Posted by Sandgroper on April 28, 2006, 3:40 am
I noticed what I think to be white ant activity in a gum tree near my vegie
garden this morning. Any suggestions on how to save the tree but, more
importantly, kill the ants!
Cheers, Carmel
Posted by HC on April 28, 2006, 3:05 am
G'day Carmel
Do NOT disturb them.......I know it's very tempting, but if you do, then
they will reappear somewhere else, possibly your house!!
Unfortunately, (thanks to all the greenies) you are unable to buy the
necessary chemicals to get rid of them now, so you best option is to
phone a pest controller as they are licenced and therefore able to buy
the chemicals.
Get two, or three, quotes and my suggestion is to use the smaller
one-man companies, rather than the big household names who charge heaps
more to fund their massive advertising programs.
Your house is more important than the tree, although if the tree is
already damaged then you might need to have any dead limbs lopped in
case they could fall on your house.
Again, please do NOT be tempted to disturb them.
Hope this helps?
Bronwyn ;-)
Sandgroper wrote:
> I noticed what I think to be white ant activity in a gum tree near my vegie
> garden this morning. Any suggestions on how to save the tree but, more
> importantly, kill the ants!
> Cheers, Carmel
>
>
Posted by Sandgroper on April 28, 2006, 4:39 am
Oh oh! I did prod around with a "twig". Thought the damage may have been
caused by borers. What's the difference in tell-tale signs?
Thanks for your reply - I'd better get a pest controller in.
Thanks again, Carmel
> G'day Carmel
> Do NOT disturb them.......I know it's very tempting, but if you do, then
> they will reappear somewhere else, possibly your house!!
> Unfortunately, (thanks to all the greenies) you are unable to buy the
> necessary chemicals to get rid of them now, so you best option is to
> phone a pest controller as they are licenced and therefore able to buy
> the chemicals.
> Get two, or three, quotes and my suggestion is to use the smaller
> one-man companies, rather than the big household names who charge heaps
> more to fund their massive advertising programs.
> Your house is more important than the tree, although if the tree is
> already damaged then you might need to have any dead limbs lopped in
> case they could fall on your house.
> Again, please do NOT be tempted to disturb them.
> Hope this helps?
> Bronwyn ;-)
> Sandgroper wrote:
> > I noticed what I think to be white ant activity in a gum tree near my
vegie
> > garden this morning. Any suggestions on how to save the tree but, more
> > importantly, kill the ants!
> > Cheers, Carmel
> >
> >
Posted by Dave Turner on April 28, 2006, 10:36 am
wrap the tree in glad-wrap and suffocate the bastards?
Posted by Geoff & Heather on April 30, 2006, 4:21 am
he he he. Try loud rap music 20 hours a day - they might leave home - I
nearly did:-)
> wrap the tree in glad-wrap and suffocate the bastards?
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> garden this morning. Any suggestions on how to save the tree but, more
> importantly, kill the ants!
> Cheers, Carmel
>
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