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Posted: 3/21/2021 12:03:32 AM EDT
Ok, so the last few times I've checked the mail it's had hornets and 1970's B Movie numbers of ants IN the mail. Like envelopes full of ants and today, this box.
  Fortunately it was pretty cool outside when I checked the mail so most of them were very lethargic. Also fortunately, I decided to open the box instead of just leaving it on the kitchen island as I had initially intended to do. |
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Posted: 3/21/2021 9:45:54 AM EDT
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Meh, when the box says “do not shake the bees” then start to worry. If they were actually alive I’d think it’s related to the facility closest to your house, or they are getting in the package when it gets there. You could call, doubt it would change much.
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Posted: 3/21/2021 10:31:08 AM EDT
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Wow
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Posted: 3/21/2021 10:58:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Meh, when the box says “do not shake the bees” then start to worry. If they were actually alive I’d think it’s related to the facility closest to your house, or they are getting in the package when it gets there. You could call, doubt it would change much. They were very much alive lol. The only thing I can figure is that a giant and colony has built their complex around the mailbox post and they see the mailbox as their penthouse suite. Gonna try spraying the post with bug spray and see if that helps. Of course, it may just be that ants have conquered us as a species and we should submit before more innocent mail is harmed. One or the other. |
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Posted: 3/21/2021 4:59:09 PM EDT
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My wife would never bring mail in the house again....not that she is terrified of them....she simply despises them................
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Posted: 3/21/2021 9:13:32 PM EDT
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Never saw anything like that before!
 Get some Amdro ant killer and sprinkle it liberally around your mailbox. That stuff is the bomb on fire ants!!! |
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Posted: 3/22/2021 9:53:46 AM EDT
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I'm going to guess they are argentine ants and regular bug spray won't kill them, you'll need something like terro liquid baits to kill the nest or spray something like fipronil.
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Posted: 3/22/2021 12:57:12 PM EDT
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We have a similar problem. We leave ant traps in our mailbox year round. It definitely helps.
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Posted: 3/22/2021 9:22:26 PM EDT
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I'm not sure why they find the mail so appealing. There's never been any kind of food in there. It's just weird.
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Posted: 3/24/2021 9:18:35 PM EDT
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It looks like all the ants had crawled up into that box that night because after killing them there hasn't been anymore. Why they all went in the box I don't know but it may have been fortunate. At least for now, they seem to be gone
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Posted: 3/24/2021 10:35:08 PM EDT
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The odd little spider or baby roach every once and awhile is all I ever find. But I am okay with that.
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Posted: 3/25/2021 2:04:56 PM EDT
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This happens to the breaker panel for my dock EVERY year and usually costs me at least one breaker.
I have started leaving ant killer in there. |
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Posted: 3/25/2021 5:18:10 PM EDT
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Awesome screen name! I love that cartoon.
Here's my Stimpy I scored while working at Blockbuster during it's heyday. Still a little irritated I couldn't snag the Ren. Stimpson  And a gratuitous butt pic lol.  |
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Posted: 3/25/2021 5:43:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome screen name! I love that cartoon. Here's my Stimpy I scored while working at Blockbuster during it's heyday. Still a little irritated I couldn't snag the Ren. Stimpson https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51071156118_f5fab9a332_c.jpg And a gratuitous butt pic lol. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51071851931_19df9540b5_c.jpg I have a stimpy doll that farts when you squeeze him. STIIIIINYYYYY!!! |
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Posted: 3/25/2021 10:02:31 PM EDT
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LOL. He talks to farts man! - Christmas special
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Posted: 3/26/2021 10:34:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL. He talks to farts man! - Christmas special 
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