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05-19-2009, 05:44 PM | #1 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Gardeners please! Ok so I've been dubbed the gardener in our house (funny). So we have these two gardens that are on either side of our shed backyard. In one is a LARGE ant colony- I am not calling it a hill because unless you looked closely- you would not really know it is there- as it doens't look like the typical ant hill you see on the sidewalk. Anyways- the earth is VERY hard and firm there and it is QUITE a good size. Needless to say I am now in charge of getting rid of it- any one know how I should go about this? |
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05-19-2009, 05:50 PM | #2 |
I heart Sugar Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida
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| I try very hard to avoid pesticides but sometimes I cave. We fight ants in FL like there is no tomorrow. If you aren't planting food there, Amdro and Spectracide both work really well for fireants. Terro is great for most of the others. If you don't have anything growing in the area yet, pouring boiling water works well but it takes several tries and patience to get them. Just don't pour it near plants because it will kill the plants too.
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05-19-2009, 05:56 PM | #3 | |
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05-19-2009, 06:01 PM | #4 |
My little Shadow Donating YT Member | If the dirt is very hard, does it look more like hardened mud? Don't want to scare you, but read this to be sure. Please be careful! I truly hope it's not this. Fascinating biology: Australian subterranean termites evolved more than 250 million year ago. They inhabited Australia long before flowering plants. Their survival success depends on living in a protective underground environment. In some species, their colony nest has a hardened shell, exposed above ground level. In most destructive species in NSW their nest is totally out of sight, below ground level. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Worker termites build mud-tubes over hard objects. The tubes or "galleries" are made up of partly digested timber and mud excrete, and is moist if currently in active use. The termites keep it's colony nest and galleries at 25 to 35oC with high humidity. If they are exposed to light or open air they will dehydrate and die. Subterranean termites live in constant darkness, excepting for the annual summer swarms of the winged reproductives to set up new nests in the surrounding area. FUMAPEST Newcastle Pest Control > Termites in Newcastle Hunter Valley Area > Termite Control methods
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05-19-2009, 06:08 PM | #5 |
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| I wouldn't risk it then. I've killed grass before because it spreads so much farther underground than I think it will. Are you trying to avoid pesticides? You can bet I'll be watching this thread like a hawk because I'm always trying to find a solution myself. I planted a vegetable bed a few weeks ago that had ants. Before I planted I treated the area with so much boiling water that if we come up on a water shortage, the blame might fall in my lap. Thought I had the buggers, planted my veggies and lo and behold a few days later... ants! Now I have no choice and we are living amicably together for now.
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05-19-2009, 06:15 PM | #6 |
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| Corn grits. It swallows in their tummy and die.
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05-19-2009, 06:19 PM | #7 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| lol you can't get those here... i dont' even know what they are |
05-19-2009, 06:19 PM | #8 | |
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hmm.. i wouldn't describe it as this- i just didn't want to give the impression it was just a sand hill.... it is somewhere in between..... | |
05-19-2009, 06:21 PM | #9 | |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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Also anyone know how to get rid of slugs that eat Hosta (sp?) plants? | |
05-19-2009, 06:32 PM | #10 |
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| oops! sorry! lol...
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05-19-2009, 06:38 PM | #11 | |
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Wish I knew some miracle without harsh chemicals. I've had an allergic reaction when bitten so I really detest them!
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05-19-2009, 06:43 PM | #12 | |
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05-19-2009, 06:51 PM | #13 |
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| My grandmother used to take a can (like from soup or whatever) and bury it most of the way so that the top was pretty level with the ground, fill it with beer and the slugs would come in and drown. You can also pour salt on them.
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05-19-2009, 07:47 PM | #14 |
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| Beneficial nematodes will take care of most ants - definitely will stop fire ants. Nematodes are microscopic living organisms that live in the soil and eat the fire ant eggs - also FLEA eggs (YAY), grub eggs, and the eggs of anything that lives in the ground. Here is a website that tells you about them. Beneficial Nematodes - Organic Insect Control They are completely harmless to plants/animals/humans. You can usually buy them at an organic plant nursery. I'm not sure they have them in Canada - but you might check. They definitely should have them in Florida. They must be kept cold (in the fridge) until they are applied and you have to follow the application method exactly. I've used them for about 10 years now and never have any fire ants in my yard or garden. No fleas either! YAY!
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05-21-2009, 08:02 PM | #15 |
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| Check out Environmentally Responsible Gardening Products that Work – GardensAlive.com I've been using their products and they work pretty good. They only sell all natural products. I know they have several things for insect control.
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