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 ?

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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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"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:
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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 ?
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| Concrete over the lawn.
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| Or buy a small anteater.
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| 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.

Nick Maclaren wrote:
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"Brian Watson" writes:
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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.

Phil L wrote:
Nick Maclaren wrote:
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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.

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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"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


Akidna like your style there ( Jimmy )



michael adams

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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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.


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....

advice from the RHS

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

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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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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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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

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