kaiwakong Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Today, I recieved a call from the owner of the resturant where i have a machine at and omg there was a lot of ants. replaced that machine and placed double sided tape. Hope that fixes the problem. What are the out comes after using double sided tape? Is it better than vasaline?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanmutt Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I was wondering about this too. I just placed a machine and as a preventative measure I spayed raid on the base and pole. I was thinking about spaying everytime the machines are filled. This has worked for me in a getto golpher house I lived in a few years ago to keep them out of my kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Kiawa, Make sure the tape is of sufficient width to trap the ants. Regular scotch tape size won't cut it. Is the tape you are using at least the width of a roll of duct tape? In addition, make sure your machine is not in contact with anything around it such as curtains, furniture or the wall. Ants will use anything that touches your machine above the tape as a bridge. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiwakong Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 I sure did use a sufficent amount... i could only find ugly off white double sided tape that was 1.5in in width, so i wrapped it twice making it 3 inches in width. Where do you find clear??? Also i moved my machine a little bit over away from the plant. There for no way for the ants to get up there unless they get past the trap tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Another option is to apply a modest amount of petrolium jelly, vaseline, etc to the top of the pole, just under the head. They can't get past this to the vending head and it's not visable to the public. Has worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Yes the Vaseline is another option that I have recently abandoned in favor of the tape. I have noticed that the jelly has a tendency to run down the pole in warmer weather. Also, I find it very messy if I have to move the machine. I usually grab machines at the top of the pole forgetting about the jelly and it gets all over my hands and in turn, it gets on the machine. Both options work well for their purpose. I choose the tape because its cleaner. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiwakong Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 So far so good, I have contacted the location and they say there are no more ants. I think i'm going to do it to all the machines so that I don't take the chance of a loss again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpapageorgio Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Let me help you all out... The best thing to use is Pam (the cooking spray). I had ants at a location, replaced product and machine, and now I don't! Spray a modest amount on the base and bottom of the pole. It’s toxic free and environmentally friendly too. I wipe down and spray this on every one of my machines every time I service it. Of course I just started so this is my only testimonial to this tactic. However it makes sense because the petroleum jelly serves the same principle…they do not like it or can’t crawl through it. RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 RJ, I'm wondering what kind of residue the Pam would leave? Do you wipe it down after spraying or just spray it and leave it? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusherman Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Let me help you all out... The best thing to use is Pam (the cooking spray). I had ants at a location, replaced product and machine, and now I don't! Spray a modest amount on the base and bottom of the pole. It’s toxic free and environmentally friendly too. I wipe down and spray this on every one of my machines every time I service it. Of course I just started so this is my only testimonial to this tactic. However it makes sense because the petroleum jelly serves the same principle…they do not like it or can’t crawl through it. RJ if i have to spray it everytime i serviced the machine....i'm out. nuthin like a little vasoline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpapageorgio Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Spray it and leave it. It leaves a shiny coat on the base. RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiwakong Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 haha the tape did the trick, found like 3 ants stuck to the tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo7068 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I bought some double sided carpet tape from home depot, and this stuff is dangerously sticky. It was fairly cheap, and I prefer it to messy vasaline any day. I can only imagine what a parent would say if the kid had vaseline all over them from touching a candy machine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiwakong Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 i went to home depot and they didnt have any good width double sided tape. But ill check a different one next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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