On 24/5/07 22:41, in article , "Alan
Holmes" wrote:


"len garden" wrote in message
...
g'day mike,

no is the answer they can cause all sort of problems and bring their
symbiotic bugs in as well.

the best way is to stand the pots in water up the the brim for around
24 hours to flood the nest, keep the water up to the brim but not over
for that period.

then have trays under the pot that will hold water and using those
specila pot stands or pieces of tile etc.,. to use to hold the pot
above that water level that will keep them out so long as none of the
foliage touches anything that the ants can use to climb back into the
pot.

I've never had any real problems with ants in pots or any other part of the
garden, they are a right pain when they get into the house though!


In what way, Alan? I lived in an old house that had them all over the
place. The most fascinating thing I've ever watched was two 'tribes'
fighting. Each tribe was the size of a large soup plate and they were in
the middle of the dining room floor. But if I kept all food covered
securely or sealed, they did us no harm.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
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