Ants!

MissMoneypenny

tim_n wrote: »

Are they a problem? As in what are they doing that causes a problem or is it just they are ants where you don't want 'em?

I thought that they weren't a problem and that they helped me locate when a plant (usually the strawberries) have whitefly.

Then yesterday I read this:-

Chemicals on ants' feet tranquilise and subdue colonies of aphids, keeping them close by as a ready source of food, says new research. The study throws new light on the complex relationship between ants and the colonies of aphids whose sugary secretions the ants eat.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071009212548.htm

sobie

djohn2002uk wrote: »

The best I,ve ever found is Doff Ant Powder which they take back to their nest and it kills the lot but not in five mins. It needs to be left a day or so. Problem is it.s hard to find now, I got my last lot last year off the internet. This is the stuff and the same price that I paid.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/130397564231?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0

Doff have changed the packaging. (the product is the same).
It now looks like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Doff-Ant-Killer-Ant-Insect-Killer-Powder-300G-315280-/111345845535

if you read the ingrediants its exactly the same as nippon ant powder, but 1/2 the price!

(this isn't my listing, we don't sell on ebay - fees far too high!)