The appearance of ants on the site is a real problem for all gardeners and gardeners. These insects are of different types: black, red, yellow, brown, red. And everyone who has encountered an invasion of this insect knows how difficult it is to remove its colonies from a vegetable garden or garden. But nevertheless, there are many ways to destroy these uninvited pests. If desired, you can use both insecticidal preparations and various alternative methods and means.

Insecticides

These drugs are produced in the form of liquid, gel, powder, tablets and granules. They all work on the same principle - they affect the nervous system of the insect. As a result, he stops moving and immediately dies. But, despite the effectiveness of these funds, you should not get carried away with them, as they can harm the crop growing in the beds. Also, before processing the site, you should carefully read the instructions for the drug.

Traditional methods

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Wood sawdust mixed with garlic and anise leaves will help get rid of ants in the garden or in the garden. Chopped garlic should be mixed with sawdust, finely chopped anise leaves should be added to the mixture. The resulting mixture should be scattered near the entrance to the anthill.

Ants don't like the smell of kerosene. To rid the site of these pests, it is necessary to pour kerosene on the anthill from all sides, but you do not need to set it on fire.

You can use cinnamon to drive ants out of your garden. Sprinkle with chopped spice all paths and areas with the greatest accumulation of insects. Tobacco dust is another effective remedy. It has a very strong odor that ants don't like very much. Tobacco should be scattered around the entire anthill and along the paths where insects crawl.

Insect traps

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To protect tall stands from ant infestation, three types of traps can be used:

  • With adhesive tape;
  • With sweet or poisonous bait;
  • An electronic trap that can be killed with an electrical discharge.

The baits must be placed near the entrance to the anthill and throughout the area where the largest accumulation of insects was noticed.

What plants do ants dislike and fear

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Ants can be removed from the site using plants, the smell of which they cannot stand. In the garden or in the garden, plant as many tomatoes, garlic, tansy, marigolds and celandine as possible. Also, insects can be driven out with parsley, anise, bay leaves, valerian, mint, mustard and other odorous plants and herbs.

Digging up an anthill and moving it

You can also fight ants using a more aggressive method. For example, dig up an anthill, and take it far outside the garden or garden. So that the work does not turn out to be in vain, the dug hole must be covered with a large amount of salt, ash or lime.

It is quite possible to completely remove ants from the garden, and this should be done without further hesitation, since the site was attacked by real pests that only harm the plants.