My Leaf is under attack from Ants!!

My Leaf is under attack from Ants!!

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ncbbmw

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409 posts

184 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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Hi,

So this is the 4th summer with my Nissan Leaf and for the last week its been under attack from Ants.

They appear on mass when the car is on charge overnight..

Apparently its not unheard of and there are a few topics on forums about it as they are attracted by the Electric current.

I just wondered if anyone else was having the same..


I've covered my drive in Ant power and put the stuff under the bonnet and around the charge port. Even had the cowling and undertray off yesterday after finding what appeared to be babies on mass when I arrived at work.

This morning nothing but tonight they are back, hate the bl--dy things, only caught one in the car so far but there will no doubt be others.

I can only think the source is my usual work parking (on the road) whereas yesterday it was parked elsewhere for the day, will park somewhere different tomorrow and then I'm off work for a few weeks so will see if that makes a difference.





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Monkeylegend

26,385 posts

231 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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They will be leaf cutter ants. You need to get a giant anteater or an armadillo, their main predators, to get rid of them.

defblade

7,433 posts

213 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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Monkeylegend said:
They will be leaf cutter ants.
rofl

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

163 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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Armadillo shop closed at 10pm.

What to do ?

Monkeylegend

26,385 posts

231 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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Pericoloso said:
Armadillo shop closed at 10pm.

What to do ?
Only one thing to do, organise an anteater hunt.

peterperkins

3,151 posts

242 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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defblade said:
Monkeylegend said:
They will be leaf cutter ants.
rofl
Brilliant..

ncbbmw

Original Poster:

409 posts

184 months

Thursday 12th July 2018
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peterperkins said:
defblade said:
Monkeylegend said:
They will be leaf cutter ants.
rofl
Brilliant..
If they were I could feed them which may distract them, Unfortunately its the little black bu**ers.






OldGermanHeaps

3,830 posts

178 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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You racist.

gmaz

4,400 posts

210 months

Friday 13th July 2018
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Plug Life

978 posts

91 months

Saturday 14th July 2018
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Ants hired by the Koch brothers.

98elise

26,582 posts

161 months

Sunday 15th July 2018
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Monkeylegend said:
They will be leaf cutter ants. You need to get a giant anteater or an armadillo, their main predators, to get rid of them.
They you have the problem of getting rid of a giant anteater. They are very difficult to flush.

NickGRhodes

1,291 posts

72 months

Sunday 15th July 2018
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98elise said:
They you have the problem of getting rid of a giant anteater. They are very difficult to flush.
A few Jaguars or Pumas will sort that out.

CoolHands

18,630 posts

195 months

Sunday 15th July 2018
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Park in a massive Faraday cage.

so called

9,090 posts

209 months

Monday 16th July 2018
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Have you tried frozen sausages hammered down the ants nest holes?