ants

I recently had some problems with the sockets in my conservatory...they were tripping the rcbo. On investigation I found two of the backboxes stuffed full of dead Ants. The backboxes have been cleaned out, and the wiring tidied up, but I want to prevent a recurrence. The ants appear to be...

There are gaps in the concrete floor just inside the front door of my house - and a pale blue sheet of plastic (which is, I suppose, a damp-proof course) is by no means intact. Here is an overview: The size of the gaps is shown by the two pound coin that can (just) be seen in the next three...

The darn previous owner of my house simply painted over a couple of rotted areas by the patio door, which was infested with ants! I removed the rotted wood, sprayed the ants, replaced with new wood and placed traps to destroy the ant colony: