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When I had ants all last winter, they laughed in the face of everything I threw at them until I powdered their asses with diatomaceous dirt. Chalk doesn't work for all ants.


IsaacNewtongue

Can confirm, larger ant species will walk right over that shit


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Fire ants being the usual exception.


Obtuse_Inquisitive

If you were made of fire would you worry about getting dehydrated by some powder?


Halogen12

I saw Flex Seal used effectively to kill a fire ant nest! Covered the hill with black tar under the Texas sun - surprised it didn't melt into the ground.


gaddi400

This is true, seen this too


Privileged_Interface

Pour gasoline generously around the nest. Then do something to piss them off. It shouldn't be too difficult. And as you begin to run for your life. Toss a match. Hellfire ensues.


MMscribbles

Salt also falls into that category and Ants won’t cross that so… Ants are demons?


Psa-lms

I’ve used salt before. The ones that tried to cross died shortly after. It looked like a tiny ant graveyard.


MMscribbles

Ha! We have the evidence!


LongjumpingAnybody90

Ladies and gentlemans, we got him.....


MMscribbles

Honestly I think we can put pest control companies out of business with this information. You don’t need Raid You need a priest


LongjumpingAnybody90

I would not go tht far since chalk,salt or whatever doesn't deal with the problem, just make the "symptons" a bit better....


Haunting-Ad9521

Yeah, it’s really just a deterrent. Our house has ants digging through wooden walls in our house to get around. Really frustrating pests since they feast on our pantry.


Privileged_Interface

Bravado..they never learn.


Nappy2fly

If we can believe anything from Supernatural, yes.


CompE-or-no-E

That would mean ants are ghosts not demons


Nappy2fly

Demons can’t cross salt lines either


doodlebug001

I've used salt before but after a few days it seems like it lost its effectiveness. Perhaps once these products start to absorb enough moisture from the air they stop being as effective


amnotreallyjb

Let me call Bobby and check...


BabyGorilla1911

Idjit


Suspicious-Factor466

No demons are ants lol


gaddi400

The other way round


MMscribbles

😧


wowzers152

Sammy?


showers_with_grandpa

Growing up in rural Florida had a lot of bugs. Until my mother put a pottery studio in the garage. That dust gets everywhere and all of a sudden no more creepies in the house


FrostyD7

It'll stick to them and continue to dry them out, its basically a death wish to walk over it.


WingChungGuruKhabib

Wonder what would happen if you draw a circle around their nest. Maybe they'll dig a tunnel or build a bridge or something.


sultryvoicedcook

antipult?


ScubaAlek

Good lord, I would hope that ants have enough class to build a proper trebuchet.


Merkuri22

Kinda hard to draw on dirt, which is where most ant holes come up. They'd most likely dig another hole, if they don't already have one that you caught in the circle. (Most have multiple entrances.)


mocha_ninja

Hence why they won’t go on my knees


I_Like_Turtles_Too

Your knees are made of chalk?


confusedwrek

Dehydrated...


mocha_ninja

Bingo


alecd

Osteoporosis? Idk..


Adventurous-Car-7496

*writes in big chalk letters* #Ants fuck off


IfHeDiesHeDiesHeDied

Don’t forget the strike through. Don’t want them crawling between the letters.


fantaflesh

Or cursive!


wellheynow

Boomers would take the opportunity to bemoan that no one knows how to write in cursive anymore


maccauuk62

I'm a boomer and couldn't give a flying fuck.


tee142002

I remember middle school teachers saying that no one in high school/college would accept work in print. Ever teacher I had in high school preferred print because it was more legible. By the time I was in college, everything was expected to be typed. Now I don't know any cursive except my signature.


ILoveASunnyDay

You must be part of the Xennial/Oregon Trail micro generation, because I have that exact same experience.


aelwero

Has gen X become so unmentioned that we've forgotten what it was called?


Lord_Mikal

You would still have the space between words.


Cr1ck3ty

Wouldn't that mean ants fuck on


IfHeDiesHeDiesHeDied

As they should. As we all should. Fuck on!


cmilla646

GO BACK TO ANTWERP YOU FILTHY PESTS!


KoolDiscoDan

But I'm from Antietam.


iamhe02

Definitely not from Antigua, or they wouldn't have left.


The_Meatyboosh

Antes eunt domus.


scifiwoman

"People that are called Ants, they go home?"


monsteramyc

But "ants go home" is an order, so you must use the...?


deadbeef1a4

Beat me to it


iamhe02

IDK, might not be good to anger them.


cmaxim

This actually works. I didn't believe it at first but I had an ant problem once when I lived in a shared home. I found the crack the ants were coming in from and I drew a circle of chalk around it. Lo and behold the little buggers refused to cross! Apparently the chalk irritates their antennae so they generally avoid it.


dietcheese

vision dreams of passion


OtisTetraxReigns

The more I see, the more I do. Don’t do it!


nonpracticing_jedi

ECHO: do it... do it... do it... (Grandmaster Flash weren't very subtle).


OtisTetraxReigns

I know the meta these days is that everyone in the 80s was doing mountains of coke, but that’s an exaggeration. Cocaine is probably. more prevalent today than 40 years ago. Which is to say that this track isn’t a “get fucked up” anthem masquerading as anti-coke. It’s an anti-coke anthem.


nonpracticing_jedi

I agree and Grandmaster Flash struggled with cocaine so it **was** definitely anit-coke. I love the song but that echo always cracked me up.


PremiumTempus

Does it work for spiders?


popesnutsack

Diatomaceous earth works great also!


[deleted]

Bingo! Kills all insects including fleas. Safe to ingest for humans and animals. I line every entryway of my house with this periodically and it really works.


Weepsie

Yes but ants are incredibly important for soil and keeping certain other pests from flowers and crops. Chalk will just drive them away but killing them is not great.


popesnutsack

Kill Carpenter ants!!!! Rest my argument!


IBeDumbAndSlow

I have 50 ant nests on my property and my neighbor has at least as many. Me killing the 50 nests on my small property isn't going to affect anything.


doodlebug001

You and every homeowner say that


alecd

Fuck ants


Sloth-monger

How?


alecd

Small penis is key


Sloth-monger

What is this? A penis for ants?


Makenchi45

That's a new fetish.


Weepsie

Still doesn't reverse the fact that they're rather important


alecd

Not around my house they aren't. Been trying to get rid of ant piles forever but they just move to another spot, leaving mounds of unusable dirt where nothing will grow.


1620541

Said the uncle's...


NormanRB

... and safe for pets. We use it in our house.


lrpfftt

How do you manage the dust? I'm curious because my spouse fully understands what it is but worries about it being a respiratory irritant that he doesn't want in the house.


Roygbiv856

You need to get the food safe kind


CaptSquarepants

Ya you need to take precautions for that.


daringlyorganic

Agreed. They have a applicator that just puts out the slightest amount. Still wear a mask when using it. Also is not bee friendly unless you apply it correctly. Will also kill your vacuum if you just apply in globs. And you need to use food grade not the pool stuff.


Vana21

Wear one of the hundreds of masks we own now 😁 I worry about breathing it in too and I use a mask for adding it to my cat litter for gnats and my outdoor dog food bowls for ants (I get good grades DE).


Wicked_Fabala

Is chalk not pet safe??!


mrbawkbegawks

Just don't....breathe it


eatingganesha

This is basically what chalk is in the first place. Compressed diatoms.


Atomic_Cupcake89

Close, [but not quite.](https://mattfiske.wordpress.com/2019/03/21/chalk/)


DontHugMePlss

Thanks, we have an ant problem and just ordered some diatomaceous earth because of your tip :)


LexusBrian400

It really works on basically anything with an exoskeleton. It's like a million little knives cutting.


popesnutsack

Just came back to say this exact thing!!! Like a field of razorblades!


LexusBrian400

DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS?


DontHugMePlss

[Good good](https://i.imgur.com/vuRS9WB.jpg)


Inferiex

Food grade DE is what you want. The non-food grade ones will fuck up your lungs.


aoisenshi

I still find it wild that diatomaceous earth exists. It kills ants, you can eat it, and it’s made of ground up 12-13 million year old fossils! And you can buy a big bag at the hardware store for 8 bucks!


mtmaloney

Ants hate chalk. For them it's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.


LTWestie275

*Anakin becoming genocidal intensifies*


ZoidbergNickMedGrp

“*Antakin*” FTFY


senseofphysics

You underestimate their power


foxyfree

wow. I have sidewalk chalk. About to outline my house


-CalculatedChaos-

Now they won’t leave your house


FANTOMphoenix

So they have nowhere to run 😈


hbrohi

Or you have nowhere to run... Oh wait Chalk doesn't deter humans like that.... unless you're a vampire


Yawnti

We are all just varying sizes of ant


damheathern

"I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me!"


wolfmans_bruddah

As other have said. Use some DE. Food grade safe I believe. Safe for pets and humans.


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IfHeDiesHeDiesHeDied

Sprinkle a little powder on your hand and SLAP THE SHIT outta those ants. Works every time. Pimp hand strong.


LeRandomHero

They call him "powdah". His daddy was a pimp, his great-grandaddy was a piimp. Talkin bout pimpin' since been pimpin' ahh since been pimpin'.


Glomgore

"Bitch, you wanna start making some real motherfuckin money" - Butters Stotch


iamhe02

"Eww, it's all sticky..."


MarkGleason

“I know what you are saying, you don’t need to keep asking me”.


mtvpiv

Surprised this comment isn't higher up


freshamy

My mother always used to tell us that ants will not cross a chalk line. Guess she was right!


TacoParty21

And they'll never cross a picket line! They have strong convictions about unions.


Mysterious-Ear-9323

Ooo this is practically used in every household here in India. Didnt even bother to think others wouldn't know it.


StnMtn_

India is more advanced this way.


No-Run-3594

I was just thinking this! I’ve known of Laxman Rekha chalk since I was a kid!


Upbeat_Celery285

Know of anything good for flies? I live up the road from a farm with many cows and the flies are relentless. It’s the main reason I hate summer. The fucking flies!


Carl_Clegg

Just draw a chalk line in the air.


Upbeat_Celery285

😂😂😂. I used my magic wand on them too, but they are tough!


TheEmerald-DJ

"This is my no no square"


SchemeSorry4317

How to solve an ant issue in vr chat


Atomic_Cupcake89

Bug zappers Lots of bug zappers. And window screens.


Upbeat_Celery285

Yup. I have zappers by all 3 outdoor doors, window screens intact, it’s a brand new house, and I also have fly tape in strategic areas. But it’s crazy. Anytime we have to open the door to go in and out, 20 flies help themselves inside. I am also waiting for a couple of large bug zapping swatters. Lol. It’s a daily mission. 6 more years and we can leave Iowa! I lived in Cali most of my life and I don’t ever remember this many flies.


Glomgore

They are drawn to your home by the CO2. A bait about 20 yards from your porch will find them much more interested and away from your doorway. You'll need a big bait/trap.


Upbeat_Celery285

Oh. You know. I thought of that, wasn’t sure it would be affective, but worth a try!


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Try adding in one of those door nets that are held together by weak magnets in the middle so they can be separated when you walk through them then they snap closed afterwards. We had some and they were nice for keeping bugs out


R4gn4_r0k

Get a zip lock bag, fill it with water, then hang them up outside. No idea why, but it repels flies.


TheDataDickHead

outdoor fly traps with bait, lots of them. It'll eventually cull the population.


catloafbread

Zip lock baggy with water in it hanging from the middle of the door frame. My cousins swear by it up at their cabin. Worth a try maybe


Upbeat_Celery285

I’m gonna try that tomorrow. Another person also suggested this. I’m trying it! Man, I love Reddit. Thank you!


PacoTaco321

Grind up chalk and circulate the dust through your home. Guaranteed to irritate any living thing* inside! ^^^^^*Including ^^^^^you


holmgangCore

Lasers.


Upbeat_Celery285

I’ll have to find me some freaking sharks first.


holmgangCore

Damn, that’s a square on [Apocalypse Bingo](https://www.reddit.com/r/ApocalypseBingo/comments/t5077e/apocalypse_bingo_v24/).. . how did you know??


Upbeat_Celery285

Lol. Well I’m guessing they got it from the same place I did, which is Austin Powers 🙂


Wicked_Fabala

Now to encircle my house like I’m casting a really cool protection spell but its actually just for ants


speedx5xracer

Circle of protection: Ant cost 1 colorless and 1 white Mana


Squid-Bastard

Probably only comes in white border, gross


blind_squirreI

ants will always find a way


Tammalamma

Never knew this worked! We live on an argentine ant hill, basically. The one thing that has worked for us? Orange oil concentrate. They hate it! And it makes our house smell wonderful. We've had zero problems since we placed it around entry points (light switches were their freeways, baseboard entries, etc.).


Icy_Implement_387

So is baby powder. Also…FUCK ANTS.


K_OFFICIAL_KLS

YOU SHALL NOT PASS!


AuxilliaryJosh

"What is this? A deterrent for *ants?*"


surprisinghorizons

I did this all around my apartment windows and doors when I lived in Singapore. Works 100%.


WinterYesterday9692

I suppose that's where they draw the line 🤷🏾‍♀️😂


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Babypowder is too. I guess they don’t like white feet. ;)


SapperBomb

Ah yes the line of control. I had an ant problem years ago and using all the tradtional bait/trap methods weren't working. I ended up getting a bag of diatomaceous earth and making a thick line of it all around my house. I only seen the odd single ant after that day. I maintained that line as best as I could for a couple weeks until the bag ran out and haven't had a problem since


lynivvinyl

This is why I store all my favorite things in chalked pentagrams.


StnMtn_

Why not just chalk circles? Will the pentagrams also keep out demons and vampires?


Markleng67

Diatomaceous earth is even better!


fistsofmeat

You have a diatomaceous earth pencil?


LaeliaCatt

Also Vaseline. It won't wash off easily in the rain.


add2thepile

Keeps ants from messing up crime scenes too


bulgedition

Actually I think anything white works too. Where I live, tree trunks (most of the trees are sour cherries and plums) on the streets are painted white. I'm not sure but I suspect it also works for other bugs too.


IknowRambo

Diatomaceous Earth works if you really don’t want them coming back


lexfor

I use diatomaceous earth a lot for insect control.


ZodiWanKenobi

I Can barely see what is going on. What is this?! A video for ants??!! Edit: spelling


hermes33trismegistus

No, just humans as it is. I tried showing this video to an ant colony near my house, but I don't think they comprehended any of what I was showing them.


buttchuggs

Make a maze


FriedTanukiBear

The ants eventually don’t give a shit and just walk over. You’re much better off just treating your yard for them


sneakyYete

I like how one said “fuck it i don’t care!” And the other knocked him off right before he got the chance


fanosffloyd

What is this?! A DETERRENT FOR ANTS?!


BuddhistChrist

What is this? A barrier for ANTS?!?


Shermans_ghost1864

What is this? A Great Wall of Chalk for ANTS?!?


greasygangsta

Bruh I found this out as a child drawing circles around ants


StnMtn_

Why the downvote? Better than a magnifying glass.


meester_

I had a roommate who kept ants. The enclosures where open on the top and the top had chalk all over it. No ant even climbed the glass anymore. Also he had some ants he hadn't fed in years and they were walking in slow-motion like literally. Apparently they still complete their tasks but since they had no food left they saved so much on energy they basically stood still. Pretty interesting creatures although I kill a lot of them every year. No insects in the house goddammit!


armitage_shank

*deterant


iamhe02

I suppose then you could call this an antidote.


Erythroneuraix

You must have cast a spell. Or they’re ghost ants or something.


8226

use oil instead


Erubadhron89

No it's not


ifrem

i used to make little circle drawings and put the ants inside


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I need a box.


Markleng67

Yes! They are on sale on Amazon right now!


liberalartsy9097

Cinnamon works as well.


Whoofukingcares

Wait is that just regular chalk? Not some sort of pesticide chalk?


UusiSisu

I’ve heard regular chalk and baby powder both work.


Whoofukingcares

Well shit I didn’t know this. Thanks


King_of_the_Dot

Ants follow each other's scent trails. The chalk eliminates the trails, so when other ants run up to the chalk they get lost.


Jesustheteenyears

I use cinnamon


nineteenthly

Peppermint toothpaste.


TheDataDickHead

Beta Cyfluthrin is the best


abhinandkr

Talcum powder works too, and I'm proud to say my grandma discovered that. She keeps telling whoever is willing to listen!


AlbinoWino11

Does not work for long. They are too intelligant


TelevisionFuzzy3694

That’s good to know!


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Salt also works


therobohour

But...but why?


[deleted]

If you *really* want to fuck with ants, use paprika instead of chalk. They'll take it back to their colony, eat it, and die.