Vaseline vs Ants

[Azymondias&Ryn]

I have recently suffered an ant attack on my Dubia roach colony. I have reason to believe they were responsible for killing a ton of my colony. Fortunately right before the attack I separated the babies from the adults for the first time meaning there is hope for a strong recovery. After cleaning everything out and removing the ant trail, they still made their way to the container the roaches were in. One difference from before. They never made it inside. I lined all my containers with Vaseline and it looks to be working. How long will this last? Will they go away once they realize their food source has been cut off? Does Vaseline ensure my colonies’ safety? What else can I do?

 

[KarrieRee]

I have recently suffered an ant attack on my Dubia roach colony. I have reason to believe they were responsible for killing a ton of my colony. Fortunately right before the attack I separated the babies from the adults for the first time meaning there is hope for a strong recovery. After cleaning everything out and removing the ant trail, they still made their way to the container the roaches were in. One difference from before. They never made it inside. I lined all my containers with Vaseline and it looks to be working. How long will this last? Will they go away once they realize their food source has been cut off? Does Vaseline ensure my colonies’ safety? What else can I do?

If anyone can help please help
@AHBD
@CooperDragon
@Claudiusx

 

[AHBD]

Yes I used it long ago on a colony and it seemed to keep a good barrier. After a few months, you can wipe the old stuff off + apply a little new .

 

[xp29]

I had never heard of that before, but i can see were it would work. Thats pretty clever.

 

[AHBD]

Yes, you smear about a 2 " wide near the top on the inside or outside of the container.

 

[Azymondias&Ryn]

I have recently suffered an ant attack on my Dubia roach colony. I have reason to believe they were responsible for killing a ton of my colony. Fortunately right before the attack I separated the babies from the adults for the first time meaning there is hope for a strong recovery. After cleaning everything out and removing the ant trail, they still made their way to the container the roaches were in. One difference from before. They never made it inside. I lined all my containers with Vaseline and it looks to be working. How long will this last? Will they go away once they realize their food source has been cut off? Does Vaseline ensure my colonies’ safety? What else can I do?

I have also bought Pic Ant Killer bait. Now we wait.

 

[fcooper]

Had the same thing happen last month. An almost a whole colony of fire ants in the bin. Luckily I lost maybe 20 of them. Caught it in time. I raised it with soapy water around the legs, ant and roach caulk around the wall for about a week, and over and out ant bait in the yard.