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I wonder if anyone can offer any advice on getting rid of ants from my potato bags? We've recently had astroturf installed & the ants have pulled loads of sand up from underneath it, and have now decided to move into my potato bags nearby. Obviously

I had never given ants much thought until twenty minutes ago but I not only have them in my compost bin, they're now in my greenhouse. Help how do I get rid of them?P.s. Im not a killer I usualy pick up spiders and put them outside whilst others

Hi everyone, I was up my allotment this evening doing my usual rounds and on inspection of my Strawberries I noticed that one had been munched to within an inch of its life! I am certain its ants. They were all over my strawberries. I don't think

My compost bin had been left untouched for a while and when I finally went to sort it out found it was a mound of seething ants. Being a lady of a delicate constitution it freaked me out somewhat!!! I threw in lots of ant powder and slammed

We've got ants in our greenhouse. And we can't wait for them to take to the skies every year, because they make it almost impossible to stay in the greenhouse for more than a minute, on account of the way they crawl up our legs and into our pants

Monique, a Leaf fan, set up this plumb persistent to believe. Now, let me goal out that this was in no way an try to articulate one cooperate is advantage than the other. It was even-handed a goal to articulate two things. As the ants have

I wish I could solve the problem of the hordes of ants that make a home for themselves in my compost bin. Any ideas? Ants do not like citronellic acid so every time I have an orange I cut the peel up into tiny pieces and sprinkle it in vulnerable

I was quite concerned about the amount of black ants.As i work in quite a lot of private gardens i did notice that from weeding paths to just general digging there was always a nest.It is the worst i have ever seen. What can I do for next year about

I have poured paraffin on some serious ant  hills in my front garden. I assume the little Bu****ers are all stiffs now. Am I safe to shovel off the top of these quite large humps to level what used to be grass. Now dead for a while. For those who

Does anyone know any companion plants to keep the ants off my pea seedlingd please? I have successfully forced ants to move their nest by planting mint next to it. However, be aware that mint can be quite invasive unless precautions like planting