Ants climbing up power cords and hose

G'day -------- buy a manual spray 1lt pack of a white liquid called "crawley cruncher" from the pesticide section of most supermarkets and spray it on all parts that contact the ground including tyres, guy ropes, hoses, etc.---- does the trick.

Hey Andy after many 25 yrs in the Kimberleys myself along with many others found the best way was to put a smear of Grease or Vaseline to any thing that touched the ground as Singapore ants in the North are a massive problem and can get into Car and house electric's,I know its not the cleanest solution but it stops them dead in there tracks as the ants get stuck in the grease ,but if your parked up for long periods you will have to apply another smear as over time dust builds up on the coating and they will walk over the dust ,but you might have to tie a small strip of rag on the hose/cord to stop the grease from sliding down when the weather is hot.I prefer grease as it has a far higher melting point.

Good luck and happy Motoring

hi andys
here's a 'andy hint
get a container of baby power/talc and sprinkle it all over and around everything it gets on their feet and makes everything slippery yes its not a joke and it works
i have used it several times with great success they will bugger off and find an easyier food source
cheers

i just use plain and simple surface spray in the pressurized cans even el cheapo yellow pack stuff works fine.

When setting up camp its just part of the set up for me I lower the legs, spray the bases then spray any contact point to the ground even sullage hose etc.

Never had an ant problem since doing this.

Yeah I use surface spray, I also follow the little Bs home and spray their nests.

Hi andy

We had a hell of a problem with smal ants at Burketown in a cabin. The only thing handy was the aeroguard. Bugger me dead if it stopped them in their tracks. Killed heaps and the others would not cross it.

Just another idea. I am yet to try it out on those damned green ants though.

Phil

Surface spray for me to, easy to apply when setting up and re-apply every couple of days.
We were camped next to another van not long ago and the bloke came over and wanted to know what spray we were using. He had seen me doing the spray on anything touching the ground and had tried the same thing himself but still quite a few of the little buggers getting in. We had a good look around his van and found a small branch of a tree touching it....yep you guessed it.. the ants had found a way in

Cheers
Pop

Andy

Forget all about sprays and powders, my van is permanent here so I have a 2 inch wide smear of grease on anything that touches the ground, cords, hoses, and stabilisers, but not the tyres, they won't go up the tyres...well they don't here anyhow.

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Where's Motherhen? She will have the answer.

Some suggest spraying in their holes, but you need someone to hold them while you do it. LOL

Borax is popular with many vanners, but we use Talcum powder.
OJ

After 3 times around the block and having to deal with pesky ants and many other nasties here is what I do.

I carry a pressure pack can of surface spray the out door type and when setting up in an area where there are crawlies spray the stabilizer legs around the base before putting them on the ground and if the ants are bad I also spray the axles of the van at the back of the wheels and also the jockey wheel.
Also spray the 240v cord near the van inlet and where it touches the ground then spray any ropes etc off awnings.
Sullage hose is sprayed where it goes from ground to van and the hose is looped over itself to form a type of S trap. This will then require a little water in the hose to stop the crawlies going up the interior of the hose.

This may seem a lot to do but in actual fact takes little time at all because you do it as you set up.
The ants were that bad in one location we had to do similar to the tug.
Mind you we did not stay in that location for long.

Check when setting up under trees or near trees as ants do drop out of trees onto your rig.
I have made it a habit to park on the eastern side of trees but not directly under them to ensure afternoon shade and falling branches ants etc.


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Gday
I found talc around the bed roll and a hot cup of tea down the ant hole works ok.

Chemspray - ant spide and cockroach I find works best. Do not so it near children or anyone that might have the flu or medical breathing trouble. GB and VX work well too.

Ash from the fire works a treat, cheep as well.

Andy
Talcum powder, sprinkle on and around anything that touches the ground.

Cheers
Bucky