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04-05-2006, 01:53 AM posted to aus.gardens

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"Jonno" wrote in message
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"Sandgroper" wrote in message
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I noticed what I think to be white ant activity in a gum tree near
my vegie
garden this morning. Any suggestions on how to save the tree but,
more
importantly, kill the ants!
Cheers, Carmel

Use 'DIPEL' which contains a bacteria, available from any (good)
garden centre. (intended for caterpillars, but works like a charm)

Mix it up a sachet and pour it around & on the tree, including into
where you disturbed them (disturb them as much as possible). They
will carry this bacteria back into the nest & wipe out the whole
nest.

It also kills many species of nuisance ants.

Environmentally friendly too.

Feedback if this works please. Dont breathe the dust from this stuff
as it may be harmfull if not observed.
Really great stuff to stop cabbage flutterbies.

It works great. I originally found out about this from an article in a
science magazine some years ago.

I tried it at home as we had persistent termites in the backyard. Now
they are no longer there and they are gone from the surrounding
properties also. They must travel quite a distance underground.

Cheers

No white ants but plenty of the black argentinian ants....