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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby Txdragon » Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:07 pm

I've never worried much about ants in the grill. While I haven't seen any making their way around in it, I wouldn't imagine they'd be happy campers after I lit her up.
As for any ant mounds in the yard, i'll soak it good with gas and toss a match on it :dont: No fire ant problem fer me! If you're a bit more self-conscious about keeping your lawn a bit less toasted, Ortho has a few good lawn sprayers i've used before. Awfully expensive, about 14 bucks to treat about 3/4 of my front yard. Kinda why I just stuck with gas and a match. :cheers:
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby TX1911 » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:21 pm

I use Over and Out in the grass for the fireants.

Around the pits, and the house for that matter, I use Demon Max. I don't actually spray the pit, but the concrete around it, and I have not had a single ant problem. Even when the kids drop popsicles, the ants don't come.

The Demon is safe for kids and pets as soon as it dries.
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby OldUsedParts » Fri Oct 07, 2016 6:00 am

Thanks Tx1911, might try and locate some of that to dust the premises with next time :tup:
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby TX1911 » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:39 am

It's a liquid concentrate, and you can find it at most Ace's, Lowes, Home Depots, but it's cheapest on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Max-Insect ... =demon+max
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby OldUsedParts » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:41 am

:tup: I'm on first name basis with all those places :D :salut:
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby BigDave » Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:50 am

Just lite a fire! If they survive, call the military as they would have some kind of interest in those ants! :lol: :lol:
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby dub' » Fri Oct 07, 2016 1:05 pm

borax and corn syrup home made bait. safe to drink,even. kills the queen.
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby constanza78 » Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:14 am

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Ward off Ants

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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby Sailor Kenshin » Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:34 am

OldUsedParts wrote:
Okie Sawbones wrote:OUP is afraid of propane. :shock: I'd light them up with my weed burner.


:laughing7: :D :lol: OK, I deserved that but it ain't me that's got the spooks (at least not for Propane) :whiteflag: It's that other Gas that bothers me :laughing7: :D :lol:

TwoGuysBBQ wrote:I hear Barbecued Ants are good eating,...their just hard to keep from falling through grill :lol:


Maybe some stainless water well screen would prevent that but how'da heck am I gonna get bacon to wrap around them :?: :dont: :laughing7:

W V, can you buy peppermint and spearmint in any form other than Gum ?

Fin, my only problem would be getting the Cats unstuck from the top of the Oak Trees. :laughing7: :lol:


I don't know if anyone has answered this yet but we buy peppermint oil (for candymaking) at Michael's, a crafts store. Or Amazon. Maybe you can find some in a local supermarket?

But then everything you grill might taste like PEPPERMINT. :shock:
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Re: Ants in the BBQ Grills

Postby woodenvisions » Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:48 am

As Sailor meantioned, Peppermint works really well. Cinnamon and Cayenne work great for Ants as well, they go nuts when you introduce those to them.

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