I have ants in a potted palm tree in my room

[iwantanewcomputer]

I think they came in through the window and built a colony in there, and i've seen a few before, but all of the sudden there are hundreds. they can't get out of the pot cause there is a tray of water it is sitting inand they can't cross it.

Help!!!!

 

[sonambulo]

re-pot

 

[FoBoT]

spray with a powerful insecticide like DDT, or whatever you can get at home depot

 

[destined]

if they can't get out, won't they die eventually?

 

[LeonarD26]

gasoline

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: destined
if they can't get out, won't they die eventually?

that's what i thought when i first saw them, and i figured they would die out soon enough, but within the past 2 days it's gone from usually no ants visible to literally hundreds crawling on the side of the pot. i am leaving college for home tomorrow and i won't have time to get insecticide, i might just throw the tree in the dumpster

and apparently they learned how to drop off the overhanging pot to get out, but they can't get back in

 

[Quasmo]

cinammon works pretty well on ants, they dont like it or something. My roommate and I had a big ant problem and we sprinkled cinammon around the edges of the room and they went away. Or maitenence noticed and got rid of hem.

 

[Bryophyte]

Take it out of your room. Use chemicals. Seal up however they're getting in and destroy colonies near the entryways.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer

Originally posted by: destined
if they can't get out, won't they die eventually?

that's what i thought when i first saw them, and i figured they would die out soon enough, but within the past 2 days it's gone from usually no ants visible to literally hundreds crawling on the side of the pot. i am leaving college for home tomorrow and i won't have time to get insecticide, i might just throw the tree in the dumpster

and apparently they learned how to drop off the overhanging pot to get out, but they can't get back in

Can't you plant the tree outside somewhere? Instead of just throwing it outside. That way, the ants are happy and you are happy. 🙂

 

[Bryophyte]

Is it a dorm or an apartment? If dorm, get rid of plant and notify someone so they can bomb the room. If apartment, get rid of the plant and bomb the room yourself.

 

[aidanjm]

Ants are harmless, anyway. (Unless they are those soldier/ killer ants from Africa).

 

[DeMeo]

Raid

 

[Mr N8]

Get some pet spiders and let them loose.

 

[captains]

throw plant out

edit.....dont know why u couldnt figure this one out yourself

 

[Skunkwourk]

pics?

 

[notfred]

Go get a can of ant spray and spray the tree, or throw the tree out. How hard is that to figure out? 😕

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: destined
if they can't get out, won't they die eventually?

they'll probably have little ant babies.

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

Originally posted by: captains
throw plant out

edit.....dont know why u couldnt figure this one out yourself

How the frak can you pick up a pot full of ants?

 

[Lobstar]

RAID

 

[Sentinel]

where did your post about aunts go? that was much funnier.

in anycase take it outside, wear gloves and long sleeved shirt. dump the dirt out and repot it, or just throw the damn thing outside.

 

[kage69]

Sure, stop using organic fertilizer on it. Some pesticide granules will prolly clear them buggers right up though.

 

[knyghtbyte]

buy an anteater 🙂

 

[CorCentral]

Amdro!
Just sprinkle a little in the pot. The ants will take it where thier main nest is (outside) and kill all/most of them.