Nippon Ant Killer Liquid (Garden Fertilisers, Pest Control and Herbicides in general)

Member Name: websterhazel

Product:	Garden Fertilisers, Pest Control and Herbicides in general
Date:	20/01/03 (1736 review reads)
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A couple of Summers ago we suffered from an ant problem in our home. The problem was caused by a combination of the hot weather and wall ties not properly filled in by contractors employed by our landlord. So, as a result the ants had been finding their way into the house through these holes.

We contacted our landlord who merely told us to contact the environmental health department of our local council, which I thought was appalling considering the fact that it was due their contractors shoddy work that we were having the problem in the first instance. However, we did contact environmental health only to be advised that it would cost us £30 for someone to call and resolve this problem for us. We were also advised that the treatment they used could be a problem if you have pets and/or children because of its toxic properties. We decided not to take this action as we thought £30.00 was expensive but also as we have children and three cats.

Instead we contacted Niall?s father who gave us a tube of Nippon Ant Killer Liquid. The tube contains 30 ml of the liquid and is for use as a home, garden, kitchen and larder insecticide. This product is best used during late evening and should be applied by squeezing a few drops of the liquid onto a flat piece of glass, metal or wood before placing on the ant run or entrance to the nest. We actually placed an amount of the liquid directly on each hole and at the mouth of the ant?s nest. The liquid contains an ingredient that is very attractive to ants and is intended to lure the ants straight to it. We were curious to know if this actually worked and so waited for a short while to see what happened. Sure enough the ants flocked to the liquid and began to take traces of the liquid away on their feet.

The ants then take the liquid back to their nest and eventually the whole colony, including the queen, should be killed off. You do, however, need to continue applying the liquid for 7 to 10 days in order to
ensure that the problem is to be fully resolved. I was extremely impressed with this product as within a couple of days we had no further occurrences of ants in our living room. I admit that we did have further re-occurrences of the problem since that time, which was largely due to the wall ties still not being sealed by our landlord. The Nippon Ant Killer Liquid does a very satisfactory job of getting rid of the ants but in hot weather a new colony is always going to find its way back in as long as there is a route to take.

Some precautions to take before, during and after use of this product are to wash hands after use, do not use where human/animal food or water could be contaminated, keep out of reach of children and to empty container completely before disposing of safely. We have been wearing rubber gloves while using the product to further protect ourselves. The liquid contains 5.5% w/w borax.

You can also purchase ant traps for use in the home. They are round white containers in which you place a small amount of the liquid. This causes ants in the home to enter the trap and take the liquid back to their nest when they leave your house. We also think that this is a great idea and are hoping to purchase one or two of these to rid us of any ants that remain in our home before and after we have sealed the holes.

Nippon products should be available to buy from most garden centre?s and DIY stores including Focus Do It All, Homebase, B&Q or Barton Grange Garden Centres.

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