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help! little black ants underground
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Posted by sassns (My Page) on Tue, Jul 10, 07 at 8:07
I'm in nova scotia (new to the area, new to the bugs) with ants burrowed under my herb garden. they're mini black guys and there's no sign of them above ground except browning leaves of basil. the ants might not be the cause of this, it could be me.
any tips for killing them in a cheap, lowtoxic, home remedy kind of way? |
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RE: help! little black ants underground
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| Unless the ants have built their anthill directly under a plant so that the plant roots are disturbed, they are not harming anything. If they do have the anthill under the plant you would see mounds and ants above ground. It is difficult to kill ants that are living outdoors, as there are millions and millions of other ants around to take their place. If you really think you need to kill them (remember, they are doing no harm), you can buy an inexpensive commercial liquid solution of borax and sugar that you dribble near the anthill. The ants take it into their hill and feed it to the other ants which eventually all die. |
RE: help! little black ants underground
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- Posted by dannie 3b NWO Canada (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 16, 07 at 23:20
| I sprinkled cinnamon on an ant hill that was by my pond. The ants packed up and moved somewhere else. I had tried all kinds of other things but this is what worked for me. Danni |
RE: help! little black ants underground
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| Thanks for that idea, Danni - i'm going to try it! We have all kinds of ants in the yard and they do seem to cause damage to the plants by taking soil away from the root area. I've lost a few things that way. |
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