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Marie-Rose
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Ants
Did a search and could not find any info on the board. Has anyone had any success with any products?? We have a Royal Palm that is crawling with the
buggers... seems to be a huge nest that has our whole yard crawling
I would be devastated to loose the tree... it is fabulous!
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vandenberg
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Marie-Rose,
Usually when bushes or trees have ant trails going up, it means there is a food source somewhere in that plant. Don't believe ants actually ever live
in trees. So, maybe spraying it with insecticide to get rid off whatever theants are after, may be the solution.
This, of course will not get rid of the ants that usually burrow in your yard. Norbert didn't help any, as is the case after every significant
rainfall. They're tough buggers and almost impossible to get rid off. Suerte !
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Bruce R Leech
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you need to first id the type of ants. most of the time they are doing you more good than bad.
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ants seem to go where the termites have been...
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Bruce R Leech
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are they the very small black ones?
I know some folks that killed the ants going up there tree and soon after the tree got very sick and died. when I checked it out it seem the ants were
eating aphids that hat infested the tree. they killed the ants and the aphids won
[Edited on 11-3-2008 by Bruce R Leech]
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Marie-Rose, I use a little oil of mint mixed with water..as a REPELLANT...this is for inside use, too.
I cannot condone ant homocide.
p.s. How about using the old-fashioned 'Cal' . Mix this with water and brush on the trunk from ground level up a few feet.
[Edited on 11-3-2008 by Pompano]
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Over my head ....
What is 'Cal' ....?
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Perhaps there are some scale or mealvbug type insects that are in the palms and they produce a sugar material that some ants use for food. A good way
of controling the mealybug or scale is with the use of a vegetable oil, or a crop oil. The scale/mealy bug is difficult to control with conventional
type insectide as the scale/mealybug has a surface that will not allow penetration of a pesticide but a crop oil sufficates the bothersomes insects.
Look around the trees and see if you have some small, round inmobile insects or some mealy looking insects. They don't move around . Also, follow the
ants and see if they go to a location and determine whats there.
I had some ant problems wih our plumerias and treated the underside of the leaves with veg. oil and solved the ant problem-our problem was with
scales.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
are they the very small black ones?
I know some folks that killed the ants going up there tree and soon after the tree got very sick and died. when I checked it out it seem the ants were
eating aphids that hat infested the tree. they killed the ants and the aphids won
[Edited on 11-3-2008 by Bruce R Leech] |
Added note to my reply. Good point, aphids are also a good source of honeydew.
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Marie-Rose
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These guys are red... but they do not bite.
I have tried to follow the "paths" but there are so many of them thru out the yard... that the only place they all lead is to the Royal Palm.... I
think I have only found one other big nest.
I did notice one area that has those mealy looking bugs... we call them wood bugs in Canada... they roll into a ball when disturbed... lots of ants
around there.
I don't know guys... I am very near calling the fumigator guy. Not usually my way of doing natural gardening but this has me totally freaked.
Although there are few in the main house...(probably my fanatic floor and counter washing) but did get a few in bed last night
Pompano... what is Cal???
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Boric Acid will evict the ants!
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Try mixing boric acid in jam or honey & they'll carry it back to the nest. BUT you need to place it somewhere away from dogs
& cats!
I believe Cal is also called Chinese chalk....it's an ant killing powder, but you need to be careful with it around pets, too.
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Marie-Rose
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I've been using a liquid that I brought from home... borax and something sweet. They are taking it up like crazy... how long til it kills the
nest?
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| Quote: | ..."Cal" usually means lime, as in the chemical (not the fruit).
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lime (or quicklime, when "alive") is efectively what we, here in Mexico, call that powdery chemical used commonly to paint trees and palms to
get rid of any crawling creature.
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We used this stuff to keep the ants off our papaya trees. Only problem is it's not a permanent solution. Has to be re-applied regularly or they
return.
http://www.tanglefoot.com/products/barrier.htm
We got it at a local nursery in So Cal.
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The only way to rid ants is find the source, the source is the nesting areas , they can be nesting in the tree, take and spray the tree with IVORY
LIQUID DETERGENT SOAP (CLEAR ONLY) It does not have a oil base, If you use a oil base you more than likely split the colony or colonies and you now
have several more nest to deal with, after this dries use the BORIC ACID it does work well
If these are FIRE ANTS RED ONES the only way is DIESEL FUEL pour on them.
Good Luck
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Bob and Susan
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what about just plain "sevin dust"
http://www.gardentech.com/pests_trees.asp
they sell it here...
and
it's used on just about every food grown
[Edited on 11-4-2008 by Bob and Susan]
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They're probably Argentine Ants. There's been an infestation in the SoCal area in the past few years. Now they're clever little things. Aphids feast
on plants and secrete a sweet fluid. The ants like the sweet fluid and will protect and propagate the aphids to obtain the fluid. They've been known
to kill off their natural predators and transport the aphids from plant to plant.
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I was having a problem with my two citrus trees, and bought locally (Loreto) some chaulk like sticks, and circled the trunk with it, and in about a
couple more days, no more ants. ?????????
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One other thing to think of- if it is true that the ants are climbing the tree to feed on a honeyew secreted from a pest such as aphid or scales then
removing the ants might allow for sooty mold development. I don't think ants are your problem. Something is in your tree that the ants like.
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