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01-28-2014, 02:55 PM #1
How to stop Ants getting into the RV
Hi Forum
We are planing our trip down south with visits to New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville and KY and the Bourbon Trail, working my way round the RV sites ( I use RV reviews
http://www.rvparkreviews.com/ ) to find a good site and a lot of the sites say they had a big problem with Ants getting in to the RV!
I have had this once and it was hard to get rid of them, they head for the food larder. Can I ask the forum if they have any way of stopping them from getting in, they must get up the supports or water pipe.
TonyTony & Hilary Self
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01-28-2014, 03:17 PM #2
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Re: How to stop Ants getting into the RV
We use Comet. Ants will not cross a line of comet.
Just sprinkle all around the camper!
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01-28-2014, 04:31 PM #3
Re: How to stop Ants getting into the RV
Here's another tip:
Put vaseline on all the cables, cords, and hoses that lead into the camper, that will keep them out.
Around the jacks, we use Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth. I'm often concerned when camping in state/national parks and using pesticides such as Raid or Home Defense. Make sure to check out the rules on using chemicals. However Diatomaceous Earth is a natural organic pest control measure.
**If you'd like to try a really safe, non-toxic to human or animals treatment, Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth is worth a shot. We use this both around the house and RV. As I understand it, the powder dries out their exoskeletons and thus kills them. Can find this product at Lowe's.
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11-05-2019, 09:24 AM #4
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I've purchase DE at Menards and use it for Bee Hives as well.
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11-06-2019, 03:10 PM #5
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Diatomaceous Earth works great. What it is is basically sharp "consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled protist ( chrysophytes )" They are razor sharp and cut thru the exoskeletons. Have to keep it so no entry points Ants are smart and will find the weak points.
I know it works because years ago had some guest come in from San Francisco, now the poo capital of the states, and bed bugs were on their luggage. They ended up in my living room. The only way got rid of them was Diatomaceous earth. And use a bait to draw them over. Bed bugs are fascinating beast bugs from Hell ! I used poisons, steam, more poison and spread D Earth in rugs etc. Reduced it. Only way to get rid of them was using bait. Beg buds can sense CO2 we breath . Thats the reason they will travel to another room to find us if we avoid that room we know they are in. So had to use bait. The bait, ME. I set up a cot with metal legs. Greased the legs and then spread DEarth all around the cot with me in it. Slept there at night for week. GONE. So I learned to attract ants to location you want them to go by placing ant bait in a location where you won't mind.
So got two lessons. One for ants, Others those bugs directly from Hell. And yes, they were in my car since I picked them up. I heated my car up to 170F for four hours and burned them out. You do not want them in your house, your RV anywhere. I'm still in therapy for that ! LOLLast edited by jmrec100; 11-06-2019 at 03:15 PM.
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11-05-2019, 09:51 AM #6
I tried DE last Summer for the ants [emoji220] when we were camping in Oregon and they just turned white. Next day they were still there.
Now I carry around a jug of Home Defense I got at Ace. It has a battery powered wand and works great.
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11-05-2019, 11:17 AM #7
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We use Drionne dust at home and, now, will use it around the RV. It's great for getting into crevices and such that you cannot see with the naked eye. The last time we camped, there were ants all over the campsite. Had no idea they were in our unit. We parked it in storage with a plan to visit the next day to clean it. We returned to find them crawling around; most were in sinks, shower, etc. so we thought they may be looking water? We made a trip home to get the dust. We puffed it in all drains, around the slide seal, front door area, and on the ground around the outside of the unit. Left and came back a couple days later and cleaned up what looked like hundreds of the dead right in front of the entrance door. Have not seen one since.
FYI - it works well on bees, too. We use it when we find carpenter bee holes in our log home and it has kept their damage down to a minimum.
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11-05-2019, 11:57 AM #8
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Bonide Ant Killer Dust https://www.bonide.com/products/reve...nt-killer-dust. Stuff is awesome!
Then is case a few do get in the camper, get some Terro ant killer "things." They're little plastic containers with a clear liquid in them, you tear off one end, the ants go in, get the poison and presumable tip over on the way back to the ant house.
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11-05-2019, 02:42 PM #9
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I use Sevin dust. Sprinkle around/on anything that touches the ground on the trailer. Including water hose and electrical cord. Have yet to have a single ant problem.
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11-05-2019, 03:55 PM #10
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Terro works well on getting rid of the entire nest.
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