Everyone knows that ants are beneficial insects. Living in the forest, they are of considerable benefit. The same can be said of the ants living on the site. They loosen the earth, arranging their home, destroy various harmful insects, caterpillars. However, ants in the garden can harm cultivated plants by arranging passages between the roots. In addition, insects feed on aphid milk, so they protect it by spreading this pest throughout the area. Therefore, it is better to destroy ants in the area. Especially if they settled directly in the planted garden.
There are many ways to exterminate ants, both traditional, folk, and more modern, using special chemicals. Folk remedies do not give a one hundred percent guarantee that the ants in the garden will leave the place they like forever and will not return again. Specialized chemicals are more reliable in this regard, but when working with them, you should proceed carefully, according to the attached instructions.
Among folk methods of fighting ants, there are the following:
- sprinkle a loose nest of insects with lime, sodium chloride, a mixture of wood ash and red pepper or
tobacco dust ;
- garden ants do not like pungent odors, so you can put smoked herring on their settlement, chopped garlic, tomato tops, parsley leaves;
- You can fill the nest with boiling water with the addition of vegetable oil, a decoction of the tops of tomatoes. You can also prepare a solution of water with vegetable oil, vinegar and shampoo. It is necessary to pierce the anthill with a stick in the center and pour the prepared mixture there. After that, it is closed with plastic wrap and aged for several days. Ants in the garden in these conditions will not be able to and will leave their homes;
- Spray the nest of insects with a solution of soot or sprinkle with cinnamon, then cover with corrugated cardboard, at least 20 cm wide.
These are the most famous folk methods of controlling insects. A method such as installing jars of jam, syrup next to the nest is also proposed. The ants in the garden go there to enjoy the sweetness, and they are scalded with boiling water. However, this method is long, requires constant supervision of the capacity.
It is worth noting that all these methods will not work, the fight against ants in the area will be pointless if the uterus remains in the nest. Therefore, the best option is to move it, and the remaining insects will leave behind it. This method is most effective, and insects will not be harmed. After all, after all, they are useful for our nature.
Chemicals should be used only as a last resort. After all, they harm not only ants, but also plants and the environment. When using them, the person himself must take precautions to avoid poisoning. Therefore, it is better to use folk methods of struggle, those that make insects simply move to another place.