Red Ants in my flower beds??
Question:Just wondering if anyone knew of a way to get rid of red ants...they are invading my flower beds!! A natural way would be preferred, but all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Answers:
An old cure is to sprinkle grits in the flower bed. The ants will take them back to the nest, they will all eat them, then when they drink anything, the grits will swell killing the ants.
I can't think of a natural ways, but I can tell you that there are certain fire ant killers that won't kill your lawn or your flowers.
Ants are hard to kill. Short of keeping an Anteater for a pet, the best thing is diazinon granules. Certainly not natural, but it works on ants like nothing else I've used. Just sprinkle it around your flowers, under the mulch. Keep pets off the area. Good luck!
Best bet is a bait and not a repellent.Check out Home Depot (not as good as the professional products) or call a pro to do a treatment.I perform granular bait treatments with Top Choice for the exterior that are guaranteed for 1 year!
Dishes of borax and icing sugar.
you can sprinkle a little bit of chile powderin the flower bed
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