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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: holz306 on July 02, 2012, 03:11:03 pm

Title: ANT infestation
Post by: holz306 on July 02, 2012, 03:11:03 pm

I have an ant infestation in and around my greenhouse - what can i use to get rid of them that won't render all my edible plants useless??

Title: Re: ANT infestation
Post by: Sylvia on July 02, 2012, 06:13:42 pm

Put a saucer of sugar just outside your greenhouse, that should do the trick :)

Title: Re: ANT infestation
Post by: holz306 on July 03, 2012, 03:42:02 pm

And then squash them all as they come for it lol....

Title: Re: ANT infestation
Post by: deepinthewoods on July 03, 2012, 03:44:48 pm

are the ants doing any harm?

Title: Re: ANT infestation
Post by: Mel on July 03, 2012, 08:59:01 pm

Quote from: holz306 on July 02, 2012, 03:11:03 pm

I have an ant infestation in and around my greenhouse - what can i use to get rid of them that won't render all my edible plants useless??

Hi,Ants are completely harmless,you shall find that they are actually beneficial to cleaning up especially aphids and the like.
Hth

Title: Re: ANT infestation
Post by: holz306 on July 03, 2012, 10:39:02 pm

one bit me!!!  and it bl**dy hurt   :o   other than that, i don't see that they are actually doing damage  ::)   but i don't really wanna stick my hands in amongst them to do the weeding!!   :eyelashes: