how to kill black ants ?

cindysid

cindysid

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Ants by themselves, unless they are leaf cutters, usually don't harm plants in my experience. They do however consort with insects like aphids who do. If you sprinkle some diatomaceous earth on the surface of your soil it will deter them.
 
dgthumb

dgthumb

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When I grew outside I'd get ants after a good rain, got some of those raid ant baits and stuck em in the ground. Problem solved and I didn't have to spray anything on my babies.
 
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j smoke 112321

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cindysid said:
Ants by themselves, unless they are leaf cutters, usually don't harm plants in my experience. They do however consort with insects like aphids who do. If you sprinkle some diatomaceous earth on the surface of your soil it will deter them.
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that might work i need a homeade recipe i cant afford it besides 1 parts borax 10 parts sugar or myaple syrup for both adults and larvae .
 
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j smoke 112321

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dgthumb said:
When I grew outside I'd get ants after a good rain, got some of those raid ant baits and stuck em in the ground. Problem solved and I didn't have to spray anything on my babies.
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im growing inside pots though .Im growing many different flowers daisies wild roses sunflowers .
 
Lash666

Lash666

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Maybe you could, get those sticky traps and place them on the ground,
where the ants are,
then place something sweet in the middle of it so they go after it but get stuck on the adhesive bits.
 
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j smoke 112321

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Lash666 said:
Maybe you could, get those sticky traps and place them on the ground,
where the ants are,
then place something sweet in the middle of it so they go after it but get stuck on the adhesive bits.
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black ants prefer different food some like veggies some like fruit some like meat some like sugar so its gonna be a tough fight .considering i got dogs so a trap would be a pain
 
Resinhound

Resinhound

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j smoke 112321 said:
lol they'll be protecting my ganja nah but your right i gotta do something
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I dunno man..black ants are bad news..those fuckers will burrow into your house and breed by the million...killing a few here and there probably isnt going to help if you have an infestation.If you are renting,hide your plants and hit up the landlord,lol.
 
dgthumb

dgthumb

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j smoke 112321 said:
Great idea or ant fire killer dust heard its organic used as food grade for cows or horses or some shit
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What you can, what I would do, go to your local store, see what brands they have write them down.
Come home, plug each name into a search engine and see what you can find out about them. Things like, safe for plants, is it safe around pets and people, length of effectiveness.
 
Redishx

Redishx

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I've got ants in my kitchen. I just sprinkled (food grade) Diatomaceous Earth in every nook and cranny. Haven't seen an ant in 3 days.
 
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churchhaze

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Redishx said:
I've got ants in my kitchen. I just sprinkled (food grade) Diatomaceous Earth in every nook and cranny. Haven't seen an ant in 3 days.
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Mix a small amount of borax (sodium borate) with corn syrup or something sweet and put it in a bottle cap. Put the bottle cap where the ants go... You'll never see them ever again.
 
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alaskachic

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Carpenter ants suck. Tough little bastards. Cayenne pepper or chilie powder works. But...
Draw a thick line of white chalk. Idk why they Will Not Cross It
 
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