Does anyone have experience with the tiny Argentine Ants? They are a plague here in California. Do these bowls keep them out? Thanks!
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Yes, the bowls will keep ants of all kinds out of the bowl. All ants will not travel upside down. I'm not sure why, but the lip of the bowls are designed in such a way that it keeps the ants from getting into the bowl. We have problems with fire ants here in the Gulf States. I hope this helps.
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I have smaller ones for cats and definitely they keep the ants away. they are blocked from crawling up into the dish.
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We have evil black ants that get into everything. I have the feeder off the ground on a little plywood painted base that's raised about one inch off the floor.then I just use a cheap paint brush and brush the legs with dish soap. I have (dawn) I have to redo it from time to time just like I do with the base of our pet food buckets.
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I did not use them outside, however I would not hesitate if the weather is dry. The ant response was immediate, so one or two good weather days and the ants will probably be gone. Good Luck
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I haven't run into that problem but my best guess would be that it does keep ants out. The 2 snaps hold the rim of the cover securely in a groove around the bottom & will hold even the heaviest cake, but it isn't air tight so I couldn't guarantee that the ants can't get in (but they'd have to be very tiny).
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I do not have problems. Put water in the small middle cup, this should help with ants. To prevent bees, make sure the feeder lid does not have any spilled sugar on it at all.
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I know you said you tried everything, but I had a huge ant infestation for the first 2 years in my house. I stumbled on Terro Ant Killer Liquid Baits, which I had never seen before and only one Wal Mart near me stocks them (occasionally). I bought a 4 pack and left one bait in each spot where I saw an ant trail. I usually have no need to put more down until the following spring and I really don't see the ants in my house like I used to since I'm guessing that I've killed off the more established colonies. But if you haven't tried them, give them a shot.
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Be sure to read directions on pkg. first. I have 3 cats, so I put them under the stove and under the fridge. Ants were so bad that I had to put my cats food dishes in baking dishes full of water to keep the ants out of their food. I put 2 under the fridge and same under the stove. Within 2 days the ants had dropped off significantly, but over the following days there were some stragglers, so I put another trap under each appliance. I was able to take my cats dishes out of the water and just set them on the floor and no ants. I love them and will be replacing them as directed and hopefully not sooner. 5 stars. Good luck. Be sure to read directions on pkg. first. I have 3 cats, so I put them under the stove and under the fridge. Ants were so bad that I had to put my cats food dishes in baking dishes full of water to keep the ants out of their food. I put 2 under the fridge and same under the stove. Within 2 days the ants had dropped off significantly, but over the following days there were some stragglers, so I put another trap under each appliance. I was able to take my cats dishes out of the water and just set them on the floor and no ants. I love them and will be replacing them as directed and hopefully... » Read More Be sure to read directions on pkg. first. I have 3 cats, so I put them under the stove and under the fridge. Ants were so bad that I had to put my cats food dishes in baking dishes full of water to keep the ants out of their food. I put 2 under the fridge and same under the stove. Within 2 days the ants had dropped off significantly, but over the following days there were some stragglers, so I put another trap under each appliance. I was able to take my cats dishes out of the water and just set them on the floor and no ants. I love them and will be replacing them as directed and hopefully not sooner. 5 stars. Good luck. « Show Less
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I had absolute success with these. It took about a week for me to be absolutely sure, but after I placed three of them in the spaces outside my house where I found the ants entering, they completely gave up on my house and directed all of their interest in the baits. A few of the ants weren't impressed, but they didn't want to enter my house either, they had jumped ship days before I placed the poisons and were trying to start a new way of life. The rest of them crumbled. After all of the ants are gone, be sure to pick up and throw away the bait containers. I wouldn't want squirrels or dogs to eat them.
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Hi, funny you ask this. I have 2 of these feeders, and I have ants on one and NO ants on other. Mine are hang off the floor of a deck. The one that has NO ants is being hung from a copper wire from deck then a bungee cord attached to feeder NO ANTS. I think typically you fill the center with water and they drown. But if you can try the copper wire and for some reason they don't climb down it. A friend told me about this and it works!!!! I hope this helps you and I've answered your question.Lana
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I live in Florida and they DO keep the cockroaches away. Flies and ants, no. But I use Raid Max for ants and Raid window fly traps for flies and gnats. Now I have to figure out how to control mold....lol. I just got a cat, so we'll see if they bother cats.
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to my knowledge they are good for a couple of years. they use next to no power and the ultrasonic noise they make is steady as long as the light (red flashing) is blinking. sometimes it may take a little while to convince your pests that they had best leave if they didn't want to go crazy listening to an sound only they can hear. i was amazed to see that these units did such a good job at driving off ants. we have them by the millions out here but never anywhaere close to one of these repellers. hope that answred your question.
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These ants were so small I didn't really worry about it it. I know it seems a little gross but my understanding is that the ant carry the poison back to the colony and then they slowly die off. Unless you can find where the colony is you will have to deal with this with any product.
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Having the same problem...I have given up stopping the leaking. Created way too many problems for me-with the leaking, ants were everywhere after the leaked nectar. I am going back to the old style of feeders without the tubes.
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I haven't had an issue with ants but think that any kind of dog food left outdoors or within an unsealed container (food bin) will eventually attract ants. They (ants) will even go after toothpaste if found. Good luck! &#9786;
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I've had mine for about a year and it still works great. Just used some last night and the ants swarmed all over it but were gone this morning.
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I bring my bowls inside to clean them regularly and have never found an ant inside any of them. If you don't want to bring them inside, you can always take a bucket of hot, soapy water outside and clean them there.
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I just googled bearded ants for sale. Bearded ants are awesome diggers and put on a great show in this ant. Universe..good luck