Ants !
 

Dear All,

I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine earth
and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid of
them ?

Ants !
 

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"adm" writes:
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| I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine earth
| and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid of
| them ?

Concrete over the lawn.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"adm" writes:
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| I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine
earth
| and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid
of
| them ?

Concrete over the lawn.

Or buy a small anteater.

No gardener should be afraid of a little aardvark.
--
Brian

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"Brian Watson" writes:
| "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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| In article ,
| "adm" writes:
| |
| | I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine
| earth
| | and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid
| of
| | them ?
|
| Concrete over the lawn.
|
| Or buy a small anteater.
|
| No gardener should be afraid of a little aardvark.

Very true. Though that might be a gnu idea to anyone who thought that
television programs were an accurate reflection.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
"Brian Watson" writes:
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"adm" writes:

I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very
fine earth and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can
be done to get rid of them ?

Concrete over the lawn.

Or buy a small anteater.

No gardener should be afraid of a little aardvark.

Very true. Though that might be a gnu idea to anyone who thought that
television programs were an accurate reflection.

Termite be some truth in that, workers just have to soldier on.

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Phil L wrote:
Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
"Brian Watson" writes:
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"adm" writes:

I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very
fine earth and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can
be done to get rid of them ?

Concrete over the lawn.

Or buy a small anteater.

No gardener should be afraid of a little aardvark.

genius!


Very true. Though that might be a gnu idea to anyone who thought that
television programs were an accurate reflection.

Termite be some truth in that, workers just have to soldier on.

And I hear formica is coming back in fashion so you could be the envy
of the neighbourhood!

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"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"adm" writes:
|
| I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine
earth
| and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get
rid
of
| them ?

Concrete over the lawn.

Or buy a small anteater.

No gardener should be afraid of a little aardvark.
--
Brian


Akidna like your style there ( Jimmy )



michael adams

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adm wrote:
Dear All,

I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine earth
and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid of
them ?

When I was a kid we used to pour boiling water over them. Whether it
actually works or not I don't know.

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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"adm" writes:
|
| I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine
earth
| and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid
of
| them ?

Concrete over the lawn.


Hmmmm......(thinks)..........

No. Although Astroturf might work.




Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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adm wrote:
Dear All,

I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine
earth
and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid of
them ?

When I was a kid we used to pour boiling water over them. Whether it
actually works or not I don't know.

Oh well - it's worth a go I suppose.

I was kind of wondering if anyone had any experience of suing chemicals or
nematodes for example....

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advice from the RHS

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0701/ants.asp

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"adm" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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adm wrote:
Dear All,

I have several ant nests in my lawn - they kick up a lot of very fine
earth
and make the lawn lumpy. Is there anything that can be done to get rid
of
them ?

When I was a kid we used to pour boiling water over them. Whether it
actually works or not I don't know.

Oh well - it's worth a go I suppose.

I was kind of wondering if anyone had any experience of suing chemicals or
nematodes for example....



I am told that suing sodium tetraborate (borax) the main ingredient of
Nippon is effective. I do not know whether it's the boron that kills em or
the fact that the stuff is alkaline.
Either way do not try *suing* the chemical company if it does not work.

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"adm" wrote in message
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I was kind of wondering if anyone had any experience of suing chemicals or
nematodes for example....

Chemical companies are more likely to retain employ lawyers than nematodes
do.

--
Brian

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"adm" wrote in message
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I was kind of wondering if anyone had any experience of suing
chemicals or
nematodes for example....

Chemical companies are more likely to retain employ lawyers than nematodes
do.

I've known a couple of slugs who were also fully qualified lawyers.

Janet

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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