Ants in the keyboard. Yes, ants. You heard right.

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Ants in the keyboard. Yes, ants. You heard right.

Alright so my computer is apparently filled with ants, not the big fat ones either but itty-bitty ones that can easily get through the space around the keys. Even as I'm typing I'm having to stop every now and again to take the time out to squash the terrified little insects as the scurry from the hammering keys. My question is if it is possible to remove this plastic plate that surrounds the keys so I can blast this infestation out with some canned air.

Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jul 30, 2010 6:36 AM

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Answer 1

BethBA

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Aug 8, 2010 6:29 AM in response to Kuushi

What if you totally powered down and put it in a sealed 2 gallon zipper seal plastic bag for a bit. Would it kill them all? Maybe put something sweet and sticky in a little container away from the computer to attract them out of the keyboard?
This breaks the rule of "having tried it" but hey, I don't want to have to try this.
Good luck to you. It makes me a little itchy just thinking about it.

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Aug 8, 2010 10:22 AM in response to Kuushi

Yeah, I'd get one of those ant traps with the sticky liquid/gel stuff inside, so the ants get trapped and can't go back to die in your laptop keyboard.

Set 2-3 of them out near your laptop to draw the ants away, and then maybe vacuum out your keyboard because you probably spilled something in there that attracted the ants in the first place.

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