ANTS !!! inside short tube ! W A R N I N G !

[Marietjie]

Just a warning : when storing your equipment PLEASE close short tube and hose holes. Luckily, when I picked up my equipment to get ready for the night, I saw something moving.....
A N T S in the short tube!!! It was scary !
A few months ago a kind member gave us this warning and since then I always closed the 'holes' but just this once I didn't close the short tube (can't remember why!?! - things like this can happen, you know!
Ja, we learn by our mistakes and I will NOT again forget to close the holes - (I rinsed them out)

[kopoloff]

Oh I love ants

Let me at them

K

[Marietjie]

Oh I love ants

Let me at them

K

IS IT EATING ANTS THAT MAKES YOU SO FAT !?! (AND BEAUTIFUL ?)
Have a great weekend! Marietjie, South Africa

[Wulfman]

Reminded me of this thread a few years ago.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4223


Den

[deerslayer]

ShoooooE Thank goodness it wasn't one of those little flys that crawls in your ear & lays those larve that go to your brain .. cue tip anyone

[baldbaby]

At least they weren't bees! They were probably after the water. We used to have trouble with ants finding a path to our coffee maker. They'd crawl in, take a drink and then leave. It was kind of fun to watch this 20 foot long stream of ants along our wall.

[kebsa]

agree that they are probably after the moisture- it has been very dry here in the last few months and i have had them get into a water cask (a 20 liter cask of bought water) i had never seen them go after water before but i think that the really dry wheather has made a difference- never the less the idea of inhaling ant at 14cm per minute is not all that appealing! thanks for the heads up!

[gbuskirk]

Many homes in the midwest US get invaded by Asian "lady" beetles this time of year - they seek out the warmth of the house, and warm areas within it. They, and spiders, have been my concern. I cover my machine when the hose is detached, but that is not a high confidence solution.

[araminta]

Just a warning : when storing your equipment PLEASE close short tube and hose holes. Luckily, when I picked up my equipment to get ready for the night, I saw something moving.....
A N T S in the short tube!!! It was scary !

just curious: what do you use to close the holes?

[bdp522]

I use old (but clean) knee hi stockings. As soon as the mask comes off the stocking goes on!

Brenda

[junie]

We have ants all summer long coming into the house, I'm gonig right now and put stocking over my hose

[Catnap]

Many homes in the midwest US get invaded by Asian "lady" beetles this time of year - they seek out the warmth of the house, and warm areas within it. They, and spiders, have been my concern. I cover my machine when the hose is detached, but that is not a high confidence solution.

Spiders. Oh. My. God. Never gave it a second thought before...will never be able to forget it now. Time to come up with a foolproof way to bugproof my gear! (And yeah, I get those dang beetles in droves, too. And those pesty boxelder bugs.)

[kopoloff]

Reminded me of this thread a few years ago.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4223


Den

Great fun this - think of all the protein. If you use a ffm you can get your protein for the day without even waking up.

And on the spider theme, check out this beautiful girl



K

[Fredman]

Just turn on your blower and blow them out!

[Marietjie]

just curious: what do you use to close the holes?[/quote]

Hi - You can use 'anything' BUT use something that goes inside and NOT on top. You won't believe it.......ants and maybe other crawling things manage to get through between an " on top cap" and your hose and ever nicely walk inside your hose or tube.
Hoseheads are people that learn alot everyday - more than any other normal people in the world ! ! ! Don't you agree ? ? ?

Just turn on your blower and blow them out!

.......thanx, Ok, there won't be a next time (ants in tube) but I'll remember this.