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Title: Ants all over the car
Post by: koksoon on October 31, 2008, 11:25:35 AM
Hi all, can advise how to catch ants inside and outside the car?
Thanks.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: burnolise on October 31, 2008, 11:44:24 AM
Hi all, can advise how to catch ants inside and outside the car?
Thanks.

You eat and drink in ur car? I think once insect nest themselves in ur car....it is impossible to get rid of them.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: sam on October 31, 2008, 11:47:58 AM
Bro..

Option
1). Spray fragrant type insecticide to whole car including outside wheel archs.
2). Park under Strong sun min 2 HOURS !!. ,, wind up ALL WINDOWS. ALL PEST, INSECT  SURE MATI.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: HM76 on October 31, 2008, 11:54:31 AM
the ants are hitching a free ride, nowadays transport costs very high yah haahaa...


=> there are some ants poison/deterrant, check out any supermarket, daiso @ IMM or PS, it may helps...
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Ying on October 31, 2008, 12:15:20 PM
some open car park have ants on the ground, some car park have spider. There were once my cabin full with big black ants from the parking lot. Like other member said, park it under hot sun, sweep them away as many as you can. Ban all candy, food and drinks for a week.

I also ask around and one guy told me if your car have spider sure no ants, when spider running out of ants to eat then it will go away. Want to try remove the ants the natural way FOC?  :bleh:

Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: clarence on October 31, 2008, 12:25:47 PM
The easiest way to remove ants from your car is to place a COMBAT mini ant bait in your car and the ants will eat the bait and carry it back to their nest and the entire colony will be wiped out.

The bait is round and measures only 4 cm in diameter.

I bought a pack of 6 for $4.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Silver on October 31, 2008, 12:32:30 PM
if you don't want to kill animals and have the time to spare, you can try this -

put some food at the door sill and wait
stand-by to brush them away when they come for the food
it may take some time to clear all of them
this way, you won't have dead ants in their nest and you will not feel bad about killing these animals
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: burnolise on October 31, 2008, 02:04:28 PM
if you don't want to kill animals and have the time to spare, you can try this -

put some food at the door sill and wait
stand-by to brush them away when they come for the food
it may take some time to clear all of them
this way, you won't have dead ants in their nest and you will not feel bad about killing these animals

Sweep until next year also continue to sweep....hahaha....u buddist?
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: alangohek on October 31, 2008, 02:49:36 PM
Yes I also ban my passengers from eating and drinking in my car.

Not sure any car grooming package include a 100% interior clean that can eradicate this problem?
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Jo_Lee on October 31, 2008, 02:50:41 PM
Sweep until next year also continue to sweep....hahaha....u buddist?

 :D :D :D
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Jo_Lee on October 31, 2008, 02:56:41 PM
Yes I also ban my passengers from eating and drinking in my car.

i also ban eating and drinking in my car...but the problem is my dad sometimes
will drive my car to fetch my nieces and nephew...and he will let them eat in my
car without my knowing. There was once I saw my dashboard and leather seats
got oily fingerprints and later I found out that someone have been eating hum
chin peng and you tiao in my car !! I ban my dad from driving my car...me very extreme hor ? :p
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: leolooi on October 31, 2008, 03:02:14 PM
haha is like that one when you have families...especially kids or elderly......can prevent but cannot stop forever...so best is educate them wipe with wet tissue or cut down the frequency lor...... :thumbsup:...
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: clarence on October 31, 2008, 03:46:20 PM
Jo,

Take it easy.

Car is to be used, to be our slaves.

Already paid so much for it, with fixed expenses like HDB parking charges and road tax, why not maximise its usage?

If dirty, can always clean it.  :smile:
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: burnolise on October 31, 2008, 04:01:49 PM
Jo,

Take it easy.

Car is to be used, to be our slaves.

Already paid so much for it, with fixed expenses like HDB parking charges and road tax, why not maximise its usage?

If dirty, can always clean it.  :smile:

Beg to differ here....it is more of a hygiene issues.....when ants come....it may also means tat roaches will come sooner or later....dun know if u guys remember last time ta bus time.....ever sit in a bus and see roaches crawling ard the side and on pole.....damn disgusting....
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Jo_Lee on October 31, 2008, 04:12:41 PM
no lah clarence..so long he/she can keep my car clean, i can let anyone i know drive my car..i dun really sayang my car
as u can read from my other posts..its juz a mode of transport to me...but as far as my car's cleaniness is
concerned, i can be very very niao  :bleh:

imagine if u drive halfway and xiao qiang decided to parade in front of u, i will surely FREAK OUT !! :faint:
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Jazz on October 31, 2008, 04:23:48 PM
Hi all, can advise how to catch ants inside and outside the car?
Thanks.

Why you want to catch ants outside the car for ?  :blink:
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: burnolise on October 31, 2008, 04:28:36 PM
no lah clarence..so long he/she can keep my car clean, i can let anyone i know drive my car..i dun really sayang my car
as u can read from my other posts..its juz a mode of transport to me...but as far as my car's cleaniness is
concerned, i can be very very niao  :bleh:

imagine if u drive halfway and xiao qiang decided to parade in front of u, i will surely FREAK OUT !! :faint:

Wah lau...I am the type tat see xiao qiang will go hysterical one.....think i might get into an accident if one them decided to take a stroll on the dash board....
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Jazz on October 31, 2008, 04:32:56 PM
no lah clarence..so long he/she can keep my car clean, i can let anyone i know drive my car..i dun really sayang my car
as u can read from my other posts..its juz a mode of transport to me...but as far as my car's cleaniness is
concerned, i can be very very niao  :bleh:

imagine if u drive halfway and xiao qiang decided to parade in front of u, i will surely FREAK OUT !! :faint:

Same sentiment although I am a guy.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: clarence on October 31, 2008, 04:34:12 PM
To get rid of cockroaches, you can place pandan leaves inside your car.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Ying on October 31, 2008, 05:04:28 PM
Xiao Qiang may get into your car from the parking lot or MSCP regardless your car have food or not. I ever saw one small xiao qiang on the window, quickly wind down and sweep it away.

some people will keep eating where ever they go like never eat enough during meal time. Now with the long custom jam, you cant stop other people to buy food and drink for a small picnic on causeway or tuas bridge. bo pian, have to clean up again.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: law on October 31, 2008, 06:29:16 PM
i neber eat inside the car and got put pandan leaves. my rims got lots of spider web. but i still found a mati xiao qiang inside my car  :mad:
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: iwilly on October 31, 2008, 06:39:38 PM
mayb ur pandan leaves attract spider and the spider catch n kill xiao qiang then eat in ur car
 
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: law on October 31, 2008, 06:42:03 PM
mayb ur pandan leaves attract spider and the spider catch n kill xiao qiang then eat in ur car
 

xiao qiang kenna eaten y still inside my car???  :confused1:
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: iwilly on October 31, 2008, 06:48:17 PM
xiao qiang 2 big cant finish at 1 time so got to eat for few days loh
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Jazz on October 31, 2008, 07:11:05 PM
i neber eat inside the car and got put pandan leaves. my rims got lots of spider web. but i still found a mati xiao qiang inside my car  :mad:

rims got spider web, interesting.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: law on October 31, 2008, 08:58:01 PM
rims got spider web, interesting.

coz mine is opc so i only drive on weekends  ::)
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: car_man on October 31, 2008, 09:44:13 PM
Hi all, can advise how to catch ants inside and outside the car?
Thanks.

Maybe you would like to check on top of your car. detach the rubber and see if the ants are hiding underthe rubber.Mine got dead flies under the rubber so got many ants running around.After i took out the rubber and wipe out all the ants,now can't find even 1 ants.Hope it helps :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: koksoon on November 02, 2008, 01:16:09 PM
You eat and drink in ur car? I think once insect nest themselves in ur car....it is impossible to get rid of them.

Yes bro, sometimes i eat and drink in my car.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: koksoon on November 02, 2008, 01:21:15 PM
Why you want to catch ants outside the car for ?  :blink:

Very disgusting when u go near to ur car and u see ants (at least 10) running all over the shop.
Correct?
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: koksoon on November 02, 2008, 01:26:39 PM
Dear bros and sisters, thanks for all ur inputs. I will try to test all types of solution as posted by u guys. Once my ants are cleared, i will tell u guys whose solution is the best. Thanks.....
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: LatioR on November 03, 2008, 12:31:50 AM
Xiao Qiang may get into your car from the parking lot or MSCP regardless your car have food or not. I ever saw one small xiao qiang on the window, quickly wind down and sweep it away.

some people will keep eating where ever they go like never eat enough during meal time. Now with the long custom jam, you cant stop other people to buy food and drink for a small picnic on causeway or tuas bridge. bo pian, have to clean up again.

Hi bro Ying, totally agreed with u especially with yr lovely and pretty princess on board (like mine too), it's almost impossible to stop them from eating inside the car. By the way, i'm also like to eat inside the car while Q'ing up at chkpts but will surely clean up the mess once i reached the destination.. :D
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: Mikal on November 03, 2008, 09:16:58 PM


Hi guys - well, I had ants running all over the windscreen & roof top last month for almost 2 weeks.

It was very irritating and uncomfortable to know that you are driving an ant nest all over the island. I tried smacking them with newspaper at every opportunities I had while waiting for my OC at HDB open carpark downstair. It attracted alot of stares from passerby (and dwellers) wondering what I was doing with all the "pak, pak, pak" sound. But still, it didn't get rid of all of them.

I dun snack inside my car - so I suspected that the ants must have dropped down from one of the falling branches (like Mission Impossible) from my workplace. And for that entire 2 weeks, the weather was not really hot - it's was either cloudy or raining. Otherwise at home, I parked in my condo basement carpark over the weekend.

I was begining to tear myself apart figuring out how to clean my car out after 2weeks - when suddenly one day at work it was searing hot outside and i had parked the car out in the open w/o tree shade, From then onwards no more ants appear....

So the solution is - "Before the Moonson comes in Dec - go and bake your car under a hot sun for a whole day"  ;D  :w00t:

Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: koksoon on November 08, 2008, 03:09:35 PM
The easiest way to remove ants from your car is to place a COMBAT mini ant bait in your car and the ants will eat the bait and carry it back to their nest and the entire colony will be wiped out.

The bait is round and measures only 4 cm in diameter.

I bought a pack of 6 for $4.

Hi all, I tried out the option as mentioned by Bro Clarence on Monday (3/11). I bought the 12-pack Combat Ants Mini, put 10 in the car and 2 in the boot. After 3days, no more ants were seen crawling. Thanks Bro Clarence.
Title: Re: Ants all over the car
Post by: clarence on November 09, 2008, 08:29:37 PM
Glad it worked out well for you.   ;D

But 10 is really a lot to put in the car  :D  The ants must have had a feast.

2 is more than enough and to the extreme, perhaps, 4.