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Hi everyone, if you mix some borax (can be bought from Boots & possibly other Chemists) with honey or jam & leave out for the ants they will take it back to the nest & I believe it kills the Queen so they won't nest there again...this could be an old wives tail about the Queen/them not coming back ..... but I have successfully used it to clear ants from raised beds & they were mega huge nests :o xJane
I found Anthisan a waste of time, tet to find anything to take the swelling down. Bit of relief with cammomile lotion
I also have to be very careful not to get ant bites. Each one swells up to between 3 and 6 inches across and is itchy and painful for days. I managed a couple of year ago to get just the one in bed and I was totally covered in lumps. Also very allergic to sratches from blackberry and tayberry etc. I will also try giving cammomile lotion a go. I wonder if scattering a few cloves of clove around the broadbeans would keep the ants and hence the blackfly under control. I only had a few plants with a problem but might still give ita try. Also have a black currant very badly affected.