How Does One Get Rid of Ant Colonies in My Landscaping Without Hurting My Daylillies?
I just recently found colonies of ants in my landscaping area where i was planning on putting daylillies. I dont know if its safe to put them there or not now. And can i safely use anything on them that wont hurt my flowers or plants. Please help!!!!
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I’ve put a mixture of dish soap and water on my plants to get rid of aphids with a spray bottle and I’ve heard that soap get rid of ants if you mix it with water then pour it down there.
You can use an insecticide around flowers and plants. no problem. Get the ants before planting, digging the area up will only make it harder to eliminate all of them. Wait until you have controlled them, then plant. Also check to make sure they arn’t fire ants before you start.
This site has some good ideas also …
http://seedsofknowledge.com/pests.html
"-When you do find the nests outside in your yard, dig a hole into the nest with a shovel and pour in an insecticidal soap (this is usually a mixture of alcohol, dish soap and water) into the nest and put back the soil. You may have to do this a few times to really get rid of the ants."
and this part was there also …
"Jim Patch, one of our subscribers, shares on ridding the garden and yard of ants: Boil water first thing in the morning and pour it on previously identified nest areas. I found that this works at any time of day. As I suspected boiling water will kill grass and larger plants, so be cautious. This can be an advantage as well. I found pouring boiling water in the corners by raised beds to kill ants also killed the Bermuda grass that kept coming up through the corners. It is a chemical free method of weed control."
Good luck!