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From: ian on 2 May 2007 02:22 With the ant season upon us again, my wife has been trying to locate Nippon Gel, but nobody seems to stock it any more. Has it perhaps been withdrawn for PC (politically crass) elf n' safety reasons? Suggestions anyone for an alternative? (preferably a gel rather than a powder, as powder tends to blow away). -- Ian
From: Andy Hall on 2 May 2007 02:38 On 2007-05-02 07:22:56 +0100, ian <ian(a)nospam.net> said: > With the ant season upon us again, my wife has been trying to locate > Nippon Gel, but nobody seems to stock it any more. > > Has it perhaps been withdrawn for PC (politically crass) elf n' safety reasons? > > Suggestions anyone for an alternative? (preferably a gel rather than a > powder, as powder tends to blow away). Put the powder in little containers with holes in the sides.
From: Splodge on 2 May 2007 02:42 "ian" <ian(a)nospam.net> wrote in message news:kcAWlgD24COGFw3l(a)nospam.net... > With the ant season upon us again, my wife has been trying to locate > Nippon Gel, but nobody seems to stock it any more. > > Has it perhaps been withdrawn for PC (politically crass) elf n' safety > reasons? > > Suggestions anyone for an alternative? (preferably a gel rather than a > powder, as powder tends to blow away). > I tried to get Nippon last year but had no success Ian. I eventually went to Focus and bought something called "Ant Stop" which has two bait stations - small circular plastic things where the ants crawl into. Whether used inside or out, it doesn't leave any powder - just dead ants. It worked for me, although when I found where they were coming from outside, a few kettles of boiling water finished them off. Splodge
From: Tim S on 2 May 2007 03:30 ian wrote: > With the ant season upon us again, my wife has been trying to locate > Nippon Gel, but nobody seems to stock it any more. > > Has it perhaps been withdrawn for PC (politically crass) elf n' safety > reasons? > > Suggestions anyone for an alternative? (preferably a gel rather than a > powder, as powder tends to blow away). > I bought some last summer from a "proper" hardware store in Paddock Wood, Kent. They also sell caustic soda and spirits of salts. None looked like old stock so they seem to be able to get all the interesting traditional things without any trouble... Cheers Tim
From: Bob Eager on 2 May 2007 03:46
On Wed, 2 May 2007 06:22:56 UTC, ian <ian(a)nospam.net> wrote: > With the ant season upon us again, my wife has been trying to locate > Nippon Gel, but nobody seems to stock it any more. > > Has it perhaps been withdrawn for PC (politically crass) elf n' safety > reasons? > > Suggestions anyone for an alternative? (preferably a gel rather than a > powder, as powder tends to blow away). I had trouble finding it a few months ago. Got it in Homebase (yuk) in the end. -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by http://www.diybanter.com |