2006-07-07 05:16:09 · 15 answers · asked by Tony H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I use dishsoap mixed with water in a spray bottle. Fill spray bottlle with about 1 to 1 1/2 inch of any kind of dishsoap (I used dawn aromatherapy lavender) and then fill the rest of the bottle with water, slowly so you dont get tons of bubbles. Then just spray plants untill they are dripping with the solution. It will not harm the plants and actually gives the leaves a shiny look when they are dry. I did this on my boganvilla (i have no idea how to spell it) and it worked great. The ants had eaten ALL the leaves off and now it is coming back beautifully.
2006-07-07 06:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by trebobnagrom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly there is a reason the ants are there. They are after honey dew which is secreted by aphids. It is a clear liquid that sticks to leaves and makes the plants tasty to the ants. Most ant do not eat plant. Look for the aphids which can be green, clear, or black, put some dish soap in water but not a lot. Then wash off the aphids and the honey dew. The ants will leave of their own accord once the dew is gone. Happy growing.
2006-07-07 07:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by ksr_2857 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What sort of ants ?
Is it the leaf cutting ants that cut big chunks out of the leaves of your plants and carry them off to line their nests and feed their grubs? (Think they are called parasol ants or backjacks or something like that)
or is it the little black or red ants that are common and swarm in the summer?
Perish the thought that it's army ants!
If it is the leaf cutters they can be a big problem, and the only control I saw, when in the tropics, was to put little rings around the stems of bushes and fill them with water, like little "moats"
The little black and red ants common in gardens in UK do not do plants any damage, but there presence is often an indication that you have an infestation of aphids, which they will "milk" for the honeydew - get rid of the aphids, and the ants won't bother any more.
On ornamentals you can use any proprietary brand of insecticide, but on veggies be sure to read the label first - it is not only the ants you might kill!
2006-07-13 10:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ants do no harm to your plants, the roots may be disturbed a little at the most, but its not worth throwing money down the drain when there is no problem :)
2006-07-08 06:03:39 · answer #4 · answered by DEAN H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy Terro liquid ant killer and put it near the base of the plant as directed.
2006-07-07 05:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by El Pistolero Negra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bayer Advanced. You can spray this directly on your plants and veggies and it kills off the unwanted, but does not harm the wanted. I was infested with Jap. Beetles on my roses and ants on my Habiscus. I sprayed them with this stuff and it works! I got mine at Lowes. Hope this helps.
2006-07-07 07:34:28 · answer #6 · answered by jorettah2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may sound daft but it worked for me, spray kitchen cleaner the (sort you use on your work surface) last thing at night leave it to dry by itself, do it every night without fail and within a few days there will be no more ants.Try it. good luck.
2006-07-13 04:35:47 · answer #7 · answered by smilley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ant eater.
2006-07-07 05:37:00 · answer #8 · answered by birchlane2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. The ants will %. up the sugar, alongside with the cinnamon, and take it lower back to their queen. Ants can’t digest cinnamon and once the queen dies from not with the flexibility to digest the cinnamon the colony will die without her. this received't damage your flora.
2016-11-06 01:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LEAVE THEM ALONE
they do more good than harm
and they only come in your house if they know that food is there lying about on the floor and worktops
2006-07-07 08:11:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋