Getting rid of laptop ants
74A laptop ants solution.
Have you got laptop ants? Here's a simple, bait free solution. Do this and the ants will simply leave by themselves. I've had the same problem and this fixed it.
Ants in a laptop can be scary. What are they eating? Microchips? Don't panic, just follow these steps and the laptop ants will be gone by morning.
What you'll need to remove laptop ants.
Step 1.
- You'll need a tray which can hold water.
- You'll need something stable which can sit in the water. If you use a bowl it needs to be heavy or it will float.
- You'll need a stick or wooden cooking spoon or something about that length which will not slip if you lean it.
- You'll need a laptop infested with ants. This solution is for serious laptop ants. If you've only got one or two, just brush them off.
Assembling your laptop ants solution.
- Now fill the tray with water. It doesn't need to be full. Just enough to cover the bottom. Put it somewhere where it will not be disturbed.
- Place your stand in the center of the tray.
- Making sure the laptop is off and unplugged, place it carefully on the stand. Be sure that nothing but the stand underneath is touching the laptop.
- Lean the spoon or stick so that it touches the laptop and the surface that the tray is sitting on.
- Leave the set-up overnight.
Why it works.
Why would the laptop ants leave via your spoon bridge?
Ants have powerful survival instincts. Either the ants are in the laptop eating food you've dropped there or they've moved in. In either case they scout the area at all times. Once they realize the chemical trail which got them there (following other ants) no longer leads home they'll look for an alternative. The spoon will eventually be found and they will eventually all follow it. One trail over water is not acceptable and they will not use it to return.
I grew up in India and my father told me (panicky as I was - I had work to do) of this solution. I didn't believe it would work but it was risk free so I did it. The next morning all the ants were gone.
If you've got laptop ants to get rid of, try it. It works.
If you've tried this solution, you are an entomologist in outrage or have any comments or questions, please leave one below. If you've got a friend with ants everywhere and a laptop tell them about this laptop ants solution!
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Thanks jdavis88!
Laugh all you will. When laptop ants strike you, you'll be back!
I've yet to encounter this problem with my computer, thankfully. I will keep it in mind. What a great solution.
Namaste.
Thanks Deborah. It sure helped me.
Wow! People actually get ants in their laptops? I've never heard of that before!!! I've had laptops for years and geeze if I had ants I'd really start wondering what is the deal! Maybe folks should not be eating sweets around their laptop---and if they do, maybe they should wipe it off every now and then!!! LOL!!! Voting up!
Cool thanks libby101a.
Yes, I think ants do often head there for the food. If you've got little kids using your laptop it can be hard to keep the crumbling munchers away (meaning kids). I have no solution for removing kids from laptops.
When I had a serious ant invasion they were looking to move in. I was in India and ants there are always on the look out for new housing opportunities.
If you google it there's a surprising number of people freaking, saying "help! ants are attacking my laptop!"
Wow, this is a first for me. I must say I'm surprised it hasn't happened to me with my "crummy" kids Google chatting and chomping. Anyway, sounds like a good solution for my future problem. Nicely done... Rated UP and all that.
Thank you DoTheMath, I appreciate it. All comments are gold to me as I'm starting out and need all the feedback I can find. Thanks for the follow too.
First of your hubs that I've read... thanks for the smile. :)
Thank you for the comment!
OMG! this actually works. (i'm not really sure if my mac's going to be ant-free but the ants are marching out as I type this from my other pc. XD) rated this awesome. :))
Fantastic! So glad I could help. Thanks for the follow up. Take that ants!
The reason why the ants nest in your laptop is not only because there might be (not a requirement!) morsels of food on/around the laptop, but because it is nice and warm inside the laptop - a fertile breeding ground and ideal place for their nest. Once settled inside, it does not matter if the laptop is switched on or not - they stay if all their requirements are met.
hey...i just read your ant solution..im really having problems with these ants...when i first saw them crawling out of my keyboard n everywhere..1...2...3...then 20..or more... i hope this will really help...thanks
I wish you luck. Let us know how it goes.
I am an Entomologist and I enjoyed this post.
I am currently living in Vietnam and suddenly I had a massive influx of ants into my laptop. After some searching I found this page and greatly appreciated the ingenuity of the proposed solution.
I tried it and found it to be a qualified success. At first I noticed that the ants had no problem going both ways on the spoon, so I tried to narrow the bridge by using a stick of incense instead. Again, they seemed to have no problem going either way. In the meantime however, scores of ants had somehow entered into the moat and lost their lives their. I decided to just remove the bridge and let the ants lose the war by attrition. This took a couple days but seems to have worked. My girlfriend, who is a local, noticed my contraption and told me to just put the laptop outside in direct sunlight, and the ants will leave it. So, if you have a safe place during the day-time to do this, it might be a quicker way to solve the problem.
Maybe the ants knew something was up and were moving assets out of the laptop when I let them have their bridge- I don't know.
My setup was a food carrying tray with a cm or 2 of water and three small glasses the same size upside down in the water. I placed the laptop on these "legs".
It is troublesome to have ants eating inside your laptop. I think they are eating your chips..brain!!! Thanks for solution from India...!!!
Haha looks like it actually worked for me! amazing!!
2 ants so far, if i see too many more i'll try this
See 4. Of things you'll need "You'll need a laptop infested with ants. This solution is for serious laptop ants. If you've only got one or two, just brush them off."
Great information.
Thanks! I never eat or drink at the computer and my laptop is pretty new, but still I have this problem. I'll try it!
this just happened today
i guess its my sister who eats on my laptop...
Wow! What a creative solution :) I left my laptop on my bed and when i came home today, I saw a trail of ants coming from the window to my laptop! Too freaky! I was able to brush off some of them with a keyboard brush. I even put my laptop upside-down and tried to shake it but still a lot of ants remain! I will try this ASAP.. hope it works.. thanks :)
What do you think is the problem if the ants don't go down the spoon bridge? I'm really worried that they won't go down and they would stay in my pc. Please tell me what to do. thank you
this is funny cause i don't think i ever eat in front of my macbook pro. but just now i saw some ants crawling out from my backlighted keyboard. it freaks me out. Im worried if these ants will eat or disturb my mac -.- why is they fucking going inside the keyboards anyways? is there any specific reason why the ants going inside keyboards? except food dropped in or finding new shelter. This is so disgusting.
gosh! i never thought it's as easy as this. thanks dear!
Thank you it worked....no more antz..
THIS WORKED!! wow! i'm so suprised. I also learned some intresting science too.
OMFG ANTS GET OUT OF MY LAPTOP...
BTW Great idea I'm goimg to try it :)
i panicked after i saw bunch of ants crawling into my laptop, and they are coming from the inside too! i was worried. glad that i find this page. it WORKED! no more ants.
thank you! :)
It's great to see so many people successfully getting rid of laptop ants with this solution.
I stumbled upon this yesterday after killing close to 30 ants that had crawled out from under my keyboard. They just kept coming and the last thing I wanted to do was spray stuff all through my computer. And who could be arsed setting up CO2 bombs like other sites suggested? I set this up over night last night. I've been playing on my computer now for around an hour and haven't seen a single ant. I'm telling you now people, THIS WORKS. Thanks Luke. F___ing awesome!!!!!!
Nice Jtak. Thanks for the comment.
thanks a lot!!! i was facing this problem...google led me here i will see if it works out!!!!
I just moved to india (mumbai) and ants are in my macbook pro. This is a creative idea and it got me thinking how to solve my problem. I don't have a bowl, but I moved it to a high shelf and turned it upside down. They are slowly leaving, and I left the ethernet cable so they have a path to go down. Also, from readings forums, indian ants seem to like eating mac computers.
I'm an ant and I found this offensive.
I shall try this solution. It looks like the Electromagnetic fields inside the laptop caused by the components if the laptop are the reason why ants end up inside the laptop. They simply seem to love Electromagnetic fields, the reason for which is still unknown and puzzling many researchers and entomologists.
Thank You so much. I've had ants just now, and I was searching for a solution. Ingenious!
Thank you very much.. I have this problem for months.. Probably people from Asia (due to that small ants population/ climate) will encounter this. Gonna try this today.
i too faced with same problem......some how ants came out after keeping in sunlight for half hour and some keys are not working 5 keys total....what should i do now n how much it cost to repair
I can't tell you how delighted I am that my solution for computer ants is helping people wherever the problem strikes. The more people who know about this, the fewer tears and anxious laptop users there will be. Tell your friends! The answer to computer ants is here!
Also, thanks to those who have added information to the comments,and thanks to all who have commented. If you've tried this, let us know how you go!
These micro ants are everywhere in Africa. I've already lost one laptop because of them and now they've entered the new one as well.
Will try your trick, hopefully should work.
jdavis88 Level 1 Commenter 17 months ago
Ants in a laptop?? lol.. stop eating and blogging!!! funny hub.