"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.

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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.

"Jonno" wrote in message
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"Sandgroper" wrote in message
...

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

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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....

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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.
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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


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No white ants but plenty of the black argentinian ants....[/quote]


Now that's a thought jonno! If DIPEL works on argentinian ants it would be a sensation. But Argentinians aren't black? They're a honey colour. i once did an article on Argentinian ants and researched pretty thoroughly. The ag. board entymologist demonstrated to me that sometimes the only way to distinguish argentinian ants from other similar species is to count the 'teeth' on the mandibles under a microscope.

there's a much darker 'coastal brown ant' that might be your problem. But your not a whole lot better off if it is :-) but a bit I think.

A good way of using dipel on white ants would be to insert a capped length of PVC pipe into the nearby soil with some slots in the side and stuffed with paper.

godwin wrote:

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.
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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


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


Now that's a thought jonno! If DIPEL works on argentinian ants it would
be a sensation. But Argentinians aren't black? They're a honey colour. i
once did an article on Argentinian ants and researched pretty thoroughly.
The ag. board entymologist demonstrated to me that sometimes the only way
to distinguish argentinian ants from other similar species is to count
the 'teeth' on the mandibles under a microscope.

there's a much darker 'coastal brown ant' that might be your problem. But
your not a whole lot better off if it is :-) but a bit I think.

A good way of using dipel on white ants would be to insert a capped
length of PVC pipe into the nearby soil with some slots in the side and
stuffed with paper.


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They are honey coloured.. Yep. Wasn't thinking... :-(

Jonno wrote:
godwin wrote:

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


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


Now that's a thought jonno! If DIPEL works on argentinian ants it would
be a sensation. But Argentinians aren't black? They're a honey colour. i
once did an article on Argentinian ants and researched pretty
thoroughly.
The ag. board entymologist demonstrated to me that sometimes the only
way
to distinguish argentinian ants from other similar species is to count
the 'teeth' on the mandibles under a microscope.
there's a much darker 'coastal brown ant' that might be your problem.
But
your not a whole lot better off if it is :-) but a bit I think.
A good way of using dipel on white ants would be to insert a capped
length of PVC pipe into the nearby soil with some slots in the side and
stuffed with paper.


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They are honey coloured.. Yep. Wasn't thinking... :-([/color]
Apparently Melbourne where I live has one of the largest single colony
of Argentinian ants in the world. Why is it so?
It hasn't got any enemies due to all the colony being related to each
other...by species...
Now if dipel could wipe em out, we'd be much happier...Doesnt work on
pollies does it?

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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.
[/color]

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


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No white ants but plenty of the black argentinian ants....[/quote]


Now that's a thought jonno! If DIPEL works on argentinian ants it would be a sensation. But Argentinians aren't black? They're a honey colour. i once did an article on Argentinian ants and researched pretty thoroughly. The ag. board entymologist demonstrated to me that sometimes the only way to distinguish argentinian ants from other similar species is to count the 'teeth' on the mandibles under a microscope.

there's a much darker 'coastal brown ant' that might be your problem. But your not a whole lot better off if it is :-) but a bit I think.

A good way of using dipel on white ants would be to insert a capped length of PVC pipe into the nearby soil with some slots in the side and stuffed with paper.

thanks for the info... i'll get some today. We live in white ant territory
here so it won't go to waste.
cheers

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"Sandgroper" wrote in message
...
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.