My computer has been bugged. Again.

rgrowden · Post by **rgrowden** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:27 am

Couple of days ago I turned on the laptop. After a minute, little ants started crawling out of it- dozens of them. Happens once a year here, lasts for a week, then they're gone for another year. Only happens in Cambodia. Much as I respect the Khmer take on all life being sacred, these buggers BITE! So I'm a mass killer for a week a year. Anyone have this problem? I assume they breed inside, maybe eat glue or something edible that the computer is made of. A small thing, but I figured I'd throw it out there.

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:30 am

Damn, lol, take it to a shop to get cleaned out. Surely they'll cause long-term problems with your computer if they stay in there, breeding and shitting, and maybe nibbling on random circuits.

Deadbeat_dad · Post by **Deadbeat_dad** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:33 am

The place I take my computer to every few months charges like $5 for a complete clean

xandreu · Post by **xandreu** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:43 am

Have you spilled anything on it? Especially anything sweet. You may have been lucky that it was just a few drops that managed to evade anything critical inside the laptop, but may have left a residue that attracts the ants?

Post by **Freightdog** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:43 am

xandreu wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:43 am Have you spilled anything on it? Especially anything sweet. You may have been lucky that it was just a few drops that managed to evade anything critical inside the laptop, but may have left a residue that attracts the ants?

And crumbs. Especially if the kids are tampering.

violet · Post by **violet** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:09 pm

Haha I’ve experienced the same in Cambodia. I just squished them all.

Flexxman · Post by **Flexxman** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:59 pm

Ants do not like copper and will not cross a wire. Not sure if it works with all ants but you could try to ring-fence off the laptop with a copper wire on the table around it when not in use. Or copper coins. I think I have read on CEO the trick using baking soda for the same purpose works. YMMV!

https://www.pestsbanned.com/ants/can-ants-cross-copper/

rgrowden · Post by **rgrowden** » Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:22 am

Thanks for the suggestions. Turned it on today, no ants - for another year.

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:47 am

If you buy a stun gun from Central Market ($10) and use it on the frame of your PC, the shock will kill them all in an instant.

It might be a good idea to unplug it first.

orussey98 · Post by **orussey98** » Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:35 am

rgrowden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:27 am Couple of days ago I turned on the laptop. After a minute, little ants started crawling out of it- dozens of them. Happens once a year here, lasts for a week, then they're gone for another year. Only happens in Cambodia. Much as I respect the Khmer take on all life being sacred, these buggers BITE! So I'm a mass killer for a week a year. Anyone have this problem? I assume they breed inside, maybe eat glue or something edible that the computer is made of. A small thing, but I figured I'd throw it out there.

My guess is they eat the thermal paste.

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