On Tue, 04 May 2004 15:55:19 +0100, flower faerie wrote:

Sacha wrote:

flower faerie4/5/04 3:10


Hello

I have lots of ant hills appearing all over my lawn. I prefer not to
mow the lawn too short but want to try and get the ants to live
somewhere else like in the flower borders. Also I dont want to put down
ant powder.

any ideas?

ff


Some people say that using a powder like Vim or Ajax sprinkled over the area
will work. Now I'm wondering if such things are still made!

I don't really want to spread chemicals around the place. I'd rather
live with them! I was hoping somebody knew of a natural deterrent or
something that the little loves hate so much they pack their bags and
migrate next door


I'm getting deja vu here. I thought we did ants last weekg

Mine have responded very well to plain boiled water (well, boiling, actually). I pour
it down the cracks in the patio every few days. You can see little heaps of debris
where they've had to evacuate their colonies, so those are the entrances you pour the
next lot of boiling water into.

Liz

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On Tue, 04 May 2004 15:55:19 +0100, flower faerie wrote:

Sacha wrote:

flower faerie4/5/04 3:10


Hello

I have lots of ant hills appearing all over my lawn. I prefer not to
mow the lawn too short but want to try and get the ants to live
somewhere else like in the flower borders. Also I dont want to put
down
ant powder.

any ideas?

ff


Some people say that using a powder like Vim or Ajax sprinkled over the
area
will work. Now I'm wondering if such things are still made!

I don't really want to spread chemicals around the place. I'd rather
live with them! I was hoping somebody knew of a natural deterrent or
something that the little loves hate so much they pack their bags and
migrate next door


I'm getting deja vu here. I thought we did ants last weekg

Mine have responded very well to plain boiled water (well, boiling,
actually). I pour
it down the cracks in the patio every few days. You can see little heaps
of debris
where they've had to evacuate their colonies, so those are the entrances
you pour the
next lot of boiling water into.

Boiling water tends to kill a lawn.
--
Nick Wagg

Nick Wagg wrote in message
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 15:55:19 +0100, flower faerie wrote:
Diazon crystals will do the job. Buy at any store selling lawn products.

On Fri, 7 May 2004 09:13:41 +0100, "Nick Wagg" wrote:

"FF" wrote in message
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 15:55:19 +0100, flower faerie wrote:

Sacha wrote:

flower faerie4/5/04 3:10


Hello

I have lots of ant hills appearing all over my lawn. I prefer not to
mow the lawn too short but want to try and get the ants to live
somewhere else like in the flower borders. Also I dont want to put
down
ant powder.

any ideas?

ff


Some people say that using a powder like Vim or Ajax sprinkled over the
area
will work. Now I'm wondering if such things are still made!

I don't really want to spread chemicals around the place. I'd rather
live with them! I was hoping somebody knew of a natural deterrent or
something that the little loves hate so much they pack their bags and
migrate next door


I'm getting deja vu here. I thought we did ants last weekg

Mine have responded very well to plain boiled water (well, boiling,
actually). I pour
it down the cracks in the patio every few days. You can see little heaps
of debris
where they've had to evacuate their colonies, so those are the entrances
you pour the
next lot of boiling water into.

Boiling water tends to kill a lawn.

That's a point. But I don't have them in the lawn anyway g

Liz