For some reason ants have taken to swarming inside my laptop. Why are they doing this? (and no i havent been eating at my laptop). How do i get rid of them without damaging my computer? By the way are they likely to damage anything.
2006-08-14 16:57:46 · 18 answers · asked by nicolette 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Try some Raid
2006-08-14 17:03:20 · answer #1 · answered by Janet K 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
LOL. REAL computer system bugs!!
Can relate to this. The other night there was a tiny 'beastie' INSIDE my TFT screen, between the backlight & the active matrix, wandering about the screen - just glad I resisted the temptation to squeeze!!
The laptop in sealed bag & quick squirt of 'raid' sounds good. But dried out dead ants might cause a short in the future!!
2006-08-14 20:56:01 · answer #2 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could put it in a bag and spray insect killer in the bag tie a knot in the top of it and let it sit for a while,should kill the ants,you could also tale off the battery and put the laptop in your freezer for a few hours,this will kill the ants too,when you remove your laptop from the freezer,don't turn it on right away ,let it sit at room temp overnight for condensation to evaporate,both methods will work,to get rid of the dead ants in the laptop,get yourself some canned air duster from any radio shack or walmart store to blow out the unit
2006-08-14 17:06:59 · answer #3 · answered by chunga12413 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The answer is obvious...
you need norton "ANT" i virus....L.O.L
Ohhhhhhcmon...wheres your sense of humour !!
Or......find an air tight box like tuppawear in the kitchen......stick the lap top in there for as long as you can be without it....a few days even..........maybe the lack of air will do them in?
If none of that works.........take it to a techi who knows how to get the thing apart....and blow em out with compressed air
Put the lap top infront of a George Bush and Tony Blair conference....and bore 'em to death?
2006-08-14 20:27:34 · answer #4 · answered by marmaduke 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Computer Geeks
2006-08-14 17:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by dt 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try vacuuming them out and spray ant poison around your pc. Then make sure you find where their coming from and spray it good.
2006-08-14 17:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you serious. That sucks. Put food by your laptop and maybe theyll go fo r the food instead of your laptop. Then put it in a safe place.
2006-08-14 17:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by I run with scissors 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do NOT put ANY sort of chemical of any kind in your computer. Take it to proffessionals immediately.
2006-08-14 17:42:23 · answer #8 · answered by Aki 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would take it to a computer tech, before taking ppls advice on here
2006-08-14 17:00:47 · answer #9 · answered by ozcall2006 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
cal the orconn man you got big big troubles etc, you got aunts uncles visying you call the orconn man fast here!
2006-08-14 17:02:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋