Ants nesting IN my orchid pot media
ms_minnamouse
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Comments (3)There are ants and then there are ANTS. On a visit to my sons ranch in Colorado he took me around the fields. I could not help notice low mounds with no vegetative growth within five feet of the center of the mounds. He explained they were ant mounds. When I asked what could be done about them he said "stay away from them". Which is what I did. Al...See MoreAnts in my lemon tree pots.......
Comments (17)Patty, my interest is not in an argument, so I will make one further comment and then yield to your expertise. I agree with and enjoy most of your postings, I just do not agree with this one... You recommended that the original poster: quote: "Set the little ant bait traps in your pot, and on the ground around your pot. The ants will take the bait back to their nest (which is in your pot) and will die." The entire amount of the miniscule amount (that has the ability to wipe out a nest, so say you), if laying on the surface of the soil in the container, has the potential to enter the soil. I have never read anything written by Vince Lazaneo, and doing a brief search on the subject with his name and the issue of using ant bait in and around container citrus, I came up empty. Certainly not an exhaustive search, but I would be interested in reading it if you have the reference or a link to the article. Looking at the boron concentrations in fertilizers with minors and in liquid minor additives, I note that the rate of boron is miniscule before dilution. Miniscule before dilution is indeed extremely miniscule after proper dilution. I will end with saying that my caution still stands, and I would not recommend it. I would say especially with a young seedling, however that might imply that my recommendation would be lax for anything more mature, which is not the case. My assumption is that the original poster, who cares enough for this little seedling to seek advice from this forum, wants to save this little tree from ants. I am sure that he/she does not want to risk killing it with the cure. Barb...See MoreAnts in my pants (pot)!!!
Comments (13)Yes I've been to the the Garden's property when it was open to the public to display and sell the wife's paintings during the annual Maui Artist Open Studio event.. I bought an Adenium Obesum (white with shocking pink edging) from the husband.. It is this plant which rewarded me with a seed pod this past Spring.. Because of much travelling this year, I only found time in August to plant the seeds.. The plant must have great genetics because every single seed germinated.. And now I am a slave to 76 seedlings; hauling them back and forth across my patio to give them filtered sunlight to avoid cooking them in our tropical heat.. Fortunately for me, my hubby is handy with tools and built 2 carts to wheel the pots around.. Can't wait for the day when the plants can take full sun.. I don't need this kind of stress in my life, LOL.. Thanks again for everyone taking time to comment.....See MoreAnts in my cymbidium pot
Comments (5)Are these new pseudo bulbs on Aurantiaca orchid? HU- check the conversation shown here, where I talked to someone about ants in orchid pots. Now, I can't speak for Australian ants, but most I have come in contact with aren't much more than just pests to orchid plants. Submerging your orchid in water for a couple of hours will not harm it--much like a long rainstorm. So long as you let it get nice and dry before you water again so you don't start root rot, you will be ok. If you don't want to actually kill the ants, then build them an escape route. something placed between the submerged pot and the side of the water container will allow the entire colony to escape with the queen and most of the eggs. Then move the pot. If you would prefer dead ants, submerge the pot just to the rim, and spray it with insecticide. Poof, all ants dead. Bill...See Morebob123how
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