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    Ants in boat

    What works to kill ants in a bass boat?

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    Soap? You can start with ant trips, although it sounds like you need to clean it up anyway because ants will climb up into anything where the smell food. I once had ants crawl into a test vehicle that I was driving during a long driving trip while parked at a hotel overnight because the previous person left crumbs under the driver's seat.
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    Mix some Splenda Sugar substitute and Baking Soda together and sprinkle some wherever you see them. They'll take it to the nest and when they drink water, they'll blow up !!
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    Get you some of this. Put it out on a piece of cardboard or similar. Squirt out a dime or nickel size puddle and they will go to it. They’ll take it back to their colony and kill the whole thing. I’ve used it for years.



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    An ant eater.
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    Coupla ant traps should do it.

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    Had ants once in my boat, lots of them. Used the liquid Terro traps and never had the again!

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    I just threw a fogger under my boat cover and that took care of it, but my boat was stored outside so this may be a bad idea if its parked in your garage.

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    If it is covered I like the fogger.
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    Tarro ant traps work great
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    +1 on the tarro products. I've had a vicious ant problem out by my swimming pool as long as I can remember and the tarro stuff is the only stuff that really works. It also seems to attract them a lot better than the other brands.
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