Getting rid of ants

 With all this talk of removing the ants to get rid of the aphids -  Does
anyone have some good ways to get rid of them (the ants, that is)?

Jen

 g'day jen,

did you check our web site on the remedies page?

if they are in poits then drown them out.



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 from what ive read - mix some borax powder with some powdered sugar, they
take it into their nests and eat it and get food poisoning. interestingly
borax is used in some French caviars, but despite its use as a pesticide its
LD50 is similar to that of table salt. I still wouldnt wanna eat it though

in regards to ant control with aphids im hoping a circle of borax-sugar
around each rose bush will take care of the resident ants and allow more
predators to get stuck into the aphids

its probably safer to use borax-sugar than something like Ant Dust, but then
Ant Dust is probably more ant specific so wont kill as many other insects,
so im not sure what the best option is

 

Dogs and cats will probably eat it though, wouldn't they?

I've just checked my roses, and I was really shocked to see no aphids yet -
I guess it's still a bit cold for them.  I did see some ants wondering
around the wall behind them though, I think they nest in the mortar.  I'll
work on getting rid of the ants straight away, and see how I go with the
aphids.  Thanks

Jen

 There might be Ant Dust or something similar that has a repellent in it like
Bitrex so that might be the way to go if pets can get near

by the way if you do end up with aphids, before you hose the plant down
check underneath each leaf near where the aphids are and you might be lucky
enough to find a cluster of 10-50 ladybug eggs - they should hatch within a
week