In cottages and garden areas very often settle red ants, they are also called pharaohs. They bring a lot of problems, so they have to fight hard. In this regard, many are concerned with the question of how to get rid of ants on the site forever.
We need to immediately prepare ourselves morally for the fact that there is going to be a complex struggle, which requires an integrated and competent approach. Otherwise, all efforts will be reduced to the fact that the population of annoying insects will quickly recover, in addition, they will be accustomed to insecticides, which they poisoned.
How to get rid of forest ants on the site?
Ants do not like frequent intervention, because they choose those sites that are rarely processed. And the more often you dig through the ground on your site, the less likely that you will have ants.
To remove the ants from the trunks of trees, you need to treat the trees with a steep lime solution. And you need to process not only the trunk, but also the soil around the plant.
If your plot already has an anthill, it's time to learn how to get rid of the ants living in it. First of all - dig anthill quite deep, and not just near the surface of the earth. The most important thing is to get rid of the source, that is, from the ant nest. Only after that they will leave your site.
In order to damage the nest, add lime, ash or ashes to the ground. You can add everything at once and dig well the area where they live.
Also to the first means from the ants in the suburban area is getting rid of the root cause of their appearance - aphids. Ants eat these insects, so they choose a habitat near the attacked plant aphids. Simultaneously with the fight against aphids, you need to take measures to combat the ants. And first of all - with the "queen" of an anthill and its offspring.
Chemicals for the control of garden ants
To destroy the main ants, you need to pick up a tool that workers eat and carry in themselves and on the legs in the nest.
Preparations based on diazinon are suitable as an effective chemical for combating not only ants, but also aphids , corn beetle, honey, cereal fly, bugs and other pests.
Diazinon is classified as a class of highly effective organophosphorus compounds that affect the nervous system, causing paralysis of insects.
The consumption of the drug is minimal: 10 ml is enough for 50 m2. This amounts to approximately 200 anthills. And it destroys not only adult ants, but also their larvae. On the ground that has been processed, the ants no longer settle and do not trample down the path. The protective effect of such drugs is at least 3 weeks.
Folk remedies for garden ants
Ants do not like the smell of tansy, parsley, tomato tops, laurel, mustard, anise. You can lay the leaves and stems of these plants on the ant trails and tie them with a rope to the trunks of trees.
You can plant mint and valerian between the beds and around the trees - these ants do not tolerate these aromas and go to another place. Also, ant tracks can be sprinkled with a thick layer of soda, ash, wood bark and lime.
The anthills themselves are poured with a strong solution of boric acid with granulated sugar. Nests can be sprinkled with dried and chopped herb oregano, mixed with sulfur in a 1: 2 ratio. After this, you need to dig a mixture with the ground.
You can pour an anthill with kerosene and water (10 tablespoons kerosene per 10 liters of water). And pour the paths with water with vegetable oil. You can razvoroshit anthill and pour it with boiling water - it will destroy the uterus and its offspring.
Folk remedies, as a rule, only repel the ants for a while. Completely get rid of them is possible only with the help of insecticides.