2007-07-17 00:09:29 · 11 answers · asked by Derek G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The ONLY way to get rid of ants is to get rid of the queen. You can do this by spreading INSTANT grits everywhere (just make sure they do not get wet) the ants will take the grits back to the queen, she will eat them, she will dehydrate and die...the rest of the colony will do the same. You can also pour vinager (the real kind, not dead vinager) around your compost bin and they ants may be detered by the smell...
Boric acid will keep ants out 100% of the time, you simply pour it around wherever you dont want them, but not recommended if you have pets or kids....
2007-07-17 00:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by Colbert Nation 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to? Ants are an important element of the composting process and are of little if any problem in a garden.
If you MUST, there is an ant poison that is like a honey to them, which they gorge themselves on and take back to the nest. This will eliminate the whole nest as they feed it to the grubs too.
But personally, I think it's a shame.
2007-07-17 00:25:38 · answer #2 · answered by Laura 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Black pepper , and lot´s of it, The ant´s will carry this into the egg-laying queen´s nest. She will then move the ant´s out, Most people suggest boiling hot water , but this has very little affect, as the water never reaches far enough into the nest , to kill the egg-laying queen
2007-07-17 06:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to get rid of the ants? They are part of the process when it comes to making compost.
2007-07-17 01:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compost - the natural way to rid yourself of waste while building a useful product for the future. Ants are a part of the process, as are beetles, worms, bees, fungus, and all sorts of other "pests". Get rid of them and you might as well haul the stuff out to the curb.
2007-07-17 00:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by onparadisebeach 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it somewhat isn't a topic. The ants are area of the eco-device, and that they might actually help in the breakdown of the vegetable textile to compost. additionally, for the duration of the composting technique, your pile will attain a temperature of one hundred thirty-one hundred forty ranges for the duration of the breakdown technique. this could be adequate warmth to help the ants pass away 'clearly'. If not... upload some shredded newspaper (maximum papers use soy ink... purely verify you utilize a paper that does.). The newspaper 'forked' in with the different organic and organic textile will accellerate the breakdown. in the event that they stay too long on your convenience. purely turn the subject (as you may besides).
2016-09-30 04:26:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the compost pile 'cooking'..... if there's critters living in it, it's not hot enuff..... add greens and water and turn it....once it heats up the ants will look for other living areas..
2007-07-17 00:58:02 · answer #7 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to get rid of those annoying ants, you can actually spray insecticides on the ant nests...this may help...I think...hehes...=)
2007-07-17 00:18:22 · answer #8 · answered by shing 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think in some garden centres they sell ant powder called 'CYMAC'. Sprinkle it in the bin and that will kill them.
2007-07-17 00:38:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
antrid you can get it from handyman stores, the ants take it back to their nest and it kills them
2007-07-17 00:18:08 · answer #10 · answered by robyn o 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋