Hi, it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that? Thanks, Eduardo.- -- Eduardo A. Suarez Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas - UNLP FCAG: (0221)-4236593 int. 172/Cel: (0221)-15-4557542/Casa: (0221)-4526589 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Terro is my go-to for that... it's basically boric acid mixed with a sugar solution. The ants eat it and perish. It's the only thing I've found that works on the infamous Crazy Rasberry Ants that like to eat electrical panels. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Eduardo A. Suárez < esuarez@fcaglp.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar> wrote:
Hi,
it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that?
Thanks, Eduardo.-
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On 8/12/2014 at 2:59 PM Tom Morris wrote: |Terro is my go-to for that... it's basically boric acid mixed with a sugar |solution. The ants eat it and perish. It's the only thing I've found that |works on the infamous Crazy Rasberry Ants that like to eat electrical |panels. ============= In case someone tries to mix up a batch themselves, Terro is better described as Borax in a sugar solution[1]. Borax is the trade name of a salt of boric acid. I've been using a mixture of Borax and honey to keep the ants at bay for a few years. Use the search engine of your choice to search for Borax and ants. You'll find a plethora of recipes. HTH [1] http://www.terro.com/blog/using-borax-around-children-and-pets
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:52:45 -0300, "Eduardo A. Su?rez" said:
it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that?
Does the local zoo have an aardvark they're willing to loan you? :) This might be a tad difficult to deal with, as the usual DIY solution is to spray the nest with something noxious - which may not be good for your fiber terminations either. May be worth it to get a pro to come out and look at it.
I've used mothballs* in outside enclosures each spring, but I've never had a full blown nest in an enclosure. Fireants are hard to kill, but they will move their nest. * naphthalene, para-dichlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene, pDCB, or PDB -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Eduardo A. Suárez Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 2:53 PM To: NANOG Subject: fire ants Hi, it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that? Thanks, Eduardo.- -- Eduardo A. Suarez Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas - UNLP FCAG: (0221)-4236593 int. 172/Cel: (0221)-15-4557542/Casa: (0221)-4526589 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Freeze it with a CO2 extinguisher then clean it out and re-seal the enclosure. You may want to consider a small open dish of repellant/killer in the enclosure in case they get in again :-) Aaron D. Osgood Streamline Solutions L.L.C 274 E. Eau Gallie Blvd. #336 Indian Harbour Beach, FL 32937 TEL: 207-518-8455 MOBILE: 207-831-5829 GTalk: aaron.osgood AOsgood@Streamline-Solutions.net http://www.streamline-solutions.net Introducing Efficiency to Business since 1986. -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Eduardo A. Suárez Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 2:53 PM To: NANOG Subject: fire ants Hi, it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that? Thanks, Eduardo.- -- Eduardo A. Suarez Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas - UNLP FCAG: (0221)-4236593 int. 172/Cel: (0221)-15-4557542/Casa: (0221)-4526589 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
+1 for CO2 (But stand way back as they will go everywhere) +1 for moth balls in the enclosure (esp prophylactically) +1 for boric acid mixed with molasses (use externally) Also stops carpenter ants in poles.) Tom On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Robert Glover wrote:
On 8/12/2014 11:52 AM, Eduardo A. Suárez wrote:
Hi,
it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that?
Thanks, Eduardo.-
Shop vac?
Perhaps diatomaceous earth or Delta Dust. Once they are dead you can air-spray or vacuum the area to get rid of it all. --Patrick Darden -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Eduardo A. Suárez Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 1:53 PM To: NANOG Subject: [EXTERNAL]fire ants Hi, it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that? Thanks, Eduardo.- -- Eduardo A. Suarez Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas - UNLP FCAG: (0221)-4236593 int. 172/Cel: (0221)-15-4557542/Casa: (0221)-4526589 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Ran across this paper the other day and didn't know how big a problem it was. Looks like Eduardo's post confirms it. http://www.rainbowtech.net/products/docs/c51ce4107047eb1b2dc/Ants%20in%20OSP... --John On 08/12/2014 12:52 PM, Eduardo A. Suárez wrote:
Hi,
it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. Are there any DIY ways to manage that?
Thanks, Eduardo.-
On 2014-08-12 15:06, me wrote:
Ran across this paper the other day and didn't know how big a problem it was. Looks like Eduardo's post confirms it.
http://www.rainbowtech.net/products/docs/c51ce4107047eb1b2dc/Ants%20in%20OSP...
Now that is fascinating. I like how they reproduced the issue via an ant farm. That's pretty slick.
On Wednesday, August 13, 2014, <charles@thefnf.org> wrote:
2014-08-12 15:06, me wrote:
Ran across this paper the other day and didn't know how big a problem it was. Looks like Eduardo's post confirms it.
http://www.rainbowtech.net/products/docs/c51ce4107047eb1b2dc/Ants%20in% 20OSP%20Equipment.pdf.pdf
Now that is fascinating. I like how they reproduced the issue via an ant farm. That's pretty slick.
Needs an "Anthill Inside" sticker like Hex at the Unseen University. -- --srs (iPad)
Hi Suresh, Op 13 aug. 2014, om 03:16 heeft Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
Needs an "Anthill Inside" sticker like Hex at the Unseen University.
I should have bought one at the Discworld Convention last weekend :) http://www.pjsmprints.com/stickers/index.html Cheers, Sander
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