My MCSa has ants somewhere in the car. I can't figure it out. Don't have an ant problem at my house. The car is garaged. The only thing I can think of is that my kids High School has ants and my son drives the car to school once in a while. Why would they want to be in a car? Are they fans of the 2nd generation Mini? My neighbor said to spray ant spray on paper towels and leave over night inside the car. Any other ideas?

 

I would definitely spray Raid or its equivalent around and on each tire. Somewhere along the line they have to go into the soil, and this will disrupt them. If you do find the nest, try Amdro. Kills the queen as well as her minions.

Another thought--should work, depending on how sealed the MINI is. Go to the grocery store and get a "No Pest Strip." It's a bar about 6" long, containing Vapona insecticide--costs about 6 bucks. Package is turquoise blue and white, I think--in my store they keep them on the top shelf so you don't see them when you're looking for insecticides. Anyway, I would leave it a day or two in the closed up car. There's not much of a smell. Should work for whatever ails ya! I use them on my pantry, parrot's birdseed and my extensive collection of unmounted butterflies and moths (I mount them for a living), and I change out about every 4 months.

BTW, are they fire ants? Hope not! Difficult to drive when you're getting eaten up alive. Lets you know why they're named that. We have our yard heavily Amdro'd because of them, here in Texas.

 

I suggest a ski trip where the car is allowed to sit in freezing weather at high altitudes for a little bit. The bug strips and sprays aren't a bad idea but then you may have the problem of fumes.

 

Ants like your car because there must be a food source there. Check thoroughly for that.

 

I wouldn't worry about fumes on the No Pest Strips--my food, and the parrot's (she's 21 years old) have always been exposed to it, and we used them in the bird shop I owned for 10 years.

At any rate, just a couple of days should do it.

 

No ants...but i had a big'ol'spider hiding in my car for a night, and when i came out in the morning there were web strings all over the place. Damn thing crawled all over the interior. I must have picked him up at a soccer game or something. You may have picked the ants up the same way. Did you transport anything that might have been expoesd to them?

 

Ants?? In the pants, or in the Mini?

 

Might not be a food source in the car. They could just be using it for their home.

I had ants in my Nissan. They had a nests just in front of both front doors. Down low inside the fender. Literally 10,000 ants between the two sides. Dirt had collected in that spot and once the ants found it to be nice and warm they moved in.

 

Is there any chance they will offer carbon fiber JCW ants in the future?

 

I had ants in the rocker panels of my truck once. I just sprayed Raid all over the holes they were crawling in and out of. That took care of them.

 

 

Dude...thats a Roach!

 

Buy an ant eater, and let it sleep in the car.

 

Okay I couldn't take it anymore. Just rolled my windows down and lit 2 smoke bombs for ants in the garage. If this dosn't work I will consult a professional if there is such a thing for ant investation in a mini.

 

Die ant, die!

I had my lunch in a soft sided cooler...sitting on the floor behind the driver seat.

Jumped in my car, off I went. Happen to glance down and see thousands of ants between the front seats, eating up my lunch! All of sudden I felt all itchy seeing them.

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Last weekend it rained 4 inches... and a colony of '****' ants decided my Mini was higher ground. They were coming out from under the hood. Needless to say, the 4.5 hr drive home was a sporting event. ha. I'll try the No Pest Strip to get the remaining few. The Mini isnt really sealed tight... I see them coming out from under the rubber seal on the doors (the same place that collects water after a good wash).

 

I believe I've found a German ant and another British ant somewhere crawling around the roof liner at once shortly after picking up the MINI... But I could have been seeing things...

 

This has to be the most ridiculous thread in the history of NAM.

 

Absolutely Not-At-All!!!

I would consider an Ant Colony in my car to be a major issue. A Beehive might be worse.

I prefer to try one of those 'bait' type controls (where they carry it back to their home and feed their Queen), but beyond Amdro for Fire Ant Mounds, have had little success.

By far the best 'killer' I have used is Suspend SC and the local Lesco Service Center sells enough to mix 15-30 gallons for $29.95.

One to Two Fl. OZ per gallon of pure water and it has absolutely no smell or stain, I just use a one gallon pump pressure sprayer and go once around outside of house. For an infestation problem, a small amount sprayed in the area provides an excellent cure.

 

I found a spider in my MINI a few days after it was delivered. I think it came with the car. We relocated it to the front yard where I expect it has been searching for a compatible mate.

 

OMG! Not the dreaded Oxford MINI eating ants! Dude. You are doomed.

 

One time right after I got out of my MINI, I saw the strangest light blue crustacean-like insect crawling on the bonnet. I wish I had had my camera with me at the time. I kind of hope it's living somewhere inside of my car so I can see it again.

 

use a fogger.....

 

Was this a dealer option?

 

"Does anyone have Ants? "

Be glad you don't have Uncles as well.