[BC] Ants in Optimod

[Cowboy]

On Sunday 27 April 2008 02:59 am, Warren Mead wrote:
>  Just discovered small black ants crawling on (and into) our Optimod 9200. 
>  They are entering via a small gap near the front on top.
>  
>  Still works OK. Put some ant powder around the unit yesterday, but seems to 
>  have made no difference.  I'll take it off air and check for nests inside 
>  the 9200 in the coming days.  Whats the best stuff for repelling ants from 
>  tasty electrical equipment?

 Surprisingly, Febreze ! It's a great repellent.
 Discovered quite by accident by my ( former ) woman in a panic
 to spray SOMETHING on a newly discovered infestation 
 about a year ago.

 I'm inclined to the pyrethrin based flea and tick stuff, though you
 pretty much need to get it in place BEFORE they appear. It's residual
 for about 90 days, and bio-degrades in that time.
 It's extremely toxic to cats, so be aware of that.
 Pyrethrins are fatal to about all insects, though getting tough to find
 in sufficient concentrations. The pro's use something like 27%
 while us mere mortals can't buy it above 2 or 3 percent. 

 Like almost anything, there is residue from both of these.

 Gasoline works really well, too, but I don't recommend it for
 reasons that should be obvious.

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Cowboy