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Old 23-07-2004, 12:03 AM
 
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Default What is the best way to kill ants?

On 22 Jul 2004 20:05:39 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

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Kate Morgan wrote:

Why bother, they do little harm

I disagree. They undermine concrete slabs and cause them to settle
unevenly, and if their nests are in the roots of a plant, that plant
can die from lack of moisture in dry weather. And they cause humps in
the lawn that get scalped by the mower (and it's not set that low!).


Yes I agree with all of that


And that's serious harm?

For heaven's sake, gardening is about living with nature. If you
don't want to give an inch, you are the sort of person that regards
Monsanto as a "green" company. You can't eliminate ants without
creating a totally artficial ecology.


If you eliminate ants, who is going to milk the greenflies
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Martin