you see the ant trail and can spray it so that the ants walk through it it works great! The Terro baits are just boric acid in a sugar water so it is safer around people and pets.
We had an ants problem where ants were coming into our kitchen. I sprayed this stuff and within a week- all gone. I make it a habit in March to spray around the house. This year I prolonged the treatment until first weekend in April and we got ants again, sprayed and in 4 days no more ants.
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Another more easy to aquire pesticide is bifenthrin-
Brands are - bifen it, talstar, wisdom etc. the co-op & tractor supply have it.
Also takes care of mosquitoes!
Brands are - bifen it, talstar, wisdom etc. the co-op & tractor supply have it.
Also takes care of mosquitoes!
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I used this stuff last year and it worked great for me. We had them in the house, yard, and around the pool. Basically just sprinkled around the perimeter and on any visible mounds.
AMDRO 24 oz. Ant Block Home Perimeter Ant Killer Bait 100522802 - The Home Depot
AMDRO Ant Block Home Perimeter Ant Killer Bait gives you the power to kill listed ant species outside before they enter your home. Once you lay the ant bait, worker ants carry it back to the mound thinking
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