How to get rid of ants getting in my air conditioner unit outside ?

Question

Every summer I always have trouble with ants getting in my air conditioner unit outside. It stops cooling. I need help on curing the ant problem instead of paying too much money to Orkin.

Answer 1

Apply insect granules or find a cheap aardvark

Answer 2

Check this site.  Scroll down till you get to ant barriers and see which one works for you.

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-c...

I have a brick home & used the bay leaves in the weeping holes and haven't seen an ant in over 2 months.  I also put ant block granuels I found at Wal-Mart across the threshold of the doors.

Answer 3

We got that ant gel stuff

So cheap- but it worked so good.  They never came back but it's disgusting because ALL the ants come out of the hive to eat this gunk and then by tomorrow they are all dead.  We had them in our kitchen coming in through the fan.  I put this on the fan- and then we had 1,000 ants in the house.... and then the left... and never came back again.  Maybe you can put it on the outside of the unit and kill all those little jerks.

Check out the link- you can buy it anywhere, ace, walmart, kmart- everyone has it.

Answer 4

Do not know where you live? Find a Pyretherum Spray.

In New Zealand there is one called Ant Ban available in a yellow can with a Blue top from our supermarkets, it is excellent and long lasting.

Read about it at .

http://www.dontwaste.com.au/cart/index.p...

Answer 5

HVAC Tech.: I have had good results with SPECTRACIDE fire ant killer granules applied around the units I service once or twice a year.There are other brands that I am sure would serve you well.

Answer 6

If Orkin isn't solving your problem, drop them for a company who can.

Some new products came out about five years ago that make preventing ants very easy and simple. It takes two treatments but can last a long time. You shouldn't even need a monthly service - maybe quarterly (once every three months).

Call around and tell the companies your problem. DO NOT TELL THEM YOU HAVE ORKIN. We all know what Orkin charges and some companies will only beat the price by $5 which could be $50 more than their typical service price anyway. Find a company who is confident they can do the work and prevent the ants.

Answer 7

Hi Angie,

I would try some inexpensive spray that you can find at Walmart before you pay to have an exterminator come out.  

It seems like an easy solution, but it should be an easy problem to fix.  Good luck!

Breathe Pure Air Today  http://www.firstairpurifier.com

Answer 8

Use a mix of cinnamon and sugar. The ants will pick up the sugar, along with the cinnamon, and take it back to their queen. Ants can’t digest cinnamon and once the queen dies from not being able to digest the cinnamon the colony will die without her.

Answer 9

Exterminator. It's worth the price to stay cool.