Removing ants from inside a caravan?

Ant Rid (available from Woolworths) is good - just put a little bit where the ants are visible, the ants take it back to the nest where it destroys the whole nest (no dead ants to clean up).

I'm not sure really how to keep the ants away long term, apart from making sure there is no food or water for them.

its not the ants INSIDE the caravan you need to worry about, it is those inbetween the wall sheets and in the chassis rails you need to worry about.

yoy can go that ant rid route or other poison or fumigation options.....or just drag it out into the full sun and leave it there locked up for a few days.......that should bake the bastards out.

as far as keeping them out.....never heard of an ant that got into a caravan that had its wheels rolling.

cheers

we just done our van with insect bombs can get them from any supermarket make sure that there is no naked flames

I dont know about the above post but ant rid has removed ants from my caravan and 4wd, great stuff, just make sure its not on a porous surface or it will soak in, I always put it on a glossy/shiny surface.

We too have used ant rid however it has been in the form of small stick on domes available from most supermarkets.
Very successful in our case.

Go to an Agricultural chemical outlet and get some FORTUNE 500, give the nest a spray and no more ants, I use it to kill MEAT ANT NESTS. The best stuff I have ever seen.

When we have to park our van for any extended length of time I sprinkle ant dust or granules around the road wheels, jockey wheel and anything else the little bar stewards can use to establish a track into the van. Remove all foodstuffs that they could get into or find attractive. Release a couple of insect bombs inside with all cupboard doors and draws open. I have found that if you prevent the workers from returning with food or water to the nest the whole colony eventually dies. This means that the ant dust around any part of the van that comes in contact with the ground prevents them foraging outside the van and returning supplies to their nest.
Has worked for us.

Cheers
Pop

one up for bantam idea. I do think leaving your van in the sun would either bake the ants or at least chase them away

Ants got into our van in January and we did everything to get rid of them - nothing worked.

Two weeks ago a friend gave us some stuff he got off a pest control guy - the label has this written on it -

Non Toxic - Gourmet ant bait - active ingredient: boron 8.9g/kg

I think it's a mix of borax, sugar and water.

We put a few drops onto a few ant bait things we had around the van and within a day they were covered in ants trying to get to the stuff. Three days later not an ant anywhere. The borax is what does the job when the ants go back to the nest.

John

Try the artificial sweetener with ASPERTAMINE in it. It is highly toxic stuff for ants as well.

Use termidor if you can get a bit from your local white ant man. Same active chemical is also used by vets to get rid of fleas. Mix to the recomended rate in a small spray bottle then spray on some ants you can see, those ants will take it back to the nest where it will be consumed by all the ants and will kill the whole nest. Chemicals like fortune 500 are a class 1B chemical (chorpyrifos) and are not suitable for home use. This chemical is long lasting and effects both fish and birds. If used for example on lawns for african black beatle and they are in turn eaten by magpies it will kill them. The label specifically says not for home use allthough it is still in some ant dusts and other products availible from stores like bunnings. Dont know how as the chemical is only regestered for certain uses.Also still used on house pads as a barrier treatment in place of the banned chemicals heptachor and deildrin.
Cheers Graeme