Ants are arthropods. In total there are about 9 thousand species. It's not just insects that damage crops and garden areas. Ants have intelligence and live in colonies. Before you set yourself the task of getting the ants out of the dacha, be patient. Most likely, it will take more than a day or even a week.
The damage from such neighbors can not be exaggerated. Unfortunately, garden ants on the site - this is a natural disaster. Therefore, you need to get the ants out of the dacha as quickly as possible - otherwise you run the risk of being left without a crop. But besides the spoiled berries and flowers, there is another problem that ants create. They plant and herd whole herds of aphids, do this on the tops of young shoots. Aphids are very affected by fruit and berry crops. Thus, when aphids appear, you need to find and withdraw garden ants as soon as possible, and then fight with aphids.
If you are not a garden gardener, but simply like to decorate areas with alpine hills or flower beds, ants will bring a lot of trouble to you. Ants who have chosen your flowerbed will almost immediately spoil it. The anthill will grow daily and not only on the surface of the earth. It grows up to 1.5 meters! To remove earth ants is necessary as soon as possible, otherwise the fight will be very long and complicated.
How to remove garden ants?
There are two main methods of fighting ants:
- do not let the ants on the tree;
- to get the ants out of the garden, treating the anthill with substances such as gels and baits.
Let's consider these methods in more detail. How not to let the ants on the tree:
- Create a water obstacle. This method is suitable for very humane people. Designed for decorative and berry bushes. Create a water barrier can be from an old tire. Cut it along into two parts. In the ground it is necessary to dig a ditch and place the tire there so that the edges protrude slightly above the ground. Fill the tire with water and the barrier is ready.
- Foil. Wrap around the barrel of the foil in such a way that you get a skirt with a sharp edge. Ants will not be able to climb over the sharp edge of the skirt.
- You can use special adhesive belts. They are sold in special stores and are designed specifically to combat insects of this type. Such a belt contains no poisons and practically does not dry out. Resistant to humidity.
How to get ants out of the garden with chemicals?
If you think that enough to sprinkle ants on the surface with poisons, you are very wrong. Ants have a very complex hierarchy and an anthill designed for millions of inhabitants. You will only process working ants, which will not solve the problem at all. To get rid of these unpleasant neighbors will help food baits and gels. Such gels are designed for long-term action. They do not kill the ant at once. The working ant manages to bring the prey to the anthill and feed it to the larvae and queen. After the death of the queen and larvae, the anthill ceases to exist.
In the people's councils about what can bring ants, described a lot of recipes and tips. Use them only for a small anthill or in the case of a small damage.
How to remove the red ants?
Very often ants bring trouble not only on the garden plot, but also in the house. Most often in the house are planted red ants. The fight against them can drag on for several weeks, it all depends on the number of foci. If the source is in the house, be sure to find it. To do this, follow the movement of the ants. Once you find a place with a large accumulation of these insects and egg laying, begin to act. For destruction, you can use dichlorvos. You can fight with special lures in the form of chalks. The principle of action is the same as that of gels from garden ants.