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08-11-2003, 11:27 AM

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I have ants in my car.

I wasn't driving my car for awhile and it was parked in my yard. They seem to be in my door jams and they keep coming inside. Does anybody know anyway that I can get rid of the little bastards? It's the real little ones. Any help would be much appreciated.

08-11-2003, 11:32 AM

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peanut butter wiil get rid of them

08-11-2003, 11:34 AM

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08-11-2003, 11:38 AM

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your not driving fast enough......

really though, would a can of raid or something like that work? this is wierd, and would **** me off

08-11-2003, 11:40 AM

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I thought about using Raid. I didn't know if anyone had a fool proof plan or not. It does pi$$ me off, I am driving along and all of a sudden I feel ants crawling on me.

08-11-2003, 11:41 AM

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your not driving fast enough......

really though, would a can of raid or something like that work? this is wierd, and would **** me off

raid in the car?? i dunno..

how hot does it get in your area?? seal up the car and put it out in the sun... awawy from the yard of course haha. Burn the bastards!!!!!!!

08-11-2003, 11:42 AM

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I have ants in my pants.

08-11-2003, 11:45 AM

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how did I know somebody was going to say that

08-11-2003, 12:02 PM

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I have ants in my pants.

Maybe they are attracted to the peanut butter.

08-11-2003, 12:07 PM

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"it's not cheating because it's YOU'RE dog, get it?"

08-11-2003, 12:09 PM

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" because it's YOU'RE dog, get it?"

08-11-2003, 12:58 PM

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I had the problem before, and thought about using raid too(didn't do it).
anyways, just go to homedepot buy those thing that will kill ants. it looks like a circle with food in the middle. i don't know what its called. I left that in the car for like a week, hadn't seen any ants in my car since

08-11-2003, 01:04 PM

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+1 on getting an Ant bat/glue Trap - like Roach Motel.

08-11-2003, 01:10 PM

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Clean your car man... No food/crumbs = No ants

08-11-2003, 01:14 PM

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Clean your car man... No food/crumbs = No ants

My car is clean. They are in the door jams, and are coming in the car when I open the doors.

08-11-2003, 01:18 PM

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thats right, STOP eating in your car, and don't let others do it! Just shampoo the carpet, "Armor-All" the dash and door panels. Bugs hate that shiet and will leave soon. Good luck!

08-11-2003, 02:49 PM

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For me, it wasn't the food. I don't eat in the car, and don't let any of my friends/families eat in my car. they just all of sudden decided to move into my car. this was during winter...don't know if that has anything do it with it

08-11-2003, 03:20 PM

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Ants gets into joe's max from time to time, but most of the time he drives his own

08-11-2003, 03:27 PM

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Ants gets into joe's max from time to time, but most of the time he drives his own

Ant(s)

08-11-2003, 05:47 PM

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this thread is funny!

08-11-2003, 06:03 PM

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...I am driving along and all of a sudden I feel ants crawling on me.

Flashback? This kind of stuff is exactly why I never did LSD...

Seriously though, make sure there is no food source (or anything that smells like a food source to ants) in your car. Vaccuum up as many of the little bas&*%#s as you can. Ants also hate Lysol, so you can spray that around your carpets near openings. And most importantly, park your car somewhere else.

If all else fails, get out a magnifying glass on a sunny day and fry them!

Dave

08-11-2003, 06:10 PM

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Holmes
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Flashback? This kind of stuff is exactly why I never did LSD...

Maybe there are no ants.

08-11-2003, 06:48 PM

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I really had problems with ants last summer but this year it has been better. If I park overnight with my bumper touching this row of holly bushes in my driveway then the next day ants will be all over my car. What I found is that they are going for the dead bugs along the radiator. Open your hood and I bet you will find them in there. I sprayed a little ant killer along the engine bay and then drove the car around a lot making sure not to park in the grass or against any bushes. They were gone in a few days.

08-11-2003, 07:25 PM

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Bro,
We'll see what we can do this Saturday at B-Dubs. That way I can get a close look at these critters.

J.

08-12-2003, 06:02 AM

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Thanks Jason, sounds good.

08-12-2003, 07:14 AM

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http://cartalk.cars.com/Mail/Letters/2001/05.11/1.html

08-12-2003, 07:53 AM

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http://cartalk.cars.com/Mail/Letters/2001/05.11/1.html

Thanks, I'll try that.

08-12-2003, 08:42 AM

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Talk about flashbacks, remember the kid like 2 years ago who got the Snake lost in his car?!?!? that was a top 10 funny *** thread catagory.

08-12-2003, 09:51 AM

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use some ant killer freshner thingies... I dunno man... that sux.. I never had this problem.. lol

08-12-2003, 12:21 PM

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Some kid lost a snake in his car??? Why the **** would you have a snake in the car???????

08-12-2003, 12:38 PM

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Haha
At least you don't have Brown Recluse spiders in your car like I do occasionally...
(I think they come down from the tree I park under)
Accidentally left the sunroof open and parked at home... next day a coworker noticed something crawling on my shift boot... he recognized it as a Brown Recluse.
Yesterday on the way home I noticed a tiny spider (looked similar) spin a web almost in front of my face... scared the **** outta me.
I need to clean & shampoo the **** out of that car... ****ing poisonous spiders!@#!@##@!

08-12-2003, 01:06 PM

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I was driving in my Honda Accord(before I got my Max)one time and one of those jumping spiders crawled from the back side of my steering wheel. Scared the crap outta me.