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Posted by djlen3 NJ (My Page) on

Sat, Sep 26, 09 at 14:49

Every year at this time when we are about to bring our houseplants back in for Winter we discover that a few of the pots are infested with ants.
I am looking at a product called Terro Ant Granules and I'd like to sprinkle it on the surface and water it into a cactus among others. It lists it's active ingredient as
Lambda-Cyhalothrin. Does anyone know if this product or this method would be harmful to the plant?
I've also considered using Systemics but have not found any specifically for ants.
Thoughts?

djlen

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Posted by kimmsr 4a/5b-MI (My Page) on
Sun, Sep 27, 09 at 7:03

Why not just clean the soil from the infested pots and maybe replace it with new soil not infested with ants?
Lambda-Cyhalothrin is a pyrethroid, a synthetic pyrethrin product. Depending on the dilution the manufacturer made the label will have something printed on it ranging from "Caution" to "Danger".

Here is a link that might be useful: About Lambda-Cyhalothrin

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Posted by caroltropicals 9b (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 21:24

I have found a wonderful answer to this problem. I was advised to use dried molasses all over my yard and gardens. It is very beneficial. I can't remember what it does, but my entire garden perked up after I just threw it around. I guess you could google it.
A side bonus is that all the ants leave. I have no ants anymore. I don't know of anything else that gets rid of them. Also the jury is still out, but I think we have also gotten ride of all the snails and slugs. Hope this helps, Carol

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