AntsyAmy

I'm not sure why spray was used over anything else - maybe because the nest was in my neighbours garden and they refused to have it treated? I dare say I'll never know! How long should I leave it there before cleaning it away? No more ants have come through the crack in the skirting today, if I fill it in over the weekend and leave it for another week would it be ok to hoover, clean the skirtings etc as long as no more ants have come through the livingroom? Should any special precautions be taken so as not to spread the residue around? I'd really rather try to clean it away as s

Thanks Dido, much appreciated. If the ants come back, I'll ask about gels.

Thanks Talpa for your reply, I really appreciate it. Yes the sheet that comes with it rather makes it sound very scary indeed. I am a bit of a worrier when it comes to chemicals spreading round the house, for example, the porch was treated, and a package was left in it by a courier after it had dried, and my partner lifted up the package, opened it and then open his beer! I was immediately worried he'd poison himself somehow, but your explanation helps, as I guess even if there was a tiny amount transferred to the package it would be unlikely to be in sufficient quantity to do any damage

Hi, I apologise for this before I ask as I'm no pest expert but having recently bought a very old house by the sea, I'm starting to think it would be a great career choice as there's no end of pests here! Today I had to have someone out to look at some garden ants that are trying to take over my living room area. The skirting/carpet area was treated with Ficam W just in the living room, and the outside of the house was also treated along ground level etc and around the front door. I'm told that once it dries in there's little risk to humans and it will leave some light resi