Red Ants

[Gravy 18]

How do you deal with red ants?

 

Got them outside at home, they are destroying my lavender and aubretia plants by nesting in the root system. Over last 2 years have tried to dig out them out only for some others to return. Have also tried petrol - fun but does not get them deep down

 

Gels seem not to work, as reds I believe are primarily protein eaters and not sugar like the black ants.

 

Limited success with Ficam W, as nests are way down deep and plentiful. Dust would get wet.

 

Any miracle solutions, please?

 

[trappa 517]

Advion ant gel. Your miracle is granted.

[Gravy 18]

Advion ant gel. Your miracle is granted.

Does it work well on red ants, which are Not generally sugar loving ants?

[trappa 517]

Heres the label, have a read. ALL ants.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwif4ODGnZzUAhUBIlAKHR9WAt0QFggiMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dupont.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fassets%2Fproducts-and-services%2Fpro-products%2FSL-1534.pdf&usg=AFQjCNFRCRNr6LXJ7ItT4_Bh2nohP2IUHA

Ive never been keen on ant jobs before, dont know if it was just me but I seemed to be hit and miss no matter how hard I tried. This stuff is dear but its a game changer. Do your homework and read up as I dont want to sell you something that doesnt work, or maybe someone on here more knowledgable than me (theres plenty haha) will tell you, but I cant recommend this stuff enough.

[DIDO.1 20,893]

I had the issue with yellow meadow ants. Never did sort em out

[ratattack 111]

Heres the label, have a read. ALL ants.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwif4ODGnZzUAhUBIlAKHR9WAt0QFggiMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dupont.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fassets%2Fproducts-and-services%2Fpro-products%2FSL-1534.pdf&usg=AFQjCNFRCRNr6LXJ7ItT4_Bh2nohP2IUHA

Ive never been keen on ant jobs before, dont know if it was just me but I seemed to be hit and miss no matter how hard I tried. This stuff is dear but its a game changer. Do your homework and read up as I dont want to sell you something that doesnt work, or maybe someone on here more knowledgable than me (theres plenty haha) will tell you, but I cant recommend this stuff enough.

It says all ants but it's an American product for treating American ants? Red ants may eat it but yellow meadow ants won't.

[thefensarefarbutistillgo 2,480]

How do you deal with red ants?

 

Got them outside at home, they are destroying my lavender and aubretia plants by nesting in the root system. Over last 2 years have tried to dig out them out only for some others to return. Have also tried petrol - fun but does not get them deep down

 

Gels seem not to work, as reds I believe are primarily protein eaters and not sugar like the black ants.

 

Limited success with Ficam W, as nests are way down deep and plentiful. Dust would get wet.

 

Any miracle solutions, please?

 

found a fairly big red ants nest in my garden the other day and they had churned up quiet a bit of soil into the stones around my dog run, I'd disturbed the nest as I was pulling up some weeds and there was ants everywhere, I tried putting formidor ant gel bait down which black ants love and swarm around it instantly but the red ants were not interested one bit, went and mixed up some demand cs a micro encapsulated insecticide and sprayed the nest with just a little bit of that, went to check an hour later and there were loads of dead ants on the surface and no other ant activity around at all

[foxdropper 17,092]

Ants are beneficial why kill them ffs .

[thefensarefarbutistillgo 2,480]

Ants are beneficial why kill them ffs .

bet you wouldn't say that if they were in your house