On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:48:41 +0100, "pied piper"
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Endulini wrote:

My lawn has a number of bald patches where ants have been churning up the
earth (I presume it's ants as they coming swarming out whenever I mow). Do
I
need to treat these with ant killer to stop the same problem next year or
can I assume the ants will move on and just put some Patch-Magic or resow
to
regenerate them?

Cut weekly to stop the anthill building up

Bob Flowerdew on GQT has more than once suggested this organic method
of dealing with ants. I cannot vouch for it's efficacy as I don't
have a lawn!
Where there is an ant colony, get some clean, empty tins (eg baked
bean tins). Invert them over the ant activity.
He says that the ants will take their larvae up to the highest,
darkest place, such as the tin. Then you go out and retrieve the tin
of ant larvae and feed it to your goldfish, or your hens, or otherwise
dispose or them.
Has anyone tried this?

Pam in Bristol