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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

ask them nicely to move along ... ;D

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

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

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

Be glad they're not moles :o

...or elephants... ;D

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.

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

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

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

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 ??? :'(

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

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

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

MM

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' feropheronimofrenomismell.
kitty ;D

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

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

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. ;)

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

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 ;)

WOW Mutant ants :D

i might change my job if they come up here