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Ants
peter_the_piper
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Is it my imagination or are there a lot more ants crawling around this year?
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Yeah all the ones I've seen have been crawling too. No idea where all those that used to ride bikes and use roller skates have gone, but I blame 5G.OTOH I have seen loads more swallows and martins on the telephone wires than usual, which is great and a sure sign the terrestrial network is healthier and promotes virility. This stuff is so obvious it's amazing the scientists miss it. Now, where did I put my old dial-up modem?PS. Not noticed any abnormal activity otherwise. Lots going on under the slabs etc but the recent weather hasn't encouraged swarming.5
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We've had 3 swarming flying ant days in the last month or so in central London - I've also noticed a lot more black ants out in my back patio generally.
Normally I'm a "leave it be"' type, but given the numbers I'm seriously considering ant killer at the moment.0 -
Hmmm yes, they've usually gone by now but I seem to be getting a few colonies back.I've been using cheap ant traps and refilling them with poison gel. This means the birds or wandering pets can't get at it. I'd bought a house that had stood empty and ants had eaten their way in and were running up the wall on viewing.Took up slabs and used ant powder, poured Jeyes fluid down the cracks repeatedly, spray bleached stone and slabs so they couldn't leave trails.Puffed ant powder at base of walls and down cracks. It's worked wonders and they were reduced by more than half this following year.Also building a garden and feeding the birds the blackbirds feasted on nests of flying ants in soil.Now I just need the ant traps in spring, early summer. Maybe one more time right now so they don't make new nests this year.
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I have about 30 nests on my lawn. anyone have ideas of how to stop them ruining the lawn that i only had returfed last year0
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Maybe more coming?
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