HELP! Ants in my E39!!

[Ridgie]

Hey guys,

As you can see from the subject of this thread, ants have invaded my precious E39. I just moved from Washington State to Virginia to attend law school, and not even a month into the first semester my 540i has ants everywhere. They're the really tiny kind, not black or red ants. I normally keep my car very clean, but I found a sandwich bad in my trunk that had a bunch of them living in it, so I promptly threw it away. After I thought I had dealt with the problem, I opened up the rear doors because I saw a bunch of them crawling around the cracks. Sure enough, there were dozens and dozens of them in the rear door jams, probably because those doors don't really open much. They were clustered around a bunch of white crap, which may be their eggs or something. I don't have a vacuum right now, but I was planning on getting one soon anyway. I also washed my car on Sunday, and there was no evidence of ants then. Does anyone have any advice? This really sucks and I want to get rid of them ASAP!

Thanks,

Joe

[CMG]

Put one of those traps with terro oil in it. If you keep parking your car in the same place they might keep coming back. Also talk to your neighbors. Maybe it's a common problem and they have a way to deal wit it.

[pottsalot]

They are just hard workers, preparing for winter

[montaillou]

The best ant poison I've ever used was Grants Ant Stakes. The ants take the poison back to their nest, and pretty soon they're all dead. Maybe not ideal, but if you're gonna go this way...

[Spyke]

They also hate chalk and diatomaceous earth.

I will bet you don't leave food in the car after this. Good luck!

[PTFunk]

Second on the Terro liquid ant baits, as I've found them to be quite effective around the house. They're a mixture of borax and sugar water, so fairly nontoxic by 'poison' standards. You'll have to be careful to set them up in the right position so they don't spill when the car moves around. Perhaps put one in a tupperware container to capture any spills.

[pizzaman09]

Terro is good stuff, I break it out when ever I have ant problems at my house. However I am not sure the ants you are having trouble with are sweet eating ants, if they aren't they wont really care for the terro.

[Latarian]

[1fatcat]

Ants HATE diatomaceous earth.

Also, don't spill food or drink in your car. Ants LOVE food and drink....especially sweet food and drink.