How to get rid of argentine
ants:
Argentine ant colonies are often so large--biologists call them
super colonies--that it would take a community effort to finally get rid of
Argentine ants once and for all. You see, the reason Argentine ant colonies get
so big is because their similar genetic makeup allows ants from what would
usually be competing colonies to travel amongst one colony or another. In fact,
they will even team up with other colonies, thus creating the feared super
colony, with literally millions of workers and thousands of queens. They are
indeed a force to be reckoned with. Until scientists come up with a way to
finally rid our local habitats of these foreign invaders, here are some things
you can do to help control Argentine ant populations on your property and in
your home
To make sure
Argentine Ants can not get into your home, you must have the outside of your
house sealed properly. Argentine ants need a hole less than 1 mm in
diameter to get into your home, so caulk those spots where you think Argentine
Ants might gain entrance, particularly on ground floors and on your foundations.
For doors and windows, weather stripping can help fill gaps where ants could
simply walk right in. Make sure your window screens and door screens are fitted
properly and do not have tears. I have seen ant trails going up and into a
screen door. It is intriguing, really.
Talcum powder may
also be used for getting rid of Argentine Ants, or at least preventing a total
invasion of your home. Who knows why ants don ot like talcum powder,
but this is an age old trick. If you notice Argentine ants coming into your home
where perhaps you have not sealed properly, dust the floor with talcum powder.
The ants will make contact with it at first, but never again after that. You can
do this all along the baseboards of your home if you have to.
To get rid of
argentine ants that are invading your garden, you may want to try Food
Grade diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth really is a miracle of nature.
Professional gardeners have been using this stuff for a while now to line their
gardens, preventing crawling pests from gaining entrance to their gardens. If
you do not want more trouble with aphids and scale insects, and you are in an
area where Argentine Ants are known to inhabit, you should probably try lining
either your whole garden with diatomaceous earth or surrounding just the plants
that are particularly susceptible to aphid and scale insect infestations.
To get rid of
Argentine Ants that are invading your yard, you may want to try
broadcast baiting with protein-based granular ant baits like those made by
Advance, Maxforce, and Niban. Granular baits are spread across a lawn much like
fertilizer is, using the same kind of delivery device, in fact. This technique
is particularly effective for larger yards and properties, but is temporary.
Because the colonies are so big, chances are they have sister colonies not found
on your property. You may want to bait for Argentine ants once or twice a month
to keep their populations at bay.
To get rid if
Argentine Ants that are invading your home, brand name sweet baits like
Terro and Ant Bait Gels are your best bet. These super-saturated mixtures
usually contain a kind of sweet syrup and a poison like borax (otherwise known
as boric acid), a slow-acting poison that the ants carry back to the colony, and
feed to the larvae and queens. If you have Argentine Ants coming into your home,
identify where the Argentine ants are trailing, and put the sweet baits next to
those. You should see fewer Argentine ants in your home within four or five
days.
Controlling Argentine Ants in a Garden
Argentine ants present a danger not only to your local habitat and
farmers' crops, but they also present a danger to your garden. Argentine ants
are notorious for tending to scales and aphids, two of the most common and
destructive garden pests. They will even go so far as to attack and kill
beneficial insects that feed on aphids, namely those lady bugs native to your
locale. Ensuring that Argentine ants do not get into your garden is paramount to
retaining a healthy garden in the south and southwest. As I mentioned before,
diatomaceous earth is a perfectly natural and effective way to ensure that
ground-dwelling insects stay out of your garden, provided you have cordoned off
any land-based travel into the garden with the diatomaceous earth. I would not
try broadcast baiting with protein-based ant bait granules in your garden
because you do not want those chemicals on vegetation you may eat later, and you
do not know how they might affect your prize-winning petunias. What I would
suggest are a couple of shallow plates or bowls filled with a mixture of sugar
water and boric acid. The recipe is simple and is as follows: 4 teaspoons of
boric acid, 3 cups of hot water (to dissolve the boric acid), and 1 cup of
sugar.
How to get rid of argentine
ants:
Argentine ant colonies are often so large--biologists call them
super colonies--that it would take a community effort to finally get rid of
Argentine ants once and for all. You see, the reason Argentine ant colonies get
so big is because their similar genetic makeup allows ants from what would
usually be competing colonies to travel amongst one colony or another. In fact,
they will even team up with other colonies, thus creating the feared super
colony, with literally millions of workers and thousands of queens. They are
indeed a force to be reckoned with. Until scientists come up with a way to
finally rid our local habitats of these foreign invaders, here are some things
you can do to help control Argentine ant populations on your property and in
your home
To make sure
Argentine Ants can not get into your home, you must have the outside of your
house sealed properly. Argentine ants need a hole less than 1 mm in
diameter to get into your home, so caulk those spots where you think Argentine
Ants might gain entrance, particularly on ground floors and on your foundations.
For doors and windows, weather stripping can help fill gaps where ants could
simply walk right in. Make sure your window screens and door screens are fitted
properly and do not have tears. I have seen ant trails going up and into a
screen door. It is intriguing, really.
Talcum powder may
also be used for getting rid of Argentine Ants, or at least preventing a total
invasion of your home. Who knows why ants don ot like talcum powder,
but this is an age old trick. If you notice Argentine ants coming into your home
where perhaps you have not sealed properly, dust the floor with talcum powder.
The ants will make contact with it at first, but never again after that. You can
do this all along the baseboards of your home if you have to.
To get rid of
argentine ants that are invading your garden, you may want to try Food
Grade diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth really is a miracle of nature.
Professional gardeners have been using this stuff for a while now to line their
gardens, preventing crawling pests from gaining entrance to their gardens. If
you do not want more trouble with aphids and scale insects, and you are in an
area where Argentine Ants are known to inhabit, you should probably try lining
either your whole garden with diatomaceous earth or surrounding just the plants
that are particularly susceptible to aphid and scale insect infestations.
To get rid of
Argentine Ants that are invading your yard, you may want to try
broadcast baiting with protein-based granular ant baits like those made by
Advance, Maxforce, and Niban. Granular baits are spread across a lawn much like
fertilizer is, using the same kind of delivery device, in fact. This technique
is particularly effective for larger yards and properties, but is temporary.
Because the colonies are so big, chances are they have sister colonies not found
on your property. You may want to bait for Argentine ants once or twice a month
to keep their populations at bay.
To get rid if
Argentine Ants that are invading your home, brand name sweet baits like
Terro and Ant Bait Gels are your best bet. These super-saturated mixtures
usually contain a kind of sweet syrup and a poison like borax (otherwise known
as boric acid), a slow-acting poison that the ants carry back to the colony, and
feed to the larvae and queens. If you have Argentine Ants coming into your home,
identify where the Argentine ants are trailing, and put the sweet baits next to
those. You should see fewer Argentine ants in your home within four or five
days.
Controlling Argentine Ants in a Garden
Argentine ants present a danger not only to your local habitat and
farmers' crops, but they also present a danger to your garden. Argentine ants
are notorious for tending to scales and aphids, two of the most common and
destructive garden pests. They will even go so far as to attack and kill
beneficial insects that feed on aphids, namely those lady bugs native to your
locale. Ensuring that Argentine ants do not get into your garden is paramount to
retaining a healthy garden in the south and southwest. As I mentioned before,
diatomaceous earth is a perfectly natural and effective way to ensure that
ground-dwelling insects stay out of your garden, provided you have cordoned off
any land-based travel into the garden with the diatomaceous earth. I would not
try broadcast baiting with protein-based ant bait granules in your garden
because you do not want those chemicals on vegetation you may eat later, and you
do not know how they might affect your prize-winning petunias. What I would
suggest are a couple of shallow plates or bowls filled with a mixture of sugar
water and boric acid. The recipe is simple and is as follows: 4 teaspoons of
boric acid, 3 cups of hot water (to dissolve the boric acid), and 1 cup of
sugar.
How to get rid of argentine ants:
Argentine ant colonies are often so large--biologists call them super colonies--that it would take a community effort to finally get rid of Argentine ants once and for all. You see, the reason Argentine ant colonies get so big is because their similar genetic makeup allows ants from what would usually be competing colonies to travel amongst one colony or another. In fact, they will even team up with other colonies, thus creating the feared super colony, with literally millions of workers and thousands of queens. They are indeed a force to be reckoned with. Until scientists come up with a way to finally rid our local habitats of these foreign invaders, here are some things you can do to help control Argentine ant populations on your property and in your home
To make sure
Argentine Ants can not get into your home, you must have the outside of your
house sealed properly. Argentine ants need a hole less than 1 mm in
diameter to get into your home, so caulk those spots where you think Argentine
Ants might gain entrance, particularly on ground floors and on your foundations.
For doors and windows, weather stripping can help fill gaps where ants could
simply walk right in. Make sure your window screens and door screens are fitted
properly and do not have tears. I have seen ant trails going up and into a
screen door. It is intriguing, really.Talcum powder may
also be used for getting rid of Argentine Ants, or at least preventing a total
invasion of your home. Who knows why ants don ot like talcum powder,
but this is an age old trick. If you notice Argentine ants coming into your home
where perhaps you have not sealed properly, dust the floor with talcum powder.
The ants will make contact with it at first, but never again after that. You can
do this all along the baseboards of your home if you have to.To get rid of
argentine ants that are invading your garden, you may want to try Food
Grade diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth really is a miracle of nature.
Professional gardeners have been using this stuff for a while now to line their
gardens, preventing crawling pests from gaining entrance to their gardens. If
you do not want more trouble with aphids and scale insects, and you are in an
area where Argentine Ants are known to inhabit, you should probably try lining
either your whole garden with diatomaceous earth or surrounding just the plants
that are particularly susceptible to aphid and scale insect infestations.To get rid of
Argentine Ants that are invading your yard, you may want to try
broadcast baiting with protein-based granular ant baits like those made by
Advance, Maxforce, and Niban. Granular baits are spread across a lawn much like
fertilizer is, using the same kind of delivery device, in fact. This technique
is particularly effective for larger yards and properties, but is temporary.
Because the colonies are so big, chances are they have sister colonies not found
on your property. You may want to bait for Argentine ants once or twice a month
to keep their populations at bay.To get rid if
Argentine Ants that are invading your home, brand name sweet baits like
Terro and Ant Bait Gels are your best bet. These super-saturated mixtures
usually contain a kind of sweet syrup and a poison like borax (otherwise known
as boric acid), a slow-acting poison that the ants carry back to the colony, and
feed to the larvae and queens. If you have Argentine Ants coming into your home,
identify where the Argentine ants are trailing, and put the sweet baits next to
those. You should see fewer Argentine ants in your home within four or five
days.Controlling Argentine Ants in a Garden
Argentine ants present a danger not only to your local habitat and farmers' crops, but they also present a danger to your garden. Argentine ants are notorious for tending to scales and aphids, two of the most common and destructive garden pests. They will even go so far as to attack and kill beneficial insects that feed on aphids, namely those lady bugs native to your locale. Ensuring that Argentine ants do not get into your garden is paramount to retaining a healthy garden in the south and southwest. As I mentioned before, diatomaceous earth is a perfectly natural and effective way to ensure that ground-dwelling insects stay out of your garden, provided you have cordoned off any land-based travel into the garden with the diatomaceous earth. I would not try broadcast baiting with protein-based ant bait granules in your garden because you do not want those chemicals on vegetation you may eat later, and you do not know how they might affect your prize-winning petunias. What I would suggest are a couple of shallow plates or bowls filled with a mixture of sugar water and boric acid. The recipe is simple and is as follows: 4 teaspoons of boric acid, 3 cups of hot water (to dissolve the boric acid), and 1 cup of sugar.
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