All the immediate neighbourhood gardens are infested every year with ants.
Apart from Nippon ant-powder (which can be unsightly and not particularly
effective) can anyone recommend a really good alternative for use on paths,
containers/pots, lawns and flower-beds?

Birkonian wrote:
All the immediate neighbourhood gardens are infested every year with
ants. Apart from Nippon ant-powder (which can be unsightly and not
particularly effective) can anyone recommend a really good
alternative for use on paths, containers/pots, lawns and flower-beds?

Vaseline, ant can't cross it..........

Les



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"Birkonian" writes:
| All the immediate neighbourhood gardens are infested every year with ants.
| Apart from Nippon ant-powder (which can be unsightly and not particularly
| effective) can anyone recommend a really good alternative for use on paths,
| containers/pots, lawns and flower-beds?

Yes. Live with them. What's the problem with that?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Les &/or Claire" wrote in message
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Birkonian wrote:
All the immediate neighbourhood gardens are infested every year
with
ants. Apart from Nippon ant-powder (which can be unsightly and not
particularly effective) can anyone recommend a really good
alternative for use on paths, containers/pots, lawns and
flower-beds?

Vaseline, ant can't cross it..........

You must be joking. Are Les &/or Claire supposed to smear all their
paths, containers/pots, lawns and flower-beds with vaseline?

Besides, vaseline is only expensive lubricating grease, so if you must
have a slippery garden, why not just use axle grease at a tenth of the
price?

Franz

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All the immediate neighbourhood gardens are infested every year with ants.
Apart from Nippon ant-powder (which can be unsightly and not particularly
effective) can anyone recommend a really good alternative for use on
paths,
containers/pots, lawns and flower-beds?
Mix peanut butter with boric acid and place it in foil cups. One teaspoon
boric acid to one ounce peanut butter. I have found mashing peacans with
boric acid and smearing that around to be effective as well especially in
keeping ants off the okra plants. To state the obvious one good rain
requires a good "re-smear".

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"Les &/or Claire" wrote in message
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Birkonian wrote:
All the immediate neighbourhood gardens are infested every year
with
ants. Apart from Nippon ant-powder (which can be unsightly and not
particularly effective) can anyone recommend a really good
alternative for use on paths, containers/pots, lawns and
flower-beds?

Vaseline, ant can't cross it..........

You must be joking. Are Les &/or Claire supposed to smear all their
paths, containers/pots, lawns and flower-beds with vaseline?

No, Birkonian is.

Janet

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"Les &/or Claire" wrote in
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Birkonian wrote:
All the immediate neighbourhood gardens are infested every
year
with
ants. Apart from Nippon ant-powder (which can be unsightly and
not
particularly effective) can anyone recommend a really good
alternative for use on paths, containers/pots, lawns and
flower-beds?

Vaseline, ant can't cross it..........

You must be joking. Are Les &/or Claire supposed to smear all
their
paths, containers/pots, lawns and flower-beds with vaseline?

No, Birkonian is.

Oops {:-((

Franz