Ants

hey all,

i currently have two plants growing. ( nivana Northen Lights Autoflowers ) Both of which are about 10 days old ( 10 days above soil )

they are looking healthy how they are but, i have found ants in my plant pots ( pot size is about 5 gallons), i have been finding then for about a week now.

will the harm my plants?
and how can i get rid of them for good?

any comments and tips would be greatly helpful,

thank you.

The ants are making nests in the planting medium. This messes with the roots. There is a good possibility that the ants are aphid ranchers. The ants eat the aphids' excreted "honeydew," which is a sugar concentrate from the plant's sap. If they are not ranching, they are getting food from another source and that probably has something to do with the garden.
The ants must be eliminated. There is only one thing to do: get rid of them and stop them from returning.
Although it may seem like they are everywhere, once you follow the trails you will probably find that the ants are only colonizing a few containers. If the plants in them are not special, it may be easiest to destroy them to resolve the ant issue.
If the plants are special, then they should be isolated so that the ants cannot get to other plants. A moat can be made using a tray several inches high. Place something like a block of wood
to elevate the pot in the middle of the tray. Add water to the tray and the ants are trapped.
Cinnamon is both repugnant and fatal to ants. As you sprinkle it or water it into the soil you will see the ants scurrying out of their nests. Ants are also susceptible to pyrethrum drenches and other biological insecticides. With a spoon, sprinkle ground cinnamon, which can be purchased at any herb shop or grocery store, on the top of the planting medium. Then make a drench using two rounded tablespoons of ground cinnamon per gallon of hot water. Let the water cool to room temperature then add a liquid pyrethrum insecticide into the solution as directed. A surfactant such as Coco-Wet will make the solution more effective. Use the solution as a drench.


From canibis culture mag.

could i just put down some ant killer?

or will this damage the plant itself?

I had the same problem with 1 of my outdoor plots. I mixed some 7dust with some honey. Put it on some pieces of bark and laid around plants. After 2 days i haven't seen 1 of the Lil bastards again. Just an idea. Worked for me . Good luck.

Thanks all for the replys