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Old 05-05-2006, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Taz
At the risk of sounding useful... I've bought slug nematodes from the
link below and they worked fine, so it might be worth a try with ants.
Though a boiling kettle is more fun.

http://www.greengardener.co.uk/repel.htm

Having tried nematodes, I think the mode of action described by Just Green on their website www.just-green.com is probably the correct one. The nematodes annoy the ant colony, so they move the nest to another location. Just don't tell the neighbours!