Ants in Lawn
Had a nasty surprise today ... Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm. Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants). I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be the best 'solution'. Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please? -- Alan ............ |
Ants in Lawn
"Alan Terry" wrote in message
... Had a nasty surprise today ... Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm. Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants). I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be the best 'solution'. Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please? The ants will do very little harm to the lawn. Rake the hills prior to mowing and that should suffice, particularly at this time of the year, but if you are concerned brush away the ant hills before mowing and pour boiling water down into the nest. Personally, I do not think that the latter is necessary as I tend to tolerate ants because they are quite harmless. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
Ants in Lawn
"Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... "Alan Terry" wrote in message ... Had a nasty surprise today ... Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm. Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants). I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be the best 'solution'. Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please? The ants will do very little harm to the lawn. Rake the hills prior to mowing and that should suffice, particularly at this time of the year, but if you are concerned brush away the ant hills before mowing and pour boiling water down into the nest. Personally, I do not think that the latter is necessary as I tend to tolerate ants because they are quite harmless. Regards, Emrys Davies. Yes I agree, they are not a problem. Probably make a lawn interesting |
Ants in Lawn
Emrys Davies wrote:
"Alan Terry" wrote in message ... Had a nasty surprise today ... Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm. Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants). I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be the best 'solution'. Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please? The ants will do very little harm to the lawn. Rake the hills prior to mowing and that should suffice, particularly at this time of the year, but if you are concerned brush away the ant hills before mowing and pour boiling water down into the nest. Personally, I do not think that the latter is necessary as I tend to tolerate ants because they are quite harmless. Regards, Emrys Davies. The ants in my garden have started to build above ground, in flower pots, in upside down buckets left out for a while, even in the open air. I presume it's the saturated ground. But it could be the just want a chat. -- zaax |
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