how to get rid of lots of ants nests in my lawn

frivolous_fay

jemw wrote: »

I have just boiled the kettle and poured on the nests, hoping this will burn the little buggars!!

It doesn't... just kills your grass. I know

doggle10

mmmmmmmm mine are driving me mad,just as i flatten one pile another appears! just flicked thru the internet and have found that if you mix a small bottle of clove oil (available from any chemist) with water in a watering can and sprinkle on they start to flee straight away and you can stand back with glee and watch them leave! well thats what it says anyway so off to boots now,will give it a go later and post what happens!:T

payless

a splash of unleaded and a match... now where's that insurance policy

supermonkey

intersting thread... as wondering if any of the posters had any luck with these methods?

longforgotten

I'm interested too, need a method that is cat friendly.

bottlehalffull

Cheapest is to brush over the piles of soil.

They don't harm your lawn and their tunnels are good for aerating it.

Kay_Peel

I've just been watching 2 starlings feeding their new fledglings on my lawn. I suppose my lawn must have ants' nests.

It was so sweet. There were two frantic parents scooping up bugs and shovelling them into the open beaks of the chicks. The chicks looked bigger than their parents too - so they must be having a feast on people's lawns around here.

I would only discourage ants when they are near the house and scrabbling out of the flagstones. (Cotton wool with a few drops of Olbas Oil placed near the entrance to their nest). But if they are in the garden then they are fair game for predators - especially at this time of year when young chicks need feeding.

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