2007-05-01 02:18:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You can try the boric acid or diatomaceous earth route. They work fairly well against ants and don't persist very long. If you have a watering system, that will wash either out quickly.
I would probably go with rotenone. It won't harm the pachy, is very effective against ants, and, again, isn't highly persistent. Just mix up a batch and saturate the bed fairly well, especially around the nest entrances. The ants will be gone, and after a couple of good waterings, so will the rotenone. I also use it for japanese beetles.
Don't use it around a fish pond. Rotenone is immensely poisonous for fish.
2007-05-01 02:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you know where the anthills are make a mixture of 50 percent borax (sold in laundry aisle of supermarkets) and 50 percent confectioner's sugar and place near anthill. The ants are attracted to the sugar and carry the fatal borax/sugar combination back to the nest to feed the queen and other ants. Soon all ants will be dead. Do not put this mixture where children and pets can ingest it. To get rid of anthills, pour 3 gallons of boiling water down them. This is best when done when the ants are active and at the surface. Do not do it near flowers or they will die.
2007-05-04 18:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try putting down cornmeal around the plants. It's safe for the plants and people. The ants will eat it but can't digest it so they will crawl off and die. Pretty cool.
2007-05-01 09:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by Bleachlady.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ants are part of nature and won't hurt anything or anyone as long as they are not fire ants.
2007-05-01 09:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by M S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋