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Talkback: An orgy of ants

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 by hereisabee

24/04/2012 10:13:11

by Mary6

Saying bye bye to ants

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 by Phil notgreenfingers

24/09/2012 21:29:06

by Phil notgreenfingers

the ants have been at my peas

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 by Moonlit Hare

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25/05/2012 09:44:20

by Moonlit Hare

Fruit trees

We have apple and plum trees plagued with ants. We ahve tried the tar bands from the garden centre to no avail. Help please! You say the band doesn't work - it should if it's well-fitting. Are you sure that the ants aren't getting on the tree by Kathleen fortune

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06/06/2012 22:03:55

by Alina W

Just moved into an old house... huge ANT nest in flower bed :)

We just moved into an old house, the garden is full of moss, weeds (and daffodills!)... I noticed lines of ants running up the driveway for a while but thought nothing more of it. I have been de-weeding some of the flower beds (quite tricky around by bobwilson

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16/04/2013 22:39:29

by Vith

Compost

I took some lovely well rotted compost out of my bin last week to plant my seed potatoes in and it was full of ants! Any suggestions please as to whether its usable compost? E. G. can I treat it with ant powder......AJB I'd use the compost, but I by WelshAnge

12/05/2013 22:10:05

by Dovefromabove

the roots can grow through! but i see i have a lot of ants all around them, will that be a problem? will the ants eat my strawberrys before I do? can any one help Hi Lu, Ants will not cause damage to strawberries by themselves, but if the fruit is damaged by Lu

17/06/2012 20:22:00

by Lu

What plant is this?

Hi all I'm very new to gardening and have no idea what this could be. But there seem to be a lot of ants liking the purple buds on it? Thanks Looks like a peony if I turn my head to the left. Have a look for greenfly which the ants may be farming by Sazac

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16/05/2013 21:09:57

by Sazac

Red Insects

I have in my garden soil very small, red ant like insects which appear when the soil is disturbed. They were confined to my flower beds but they are now infesting the lawn where they leave mounds of very fine soil where their nests are. Can anyone by Mortane8222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

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09/07/2012 08:15:28

by jean riley

Keeping p,ants compact

by Sue Clitherow

09/04/2013 21:03:01

by nutcutlet

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