Garden ant infestation
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Comments (39)I keep meat tenderizer in my purse just in case I get bit. You make a paste and it supposedly helps disperse the acid, which lessens the reaction. As far as my yard, I won't take any chances. My 2 year old fortunately hasn't met a fire ant yet. He has gone in the beds and came out scratched from a crown of thorns and some bougies, no crying though. He does have bad reactions to mosquitoes though, hence the bug light. Sorry their worth is not as great as my son's. To Laura, I gave birth to a beneficial yesterday!!! I was digging in some dirt and found a lizard egg. I had just put it on my hand to show DH, and he popped right out. It was too cool!!! I put him back where his egg came from, but I still think I can hear him calling me momma =D Have a good day all Shannon...See Moreusing ant infested soil???
Comments (12)Yesterday I saw a bird in our birdbath I've never before seen. Turns out it's a Northern Flicker which is a woodpecker that eats ants! I was thrilled to learn this as we have more than a few ants. Hope he sticks around and feasts on some of them. Ants are a normal part of living in a forest but doesn't mean I have to like them. I don't try to eradicate them tho as they have their part in the ecology. Today I moved some perennials into a long-time ant hill near some fir trees. Added some compost to the soil and watered the plants well and I think the ants may move to a drier place. They seem to prefer dry areas. I would not consider the decomposed grass/soil as having all necessary nutrients so would add some compost. Does depend on the plants you are planning to grow tho. Some are heavy feeders and some not so....See MoreRemoving Infested Carpenter Ant Tree
Comments (6)The secret to controlling carpenter ants is direct treatment of the colony. Look for the piles of sawdust to locate the entrance. Because worker ants move from the nest to forage for food, their movements may lead to your discovery of the nest opening. Once you find the colony, you can completely eliminate the infestation by injecting a dust formulation of an appropriate insecticide into the stump. A dust formulation is best, because the ants walk through the dust and contaminate the colony. Introduce the dust into the nest through the entrance hole using a hand duster with a tube with a tip that fits snugly in the entrance. It may be necessary to enlarge the hole to fit the duster. You can make a duster from a flexible plastic bottle equipped with a tube tip. Fill the bottle no more than one-third full, insert the tip in the entrance hole, and inject the dust by alternately squeezing and releasing the pressure on the bottle. EcoExempt Dust is perfect for this. http://www.ecopco.com/products.htm...See MoreBlack ants infested my vegetable garden
Comments (3)Ants on plants usually means they are eating sap from holes made by other insects, like aphids. A hard stream of water on plants will knock off aphids. Check along stems and under leaves. Ants live in gardens. Keep plants healthy, and keep other bugs in check and you should have no problem with the ants. By the way, you don't have to add worms. They will just eat the nutrients that are there. Add compost and the worms will come and break that down. Good luck....See Morenightnurse1968 (Suzy)
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