Comments on: Do Dryer Sheets Repel Ants?

By: Jim Hammer

Jim Hammer — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:06:52 +0000

The dryer sheets seem to keep the mice away except for the one that appears to live behind the stove. I mixed comet, boric acid, and DE since all three were recommended to keep ants out. This was not a huge success. I’m considering poring vodka on the sand hoping the ants will get drunk, have a rock fight and kill each other.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:42:19 +0000

Rick, I will keep that treatment in mind, although with the cost of gasoline it might be cheaper to go with boiling water.

Really, that Amdro stuff seems to work well. I just haven’t tried it in an RV.

By: Rick L

Rick L — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:29:31 +0000

When we lived outside of New Orleans in the fifties, we would pour gas on the anthills and light it. No more anthill, (for a while, anyway). Have even used it here in VA recently. Yeah, they’re moving north.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:12:42 +0000

Ha! The boiling water treatment sounds a little medieval. I’m not too sure about the pepper and mint either. But for some inexplicable reason, the white vinegar sounds promising! Perhaps if we dip our dryer sheets in vinegar…

By: TKBowers

TKBowers — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:59:42 +0000

Here’s what Linda Cobb, author of Queen of Clean, recommends. “For ants on the counter, wipe down with undiluted white vinegar. To prevent ants from coming in the house or getting into cupboards, sprinkle dried mint or red pepper where they are entering the house and in the cupboards.”

The next one is my personal favorite.

“To get rid of anthills, pour 3 gallons of boiling water down them. This is best done when the ants are active and near the surface.” You go girl! ” Do not do this close to flowers or they will die too.”

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:10:41 +0000

Thanks..it took me another week to find this blog again (i’m new here)…i’ll look into the home defense and amdro…I’m really tired of sharing my coach with these pests..I’ll even try the dryer sheets just to add my results to this…thank you everyone

By: Jason B.

Jason B. — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:11:44 +0000

Great post and great info. I’m always looking for alternatives to chemicals so I will have to try this.

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:50:12 +0000

Used uncented dryer sheets have worked for my mother and I many times a longggggg time. Repeat, the dryer sheets work best and not immediatly, after they’re one time use in the dryer. Meaning, after setting the dryer sheets out to work, we must wait 24 hours. Cannot speak of experience parking on top of an ant hill,( to my knowledge) but we place them under the legs of our outside eating table, as soon as we park and with never having a problem with ant visitors during our camping adventures. Perhaps it’s not because of the dryer sheets, though like I said before what ever works works. We are not pestered with the ants.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:07:08 +0000

Jim, the Malibu campground advised that we sprinkle Comet cleanser on the ground outside our trailer. But again, the results were decidedly mixed. Once the ants got inside our RV, they seemed content to ignore our efforts.

I’ve had good success at our house with Amdro fire ant killer. Also, there’s a spray product called “Home Defense” that seems to keep away the creepy crawlies. Your motorhome might benefit from these products.

And if all else fails…just start tossing in dryer sheets.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 08 May 2008 03:36:32 +0000

I parked my new motor home in a stroage yard not knowing that the man hole under it was a haven for ants, i moved my motor home and still have an ant problem, i check it every week and continue to find both living ( and running ants) as well as dead ant carcases throughout the coach….i’m at a loss as to how to kil the little @#$#@* Ant ideas?