Ants!!

[shropshire mole 190]

 

This is taken from Pest Magazine, I am surprised that they suggest - 1/3 of UK Pesties turn down ant control requests.

Can understand if it is for eg Pharaoh ants, but not for black ants?

 

Your thoughts

[Nomad65 0]

Ive never turned an ant job down but I have had a few that have required a few trips back to sort them out... My thoughts are its perhaps too little money for what can be a little more taxing than just putting some poison in a box.. Its not just ants though I did a carpet moth job last night were the customer only had the problem in one room and a certain PLC had quoted £1400+vat, needless too say I got the job.... Im very happy if people want too turn down ant jobs as it leaves more for me..

[arnieboy 93]

never turned a ant job down at all with the new gels there not taxing at all

[shropshire mole 190]

That`s what I think as well, don`t understand it

[DIDO.1 21,015]

Never had a problem with ants, hardly a call back....until I met yellow meadow ants!!!

[Mr Muddy 141]

Have you tried nematodes on the yellow ants Dido? I've met a gardener who swears by them.

[DIDO.1 21,015]

No, never even though about it, have you got any info/links?

[Mr Muddy 141]

Sorry mate, all I can tell you is that they're a sort of tiny worm and they (allegedly) get rid of the yellow ants that make those grass-covered mole hill type nests.

[shropshire mole 190]

Found these on a search

 

http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Ant_Nematodes.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4fCqBRDM1ZKhk5jfo6IBEiQAZQ97OIXKzbWhYyNh95dBgqGjS0RedyBXl5c_J2LE4Wql1VgaArXD8P8HAQ

[myersbg 1,355]

Nematodes are crap, they dont work, i have tried them half a dozen times to get rid of Cockchafers and leather jackets, if all these miracle natural methods worked us pesties would all be out of work, but if you put natural or organic in the advertising of a product Joe public thinks its amazing.

 

Brian