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Old 01-18-2008, 07:09 PM
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Help - Black Ants in my new C

This is crazy, but....

Over the last week I have been finding black ants crawling on the console over ash tray. Each day I seem to be killing more and more while driving. Not to mention my mind racing and thinking they are crawling on me!!!

Any one have any suggestions on how to eliminate this problem??

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Old 01-18-2008, 07:32 PM
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I had this same problem when I bought my BMW. The car probably just sat on an anthill on the lot.
You'll take about a month killing them all from time to time.
It's embarrassing but other than having the dealer do a complete detail inside and out of the car, they'll keep crawling around
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I'm sorry but LOL I find this very funny
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they might be crawling in from the vents. blast them with some hot air! imagining them crawling on your back gives me the creeps!
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thats awful haha god i hate ****ing bugs, espeically in my car.
Good thing they aint spiders ahahah,
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Originally Posted by IgorDj
thats awful haha god i hate ****ing bugs, espeically in my car.
Good thing they aint spiders ahahah,
In my last car, spiders kept appearing! They usually looked a bit different, so I don't think it was a family or whatever, but every few months one would be hanging from my visor, creepy thing! Scary stuff. ha-ha. I sure hope the MB doesn't get spiders.
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move to the north the freeze will kill them
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Stop eating in the car! lol
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Stop eating in the car! lol
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the ants in your neighborhood has great taste!

A good vacuuming should get rid of them. I don't think you want to fumigate your car.
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They got in the car before you... they're natives... You should be grateful that they let you in their MBWorld...
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Have you car spend a week up here and the cold should kill everything!
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im glad to live in Canada, no bugs yet for another 3months!
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im glad to live in Canada, no bugs yet for another 3months!
No germs, no bugs, no animals, no plants........... no people.
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No germs, no bugs, no animals, no plants........... no people.
HAHAHAHA
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Ants need a path to moisture. That's why a house is protected from ants by treating the foundation.

Unbolt, unplug and remove the seats, to permit a complete cleaning.

No to food in the car.
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Ants in the pants! Fun game.
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Put some ant traps in the car. That should draw them out and kill 'em. I feel for ya.

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