Author Topic: Ants in my lawn (Read 2997 times)

Merlins Mum · « **on:** April 21, 2005, 21:10:03 »

Does anyone else have a real problem with ants in their lawns? When I went into the garden this morning I found two mounds of fine earth, ants, and it's just the beginning. I can't find a way of getting rid of them. When I've used powder in the past it usually kills the grass too.
Is there a solution?

MM

kitty · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2005, 21:18:13 »

ask them nicely to move along ... ;D

you should worry-i've got ants in my cupboards..... :(

Merlins Mum · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2005, 21:31:56 »

I've tried that kitty, I've also tried stamping on the b****rs but they just seem to pop up again. Makes me itch just typing about them :(

ants in your cupboard, you need to find what they're after, something sweet I bet.
set them pussycats on 'em, hahaha

MM

Clayhithe · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2005, 22:45:52 »

Brush the fine soil around on the lawn and forget about them. :)

Be glad they're not moles :o

kitty · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2005, 07:20:43 »

...or elephants... ;D

shedifice · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2005, 09:08:33 »

I had ants in me cupboard the other day. After me compost pot that had been there for slightly too long without emptying! I think one little blighter must have come in and called up his mates.

quick hoover and the compost box outside and they are gone again :)

L.

Plottie · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2005, 13:27:12 »

And I've got ants on my baby broad beans, planted out about a week ago under cover. >:(......will they eat them?????
Plottie

waggi · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2005, 09:01:50 »

i am a pest controler (my job) ::)
try for in the cuboard go to B&Q and getting a gelbased killer as they take it down the nest and they all go to the there after
in the garden i have soacked the area and put soap suds on the area
and that might work
i have some good stuff but you can not buy that
good luck
matt ;D

Merlins Mum · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2005, 12:55:59 »

Hi Matt, thanks will give it a try. :) They are a real pain in the summer months as they crawl over the dog and cat when they are sun bathing on the lawn and us if we get a moment to have a sit down.

Kitty, you keep elephants away with little balls of scrunched up tissue paper, well it works for us ;D ;D

MM

waggi · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2005, 21:28:22 »

Bring on the cull off the ants & mice
after telling you all this i went to my lottie and looked in my compost and you would not adam and eve it
ANTS
and a mouse in my shed and to make it worse the little girl was watching so i could not do away with the pesscy b***er
:o ??? :'(

kitty · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2005, 22:00:29 »

scrunched up balls of tissue paper?

are you maaaaaad!???????????

what colour paper then?

aaaw!waggi!
i'm sure there will be other times to practise yer expertise luv! ;D

waggi · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2005, 22:19:04 »

thanks 12 hours five days a week and then on my lottie grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr >:(

Merlins Mum · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2005, 06:41:39 »

kitty, we use white but don't think it matters. we haven't seen an elephant around here for years ;D ;D ;D

MM

kitty · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2005, 18:20:57 »

white it is then...if it works in bicester...... ;D

waggi...have you thought it might be YOU attracting the mice?! ;D
did they have mice on the lottie before you came along?
i think you are emitting a 'come and get me' ~~feropheronimofrenomi~~smell.
kitty ;D

hey-kitty-now theres a thought!
kitty-natures naural rodent operative!¬
;D ;D ;D

waggi · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2005, 22:00:26 »

not you to my wife says i smell and now peeps i have not even met on the computer are saying it grrrrrrrrrrrr
>:( >:( >:(
LOL
pink works in preston
;D

kitty · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2005, 22:11:47 »

weeeeeell....word gets round about a pong you know! :-[ ;)

i think pink only works on african ones...i'm pretty sure ours are indian ones-i am trying the white tomorrow..if that fails i am giving string a go. ;)

the_snail · « **Reply #16 on:** April 26, 2005, 12:02:11 »

If they are not in your house then I would not worry! Just leave them to get on with what ants do best.

kitty · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2005, 16:45:20 »

yes sexy snail..but merlins mum forgot to mention the ants in herlawn are 6 foot tall...
they grow 'em big in bicester y'know!
kitty ;)

the_snail · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2005, 17:12:31 »

WOW Mutant ants :D

waggi · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2005, 18:20:28 »

i might change my job if they come up here

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