ants everywhere in the garden
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Hi - we have millions of ants in our garden. we have a small lawn and its getting lots of small earth mounds on it where there are ants nests.
have tried powder, granules and liquid.
is got to the stage where we cant lie on the grass anymore and dont really like going bare foot.
any nuclear devices etc that can get rid of them?
thanks
have tried powder, granules and liquid.
is got to the stage where we cant lie on the grass anymore and dont really like going bare foot.
any nuclear devices etc that can get rid of them?
thanks
Get some nematodes online. They arrive in the post, you can keep them in the fridge for a few days. You mix them with with water, and then sprinkle them onto affected areas.
Once you've finished you'll immediately think you've wasted your cash as there's nothing to see, but they do work.
I had a massive problem with about 50 mini ant hills in my lawn. All gone now.
I'm a real sceptic when it comes to natural solutions, but this works better than any chemicals, traps etc.
Once you've finished you'll immediately think you've wasted your cash as there's nothing to see, but they do work.
I had a massive problem with about 50 mini ant hills in my lawn. All gone now.
I'm a real sceptic when it comes to natural solutions, but this works better than any chemicals, traps etc.
Edited by alpertonian on Wednesday 15th May 11:05
alpertonian said:
Get some nematodes online. They arrive in the post, you can keep them in the fridge for a few days. You mix them with with water, and then sprinkle them onto affected areas.
Once you've finished you'll immediately think you've wasted your cash as there's nothing to see, but they do work.
I had a massive problem with about 50 mini ant hills in my lawn. All gone now.
I'm a real sceptic when it comes to natural solutions, but this works better than any chemicals, traps etc.
interesting will have a look thanksOnce you've finished you'll immediately think you've wasted your cash as there's nothing to see, but they do work.
I had a massive problem with about 50 mini ant hills in my lawn. All gone now.
I'm a real sceptic when it comes to natural solutions, but this works better than any chemicals, traps etc.
Edited by alpertonian on Wednesday 15th May 11:05
I went for the ant baits made by Home Defence Ant Stop!, 4 quid for a pack of 2 from wilko or ebay.
Last 3 months, just bought 2 packs of 4 and put each one in each corner of garden, 2-3 days later can only see 1-2 ants wondering around where as before was 50.
First time I have seen anything work that fast. Apparently though does not work on red ants, most products dont oddly since they are very different only black ants.
Its important to leave the dead ants around since other ants take them as food which is full of poison back to the home and infect the rest, they should quickly move home or die then.
Last 3 months, just bought 2 packs of 4 and put each one in each corner of garden, 2-3 days later can only see 1-2 ants wondering around where as before was 50.
First time I have seen anything work that fast. Apparently though does not work on red ants, most products dont oddly since they are very different only black ants.
Its important to leave the dead ants around since other ants take them as food which is full of poison back to the home and infect the rest, they should quickly move home or die then.
Just an update to this, from the post above I also bought some ant stop. Got 2x twin packs from amazon for £10 delivered. I recently did tons of garden works including laying a new turf lawn. Prior to all this I never ever had ants, since all the work the path ways were crawling with them.
I went a little OTT and chucked all four bait traps down. I didn’t know where the nest was so simply stuck a trap wherever there was a trail of ants. Sure enough 2 days later and I may see one or two ants, certainly 99% less than before.
How long will it last and will they come back.. can’t say, but for an immediate and effective solution I give these a 10/10
Fb
I went a little OTT and chucked all four bait traps down. I didn’t know where the nest was so simply stuck a trap wherever there was a trail of ants. Sure enough 2 days later and I may see one or two ants, certainly 99% less than before.
How long will it last and will they come back.. can’t say, but for an immediate and effective solution I give these a 10/10
Fb
We had what can only be described as an infestation all around our property. As you say OP, it was preventing us being able to use the garden. BBq’s were out of the question.
We used maxforce LN bait stations found on amazon. Worked an absolute treat.
I lifted some patio slabs last year after the mass killing and the channels the little sods had dug everywhere were impressive. They had created a proper underground community, probably over decades.
Anyway, all gone now.
We used maxforce LN bait stations found on amazon. Worked an absolute treat.
I lifted some patio slabs last year after the mass killing and the channels the little sods had dug everywhere were impressive. They had created a proper underground community, probably over decades.
Anyway, all gone now.
alpertonian said:
Get some nematodes online. They arrive in the post, you can keep them in the fridge for a few days. You mix them with with water, and then sprinkle them onto affected areas.
Once you've finished you'll immediately think you've wasted your cash as there's nothing to see, but they do work.
I had a massive problem with about 50 mini ant hills in my lawn. All gone now.
I'm a real sceptic when it comes to natural solutions, but this works better than any chemicals, traps etc.
Yep. Used this in our last garden, will also cut down slug & snail numbers dramatically.Once you've finished you'll immediately think you've wasted your cash as there's nothing to see, but they do work.
I had a massive problem with about 50 mini ant hills in my lawn. All gone now.
I'm a real sceptic when it comes to natural solutions, but this works better than any chemicals, traps etc.
Edited by alpertonian on Wednesday 15th May 11:05
update from 1 week after using Home Defence Ant Stop!
I saw a nice sand pile dug up part in-between a freshly laid patio slab barely few weeks old, just goes to show you ants have there lovely home right under any flat patio surface !
1 ant crawling around it, a few more ants this time wondering around the traps but certainly a lot less then the pile of 50 around some dead flowers leaves pile.
Its very important to not clean away the dirt or dead ants away since they carry the dead back home and then eat and spread the poison, the perfect Trojan horse really.
I I think you just have to keep buying these ant baits all year round to keep your land ant free but my main concern is if there are no black ants then red ants will take over and there is no product I believe for red ants !
I saw a nice sand pile dug up part in-between a freshly laid patio slab barely few weeks old, just goes to show you ants have there lovely home right under any flat patio surface !
1 ant crawling around it, a few more ants this time wondering around the traps but certainly a lot less then the pile of 50 around some dead flowers leaves pile.
Its very important to not clean away the dirt or dead ants away since they carry the dead back home and then eat and spread the poison, the perfect Trojan horse really.
I I think you just have to keep buying these ant baits all year round to keep your land ant free but my main concern is if there are no black ants then red ants will take over and there is no product I believe for red ants !
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