Need solution to kill ants in garden
Pauline_MA
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Will Ants..in part of garden prevent planting ?
Comments (1)Ignore them. Except for the annoyance of the ant bites, they are not an obstacle to gardening....See MoreShould I kill the ants in my yard just becuase they are there?
Comments (11)I agree with John. For the past 2 years, i used ant/flea/tick killer synthetics. Watched all the wildlife avoid my yard. I was sitting out back with my 2 year old daughter the other day, saw a few ant hills... Made sure they werent fire ants... bastads!! You wouldnt imagine the sheer happiness she and i had to see what seemed like a flock of cardinals feeding off the bugs in my lawn. Birds avoided my lawn in years past due to the chemicals that i laid down to control the ticks. Yes, it was very noticeable especially after the bird watching event me and the 2 yr old had ^^. On another note, you have to be persistent with any type of ant if you want to take em out. Theyll move and rebuild a smaller mound over and over the more you dwindle their numbers. Never seen a product that could fully knock them out in one app. Damien...See MoreUsing borax to kill ants
Comments (49)Boric acid kills ants not borax. Small black ants like living wood and are tough to get rid of them. I hope she has pulled up those wooden timbers because that's probably where they were/are living. Why do you not want these guys in your garden? They're aphid farmers and will carefully put their herds all over your crops. Fire ants are another big no-no to have in your garden, yard or property for that matter. Fire ants are non-native to North America. These tiny terrors kill 1 or 2 people a year generally people with allergies or the bedridden. But they will strip your garden of anything they want, including squash, tomatoes and few other "water" heavy vegetables during a drought. They will attack you if get near their mound, in a swarm attack, with the mound emptying out to go after the invader. For the person who is not allergic it's a stinging fiery bite, that raises a blister on most people. One is annoying, a few are painful but many may make you sick. Keep Benadryl around if you live in fire ant claimed land. Thanks to fire ants each year agricultural losses run somewhere around 6 billion and we all pay for it each time we shop for food, clothes and medicines. I don't like flagrant use of pesticide but there are times we have to do something to protect ourselves, our families, our homes and our gardens from from insects. I use no more then I must, ground based and carefully. As to why I know about fire ants, I became interested in learning about them after nearly dying from them as a small child....See MoreAnts are killing my plants!
Comments (18)I dont know if this is an issue in the UK, but here in Western Australia - what you are describing is generally caused by water repellent soil. Dusty sandy soil can prevent water from penetrating roots and deprive the plant of nutrients and water - even if you are flooding your plant. put a few drops of water into the soil. if it beads up then that is your problem. The solution is simple. buy a wetting agent and add a small amount every few months or so - via a watering can or spraying it. wetting agent is nothing more than a detergent which breaks down the surface tension of the water. You can use household dishwashing liquid but I dont recommend it for regular use as unlike commercially prepared wetting agent - dishwashing detergent will change the PH of your soil. Adding considerable organic content into your soil is also a good solution....See Moreruthieg__tx
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