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Any ideas how to remove ants nests from a lawn? When I apply domestic ant killing powder to the pile of earth atop each nest, the ants (and their nests) just seem to move elsewhere on the lawn. Is there anything I can water-in all over the lawn to remove the ants completely? I'm in the UK, so I may not be able to obtain US products - but suggest them anyway, as I may be able to buy them mail order in the internet.
From: Bristol, England | Registered: May 2003
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I bought some concretrate ant killer you use in a sprayer.I am going to mix up a gallion or so and just pour it all over mine.They seem to be in the beginning stages here.I figure if I can give them a extra large dose of something that may get below the surface,it will work better.It`s still a little early for the results.
From: N.C.,USA | Registered: May 2003
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Diazinon ever heard of it?It`s a insect spray concretrate.Mix 2 oz to a gallon of water in a sprayer or jug. chemicals are diazinon 22.4 % inert indegrediants 77.6 %
if that don`t work i have some Bayer advanced gardner Multi Insect Kiler concretrate I`ll try.
It has inert indegrediants 99.25% and Cyfluthrin .75 %
never tryed the Bayer before.I hope it works.The little things are starting to crawl in the house some.I found them around my kitchen sink.
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The best thing I have found is Ortho Orthene Ant Stop. Just put some of the powder on it and within hours you can see dead little ants, and they don't move!! I don't know if you can get it there, but there is something called Over and Out and I used it one year and didn't have hardly any ants for the entire growing season. I also heard that plain powdered laundry soap will kill them. Haven't tried this yet. Good Luck. Nothing worse than ants when you are working in the yard or flowers.
From: Texas | Registered: Feb 2004
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From my experience, unless ALL of your neighbors are using diazonon, you will NEVER get rid of them. They just go further underground and produce more queens to combat anything you throw at them. (former zone 9, so. tx.) Sorry!
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From: IL Zone 5b | Registered: Feb 2004
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Most of the time ants are actually a benifical insect that do much more good then harm to your lawn. I am not certain of what type of the little crawling critters you have over there across the lake, here some types can be seen as a serious pest problem such as fire ants, whos bite is pretty painful. If they are not doing any real harm, I would just leave them be. If they are and harming pets or people, there are a couple of different types of insecticides that will work. A granular application of SEVIN which is a brand name "Carbaryl" is the chemical name should do the trick. After the application make certain that it is watered in well. Always follow the labels directions to the letter. Also keep in mind before doing this you will be killing off a lot of benifical insects as well, a lot of which help your garden grow.
Hope this helps Mike
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From: Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2003
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Hello, I'm in Texas and fire ants are a BIG problem. I just bought a house on an acre and a half of ranch land that was practically solid ant nest. I like to do everything organically (when you live on top of the well your water comes from-it's the best idea), and I found a couple of things that really seemed to work. First mix water, orange oil, and liquid molasses. 2-3 ounces each of orange oil and molasses per gallon. Poke some holes with a stick in the middle of the nest then pour the solution over the nest. Start in the middle and really let it soak down. Then coat the outer edges of the nest. The ants will be killed on contact. If it's a really large nest, you may need to check back in a few days to make sure there's not a new nest right next door. If there is try again. There won't be many survivers, so you'll get them the second time. There is also an organic bait made by Green Light. It works pretty well. You can either sprinkle it on the nests or do a broadcast application. I put the orange oil solution on the nests and broadcast the bait. Also, dried molasses applied to the whole lawn keeps them away. (You'd think it would attract them, but no.) Your grass will like the sugar in the molasses and your soil will enjoy it as well. It boosts all the beneficial organisms in the soil, repairs some of the damage we do with chemicals, and is cheap! You can purchase it at feed stores. As little as 50 pounds per acre is helpful, but you may use up to 400 pound per acre. Be sure to water it in well. Hope this helps some people out!
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