these things have moved 3 times in my yard and im trying to get rid of them for good,and have had no luck so far have used all kinds of poisons,and they have survived all of that ,so now im open to new ideas,these ants must be death proof,because nothing seems to bother them at all,i know someone out there has had this same problem,i need your solution to this problem.
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we have tried some of the remidies,and its right in the middle of the lawn,were trying to keep the lawn but kill the ants and the exterminating company says they cant get rid of them,so im trying things that wont harm the grass,but will kill the ants,these are just sugar ants,but they are stubborn ones,good answers though,im thinking i,ll try a few tomorrow.
2007-07-22 05:52:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Sugar ants are a pain. If they are not biting, let them be. Professional exterminators are only concerned with the problem if it is within 36 inches of your house, and by law in most states, can not treat the lawn.
A general purpose ant bait like Amdro will work very well bu only if you apply it to the entire lawn with your fertilizer spreader. This MUST be done every 90 days or results will be poor.
What ever you do, do not pour gas or kerosene in the lawn. Only a true dumb @ss would do something that stupid.
2007-07-22 07:07:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkle a can or two of instant grits all over your yard. The ants will go crazy taking them back to their "home" but when they drink the grits swell up and kill them. They will be gone in a few days. Sprinkle them a little heavier right on any hills you see. You can also use this indoors too to get rid of ants. Just sprinkle where you see them.
2007-07-22 05:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by nivea41176 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are millions and millions of ants in the world. You can kill the ones currently in your yard but others will soon move in.
Why do you want to kill the ants? As long as they are not in your house, they do no harm. They help aerate the soil, their poo adds fertilizer to the soil and they clean up dead bugs and thatch.
2007-07-22 15:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by Judy B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i run a landscaping company i have a few remedies for your situation
1. dig sod off the top of the ground so u dont damage the grass douse the area in kerosene and light it with a match they will run right into the fire and be dead .
2. set out some ant traps near the nest
3. flood there nest with water from the garden hose
i always prefer to use method number 1
2007-07-22 05:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by joshua w 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I tossed down a couple of moth balls in the hole and placed a rock on it. They did move out.
2007-07-22 06:02:46 · answer #5 · answered by SALSA 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋