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ants in my
den. so i've got this big spatulate den growing in lava rock in a big
clay pot. it now has a colony of ants in it. i watched them lugging their offspring across the kitchen floor and up the plant stand and into the bottom of the pot last night, completely bypassing the ant traps. so the question: i was thinking of mixing up some ultrfine and using it as a drench on the pot for a few weeks (usually i use it as a spray if i see critters). thoughts? potential downside to the plant? thx in advance.... --j_a |
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If you have a leak proof container (bucket or such) the at will hold your
pot completely you might try putting the pot in and filling it with water for 30 minutes or so the next time you water the plant. I've read they will probably abandon ship, or was it orchid? Either way if it works it's better than chemicals in the kitchen. Bob wrote in message oups.com... den. so i've got this big spatulate den growing in lava rock in a big clay pot. it now has a colony of ants in it. i watched them lugging their offspring across the kitchen floor and up the plant stand and into the bottom of the pot last night, completely bypassing the ant traps. so the question: i was thinking of mixing up some ultrfine and using it as a drench on the pot for a few weeks (usually i use it as a spray if i see critters). thoughts? potential downside to the plant? thx in advance.... --j_a |
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"Bob Walsh" wrote: If you have a leak proof container (bucket or such) the at will hold your pot completely you might try putting the pot in and filling it with water for 30 minutes or so the next time you water the plant. I've read they will probably abandon ship, or was it orchid? Either way if it works it's better than chemicals in the kitchen. Bob well when i came down this morning there was a swarm thing going on, so right now, the den is on the deck getting rained on and the tray it was in got rinsed in the sink and the majority of them washed down the drain. i may indeed have to do the bucket thing again. :-) had a Shiva-destroyer-of-worlds moment there over the sink, i must admit.... i know, i'm in negative karma with ants. (but i saved a spider last night--! that must be worth something!) --j_a |
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