How to deal with country ants. How to get rid of garden ants on your property. Proven folk recipes

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Gardeners and gardeners encounter different insects every day: some cause no harm, others cause a lot of inconvenience. How to get rid of ants in the garden forever folk remedies? Find out the most effective ways and start the fight.

Reasons for appearance

Why do ants appear in the garden or garden? In general, they are present almost everywhere, but settle where they find food.

One of the main sources of food for ants is the waste products of other insects, in particular aphids. That's why main reason can be considered the presence of aphids in the garden, which secrete substances containing carbohydrates.

If you notice these pests, then you should prepare for the appearance of ants. Moreover, in order to expand the colony and habitat, the latter can “disperse” aphids to nearby plants.

What harm do they cause?

The harm or benefit of ants has long been discussed by scientists, gardeners and gardeners. But still, there are many more opponents of such insects, and this is fair, considering the harm they cause.

Ants can have a negative impact on a vegetable garden or garden in several ways:

Ants usually locate their homes under plants, which can disrupt their nutrition, especially on young, fragile or weakened shoots. Partially exposed roots that are not in contact with the soil are more vulnerable and susceptible to various negative influences. And if ants gnaw them, then some shoots may die, impairing the nutrition of the plant.
Insects dig branched passages in the soil, which can disrupt the processes of heating and cooling the earth and interfere with the full penetration of fertilizers. And large nests organized by ants can affect the integrity of insulated flower beds or beds.
Ants sometimes cause destruction or damage to earthworks and wooden buildings.
Such insects are able to partially eat the buds, disrupting the flowering of plants and reducing their decorative value.
Ants can be considered breeders of aphids, as they contribute to their distribution throughout plants. And such pests are harmful and dangerous for almost all crops, because they feed on green parts and juices, and are also carriers of viral and fungal diseases.
Often, plant growers are faced with eating fruits, especially sweet ones, which are sources of carbohydrates. And this greatly spoils the harvest and reduces its quality and volume.
Ants are capable of spreading weed seeds throughout the garden and storing weed seeds in anthills, and this will require further control of such herbs and regular weeding.

Is it worth removing ants?

Is it worth fighting ants? For some, this question will seem inappropriate, because any insects that encroach on the garden must be destroyed. But ants can be considered pests only conditionally.

If they rapidly multiply, establish colonies, are present on the site in large quantities and develop vigorous activity, then their destruction will indeed be expedient and due to the desire to preserve plants and crops.

They really cause significant harm: they spoil the roots, above-ground parts and fruits of many crops, violate the integrity of the beds, and contribute to the proliferation of weeds and other pests.

But ants are an integral part of the ecosystem and a link in the food chain, and also perform certain functions.

First, they can look for sources of protein and feed on other insects, significantly reducing their numbers.
Secondly, such insects, by digging tunnels, loosen the soil, saturate it with oxygen and promote faster penetration of moisture.
Thirdly, some waste products of ants can be beneficial for the soil. Their habitats contain twice as much potassium and ten times more phosphorus, and such elements are in a soluble and easily digestible form.
And, finally, these insects can be food for birds, which will protect the crop from attacks by birds.

Which means should I choose?

If ants are tormented, then you can fight them with the help of specialized chemical insecticidal agents containing components that penetrate the insects’ body and cause their inevitable death. The most effective drugs are briefly discussed in the table:

Drug name	Active ingredient	Release form	Toxicity and hazard class	Consumption	Validity periods
"Anti-ant"	borax	powder packaged in blisters or sachets	IV (low hazard)	one package per 1-2 m2	five to six days
"Absolute"	chlorpyrifos	gel in plastic containers	IV	125 ml for an area of about 30 m2	from ten days to two weeks
"A great warrior"	chlorpyrifos, diazinon	gel	IV	30 g per 1 m2	about a day
"Delicia"	chlorpyrifos	powder	IV	10 grams per 1 m2	about two weeks
"Thunder-2"	diazinon	granules	III (moderately dangerous for animals and people)	from 1 to 3 g per anthill	from two to four days
"Medvetox"	diazinon	granules	III	20 grams per 10 m2	approximately 3-5 days
"Ant"	diazinon	granules	III	20 grams per 10 m2	from three to five days
"Ant-eater"	diazinon	Emulsion concentrate	III	1 ml (dissolve in 10 liters of water) per five m2	one or two days
"Muracid"	diazinon	water emulsion	III	1 ml (add 10 liters of water) per 5 m2	day
« Dust»	trichloromethyldi( P-chlorophenyl)methane	powder	the product is extremely dangerous and is prohibited for use in many countries	20-30 g of powder dissolved in water per 10 m2	a few days

How to get rid of ants in the garden?

There are different ways to remove ants from your garden. And all of them are conditionally divided into several categories:

Chemical methods struggles were discussed above. Such products contain insecticidal components that penetrate the body of insects, cause paralysis of the respiratory and other systems and provoke inevitable death. These drugs can also act on other pests, and this is a plus. But certain chemicals are dangerous to pets and some plants.
Red or black ants can be destroyed by mechanical means, which involve the impact of physical processes and phenomena that provoke death. These include elevated temperatures or cold, water.
Biological methods are exposure to things that ants do not like and that are of natural origin. This category primarily includes plants that repel insects.
Biochemical methods will help destroy pests - various decoctions and infusions based on plants that have poisonous and toxic properties.
Agrotechnical methods involve creating conditions that will be extremely unfavorable or unbearable for the life of insects.

We use folk remedies

To get rid of ants in the garden, you can use folk remedies:

Use regular laundry soap: the alkali it contains will help kill the ants. Grate about a fifty-gram piece, dissolve the shavings in a liter hot water. This soap solution can be poured directly into the anthill and sprayed around the plants to protect them.

To remove ants from your area, use essential oils with sharp and bright odors, for example, eucalyptus, basil, anise, rosemary. They can be dissolved in water and sprayed with a spray bottle onto anthills or in places where insect colonies travel.
The best remedy to repel pests - this is tansy, which has a rather pungent odor. The branches of this plant are laid out throughout the garden, and their aroma causes the ants to retreat and look for other habitats. Some other herbs, for example, parsley, lavender, marigold, wormwood, rosemary, also have pungent and insect-repellent odors. Or you can use garlic or onions.

Regular mustard will help. It is extremely simple to use: just generously sprinkle the natural powder on the anthill, as well as paths and places where insects gather. Hot ground pepper can be used for the same purposes.

Ash is a good means of pest control and plant protection. You need to sprinkle it generously on the stems, lower leaves and soil over the roots to repel insects. You can also fill ant paths and homes with ash.

Another proven method is the use of hot coals, which must be placed directly into the anthill, having previously excavated it. This product will destroy some of the ants and larvae, as well as force the surviving insects to leave.

The real poison for ants is ordinary boric acid. It needs to be diluted with approximately the same amount of water. Add sugar as bait. Pour the liquid into bowls and place them in the garden, especially near ant paths and homes. Insects will mistake the product for food, and after ingestion boric acid death will soon occur in the body.

Kerosene will repel insects and force them to leave inhabited areas. Two tablespoons should be dissolved in ten liters of water. Turn up the anthills and pour the solution into them.

An effective poison is a mixture of sulfur and oregano herb. Mix approximately equal proportions and sprinkle the product on areas where insects travel and live. You can dig up the soil to clear out all the underground passages of the ants.

Use yeast. Mix about a teaspoon with two tablespoons of warm water and a teaspoon of sugar. You should end up with a paste that needs to be spread around anthills and paths.

To defeat ants, use boiling water, which you can simply pour into all the nests. And to destroy the remaining insects, place stones or boards greased with sugar syrup throughout the garden. Pests will be attracted by the smell of food and will rush under objects. The next day, lift up the boards and stones and pour boiling water directly on the ants.

If you don’t know how to poison pests, a folk remedy such as birch tar will help. It can be used to lubricate the lower parts of tree trunks for protection. You can also dilute the product in warm or hot water and pour the solution over all anthills.

Potassium permanganate will also help. It needs to be dissolved in water to obtain a fairly concentrated pink liquid. This product can be used to water and spray both nests and paths, as well as the entire soil around the plants.

Sprinkle coffee near the plants and anthills and loosen the soil. The smell will scare away pests and force them to leave their habitats.

Small-sized insects - ants belong to the order Hymenoptera. Their genus includes more than 6 thousand species. Annoying guests of garden plots are red, black, and yellow ants. Redheads are forest dwellers who sometimes run into garden lands. They feed on small insects, so they do more good than harm. Yellow and black ants are a scourge for gardeners. Let's figure out why these pests are so dangerous and how to deal with them.

Why are ants dangerous in the garden?

According to hymenopterologists (specialists who study insects), ants are the most common beneficial Hymenoptera. However, their presence in large quantities can cause serious damage. The peculiarity of garden ants is that they locate their homes under bushes of cultivated plants. Ants have a weakness for strawberries, currants, plums, apple trees, and pears. By making their tunnels underground, insects oppress newly planted plants. This applies to open and closed ground crops.

The main harm that garden ants cause is the breeding of aphids, which secrete sweet juice, which is an ant delicacy. Insects not only protect and take care of it, but also contribute to the reproduction of this pest. The danger of aphids is that they settle on young branches, feed on plant sap, weakening them and infecting them with viral diseases.

Ants also contribute to the reproduction of psyllids, scale insects and some types of caterpillars. The insects themselves feed on small seeds and do not refuse fruits and berries. They have a special passion for garden strawberries. Ants contribute to the increase of weeds in the area because they store reserves of their seeds underground.

Effective ways to get rid of ants in the garden forever

Basic methods of controlling ants garden plot are associated with their destruction and getting rid of aphids, which are a food supply for pests. To defeat this army of insects, you will have to be patient. Folk remedies or specialized preparations in the form of powders, gels, and solutions of pesticides will help get rid of ants. If the first option only scares away, but does not harm the population, then the second and third will help destroy the entire family that has settled on the site.

Biological methods of controlling ants

The most humane way to get rid of garden ants is to use a biological method, which involves the use of plants that repel pests. Natural remedies help to avoid unnecessary victims, and chemicals can cause the death of other creatures that accidentally tasted the poison. These crops mainly include aromatic herbs and spices: tansy, mustard, parsley and tomato tops.

Tansy

One of the most effective folk methods of fighting ants is the use of tansy. To prevent pests from settling near the currants, scatter tansy flowers; their aroma will scare away uninvited neighbors. The product prepared using dried parts of the plant performed well. For it, take 0.8 kg of dry tansy branches, pour 10 liters of water and leave for two days.

Then boil the infusion for half an hour, strain, add the same amount of cold water, add 50 g of laundry soap. Use the resulting product to treat areas where pests accumulate, including plants. This decoction can be prepared from fresh plant parts. In this case, take 2 kg of tansy for the specified amount of water. It will help repel pests and the growing plant. To do this, plant tansy near crops favored by ants.

Mustard

Regular dry mustard helps save the garden from ants. It is the simplest and accessible means, which does not require the preparation and use of any spray solutions. To get rid of ants, cover their areas of accumulation and paths with a thick layer of mustard powder. The smallest particles will clog the spiracles of insects, which will cause the pests to escape.

Parsley

One of the effective environmentally friendly means of combating ants is the use of parsley. The smell of the plant repels insects and makes their presence near it unbearable. Pluck the leaves of the plant, mash them slightly to enhance the aroma, and place them near the nests. The smell of parsley will not kill ants, but will cause them to migrate en masse to more favorable places.

Tomato tops

Helps cope with the invasion of garden ants tomato tops. Its effectiveness is explained by the presence of a toxic glycoalkaloid substance - solanine, which is found not only in tomato branches, but also in green fruits. To combat ants, any vegetative parts of the plant that are not affected by fungal diseases are suitable. Fresh and dry tops are used, which are stored for future use. Placing tomato shoots located under the bushes of garden crops will help protect against ants.

A decoction of tomato stems and leaves has proven itself well as a remedy for ants and aphids. To prepare it, take 4 kg of crushed parts of the plant, pour 10 liters of water and leave for 4 hours. Boil the infusion for half an hour over low heat, cool and filter. Before use, the resulting product is diluted in proportions 1:4.

If dry parts of the plant are taken to prepare the product, the decoction is prepared according to the following recipe:

1 kg of dry crushed tops is poured with 10 liters of water and left for 5 hours.
Then boil for three hours in a container, covered with a lid, over low heat. If the water boils too much, you need to add about the same amount of boiling water.
The cooled and strained solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:3.
The resulting mixture is used to treat areas where aphids and ants accumulate.
To make the solution stick better, add 30 g of green soap to it before use.

Chemicals for killing ants in the garden

The most effective means of protecting your garden plot from pests, including ants and aphids, are chemicals. Their use contributes to the destruction of the settled insect family. However, these remedies will not help get rid of ants forever. The use of chemicals must be carried out in strict accordance with the instructions supplied with them in order to avoid the negative effects of the products. The most popular drugs for ants are: Thunder-2, Muracid, Anteater, Delicia.

Grom-2

Grom-2 is considered one of the most effective professional drugs. It is a suspension of small granules containing diazinon - the active poisonous substance from garden pests (fungus gnats, soil gnats, flies, ants). Grom-2 is classified as a moderately dangerous drug for animals and humans. When released into ponds and aquariums, it causes the death of fish. When working with the product, it is recommended to use personal protective equipment - goggles, gloves, respirator. While performing the treatment, do not drink, smoke or eat.

To fight ants:

The substance is scattered in places where they accumulate and move.
The drug is effective for two to three months.
To destroy an anthill, first remove the top layer of soil (2-3 cm), then scatter poison over its surface.
Places where Grom-2 was used should be sprinkled with soil or covered with roofing felt.
After using the drug, the ants will disappear after 3 days.

Muratsid

The product used by gardeners to kill ants is called Muracid. It is effective not only against garden species, but also against insects that have entered living spaces. The drug is a contact-intestinal liquid that must be diluted in water before use. One milliliter of product is enough to prepare 10 liters of solution. After spraying muracide, insects die within 2-4 days.

The protective properties on the treated areas last for 3 months. If it is not possible to treat ant habitats due to the risk of poison getting on fruits and berries, the drug is added to baits that are placed in non-food containers. The product with muracide is prepared as follows: 100 g of sugar, 20 g of honey and one drop of poison are dissolved in 100 g of water.

Ant-eater

Liquid drug packaged in capsules. Used to kill garden ants. Used as a means to water insect habitats. To prepare a working solution, take 1 ml of the product and dilute it in 10 liters of water. This volume is enough to process 7-10 anthills. The drug does not affect earthworms and soil microorganisms and does not accumulate in the soil.

Delicia

An effective ant repellent from Germany is called Delicia. Supplied in powder form. The drug is used both in dry form and to prepare an aqueous solution. The powder is scattered in a thin layer in places where ants nest and along their routes. Crevices and cracks in the ground should be generously sprinkled with the product. It is recommended to use 10 g of powder per square meter. The product is actively eaten by ants, which causes their poisoning. The insects carry it to their storerooms, where the queen and offspring eat the powder.

The effect occurs 14 days after treatment. It is allowed to use the drug to prepare a solution: 10 g of the product is dissolved in 5 liters of water. The resulting suspension is used to treat insect nests, cracks in the soil and all paths of movement of ants. The first method of application is considered the most effective because it causes the death of the entire colony. The product must not be used on lawns. While working with it, you should not eat, smoke or drink.

Folk remedies for killing ants in your garden

The safest, most humane methods for getting rid of ants are traditional ones. Most of them are aimed at repelling insects without harming the entire colony. Ants bring not only harm to the garden plot, but also benefit. By destroying these insects, you destroy other representatives of the animal world that depend on them. Traditional methods will not have a negative effect on cultivated plants. Let's look at the most popular and effective methods fighting ants.

Garlic

One of the most effective ant repellers is garlic. For this purpose, many gardeners plant it in the inter-rows of plants that are of interest to insects - strawberries, currants, cabbage and others. Garlic shoots, emitting a pungent aroma, are placed near ant nests. If you rub the crown of trees with them or garlic cloves, then insects will not be able to reach the aphids.

Ash

Helps scare away ants from the area wood ash. It is used to dust plants where aphids have appeared and insect habitats. You can drive them out of the anthill using hot ash. To use it to repel insects, stir up the nest and cover it with ash (straight from the stove or fire). Ants will not like such interference; they will rush to leave your garden.

Boiling water

An effective but cruel remedy for ants, which should not be used near garden plants, is boiling water. To do this, you need to take ordinary water, bring it to a boil, and pour it over the anthill. For greater effectiveness, you need to stir up the nest before using the method. Sometimes a boiling solution is prepared by adding some aromatic plants - garlic, lavender, tansy or ammonia. Their use adds to the unpleasant sensations for insects.

Black pepper

Black pepper helps repel ants from the orchard. Its effectiveness is explained by its unpleasant aroma and dusty consistency, which clogs the respiratory system of pests. It is used in the form of ground powder, which is thickly sprinkled on ant paths and nests. To enhance the effect, gardeners add ash to pepper and use the resulting remedy not only against ants, but also against aphids. This method will not kill the insects, but will force them to leave your garden.

Sugar syrup

Ants are known to have a sweet tooth, so sugar syrup will help get rid of them. To prepare it you will need 100 g of water and sugar. After dissolving sugar in water, get a thick syrup, which should be poured into small containers and placed near the anthill. Insects attracted by the treat will not be able to get out of it. Sometimes poison is added to the syrup.

Boric acid solution

This product is used as part of bait. To prepare it you will need pharmaceutical boric acid, which is dissolved in a small amount of water. The solution is poured into containers and placed near the nests. To make the liquid more attractive, a little sugar is added to it. This remedy helps get rid of the queen herself. Garden ants feed her a treat, which kills her. The effect of the product is enhanced by yeast, which is taken in proportions with boric acid 1:2.

Kerosene solution

Kerasin will help drive ants out of your garden. To do this, you need to prepare a solution of 10 liters of water, 10 tablespoons of kerosene. The resulting product should be poured into the previously stirred up anthill. To prevent the smell from dissipating, it is recommended to cover the treated area with film. The ants will not die, but they will no longer live in such an uncomfortable place.

Shampoo and vegetable oil

Safe for environment A remedy that will help drive ants out of the garden is shampoo and vegetable oil. To prepare the solution you will need 10 liters of water, a bottle of vinegar, half a liter of oil and inexpensive shampoo. You can replace the last ingredient with dishwashing detergent. Mix all ingredients and pour onto the anthill. To allow water to penetrate deeper, pierce the nest.

Prevention of pests in the garden

To avoid the appearance of ants in the garden area, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness and remove weeds and dead plants in a timely manner. It is necessary to monitor the appearance of the favorite delicacy of these insects - aphids. Aphids that appear in the garden should be mercilessly destroyed. Consumption of food contributes to the appearance of garden ants on the site. Bread crumbs and pieces of food falling on the ground attract insects. To avoid ants, do not eat in the garden.

Video: how to get rid of garden ants in your summer cottage

The main concern of gardeners is not only to preserve the harvest, but also to extend the life of cultivated plants. However, the appearance of ants interferes with these plans. There are a huge number of methods to help get rid of these pests in the garden. You will learn about the most effective of them by watching a series of video stories below. Professional gardeners, including the editor-in-chief of the Magic Garden magazine, will share how to protect garden plants from ants, how to poison them in the beds, and how to cope with insects that have settled in the greenhouse.

Protecting garden plants from ants

How to poison ants and aphids in garden beds

What are red ants afraid of in a greenhouse?

Fighting black ants in the garden

Summer residents usually fight aphids, but it is necessary to destroy the root cause - the ants, which breed aphids on trees.

In addition to the struggle for the harvest, from spring to autumn, summer residents wage persistent battles with pests. But if caterpillars or Colorado potato beetles are perfectly destroyed by chemical agents, then after treatment the ants soon appear in a different place. And all because it is impossible to completely destroy their nests. These insects make huge underground tunnels where the poison simply does not enter. Therefore, we must fight comprehensively. Find out how to get rid of ants in your garden.

Effective traps for controlling ants in the garden

In order not to introduce any chemicals into their garden, many summer residents have invented interesting methods and folk remedies to combat garden ants. For example, traps. Here are a few of the most effective.

From old car tires

If there are a lot of “bald” car tires accumulated in the house, then you can make pools out of them, which the ants will not be able to swim across. What is needed for that?

Cut each tire into 2 separate rings (cut in the middle);
mark a circle the size of a tire near the tree or bush with the most ants;
dig a groove along the markings and place the car ring in it:
Pour water inside to the top (this will be an excellent drinking bowl for starlings and other useful birds!).

Black pests will not be able to overcome the water barrier.

If the crown of the trees does not allow you to put a tire on the trunk, then each ring is completely cut in one place, installed in a groove and the joint is sealed with plasticine or tape.

From wide tape

A good stopper for garden ants is tape. They need to wrap the tree trunk like a hunting belt. If the tape is double-sided, then after wrapping the upper protective strip is removed. Single-sided tape is glued with the sticky side facing out. It is she who will become an obstacle to hordes of garden robbers. When the goosebumps crawl through the sticky belt, their legs will begin to get stuck, and this sensation is not very pleasant for insects. After several attempts, they will leave this tree forever.

The sticky surface of the hunting belt will forever discourage goosebumps from crawling further.

Roofing felt hunting belt

If you want to get rid of all the pests that can climb trees in one fell swoop, then the easiest way is to wrap the trunk with roofing material (height from the ground - 30 cm, belt width - up to 40 cm). The finished winding is generously lubricated with special glue, which is sold for catching mice. It retains a viscous consistency for a long time and will become the last refuge for any insect that dares to crawl over it.

Young seedlings can be rid of ants by wrapping the trunk with a “skirt” of plastic bottle, securing it with tape.

How to repel insects with strong odors

You can get rid of garden ants using plants and substances that have a strong aroma. All insects have a very sensitive sense of smell, so they avoid places with an unpleasant smell. The following plants can be used to control garden ants.

Garlic arrows

They are braided and wrapped around the trunk of each tree, or the arrows are cut into pieces and generously rubbed onto the bark. Garlic cloves crushed into pieces are placed near anthills and along the main paths to force the insects to leave the home.

Common wormwood

The bitter taste of wormwood and its strong aroma are unpleasant for ants. If you place this plant around the perimeter of the site, then “strangers” will not crawl into your territory. To fight “your” ants, it is enough to cover the circles around the trunks under the bushes and trees with wormwood stems, where you see insects most often.

In the same way, insects are repelled with the help of tansy, marigolds, peppermint and tomato tops.

Homemade spices

Of all the seasonings and spices, the aroma of cinnamon, bay leaf and black pepper is the most unpleasant for pests. Therefore, they are most often used to combat garden ants. For the best effect, these seasonings must be crushed into powder, and then sprinkled on all the habitats and movements of goosebumps. It is better to choose a time when the weather is dry, since after the rains the aromatic properties of the spices will deteriorate significantly, and you will have to repeat the processing.

Products from the home medicine cabinet

If you find a bottle of ammonia in your medicine cabinet with an expiration date, do not rush to throw it away. Ammonia will help get rid of garden ants. Its repulsive smell is unpleasant to humans, but our sense of smell senses it only for a couple of minutes, while insects will catch it for 2-3 days. One bottle of ammonia is diluted in five liters of water and the solution is poured over the anthills. If the “family nests” are successfully hidden in the grass or sand, water the circles around the trunks of trees and shrubs. This will prevent pests from accessing tasty objects where ants usually breed aphids. In 2-3 days, insects will leave the territory of your site.

As a poisonous agent, you can use boric acid powder, which is mixed with boiled egg yolk and spread over the area.

Original folk remedies against ants

Shock urine

Trying to get rid of the ubiquitous garden insects, people tried all sorts of methods, including many original ones, such as, for example, destroying anthills with urine. Gardeners have discovered that goosebumps avoid places where someone has urinated. The logic is clear - they are scared off by the very smell of ammonia that we wrote about earlier. But in in this case and you don't need a bottle. Tighten up the whole family, drink diuretic drinks all day ( green tea, beer, Birch juice etc.), and then “soak” all pest habitats. The persistent “aroma” will drive away insects in one day. True, not every plant will be watered with such a solution. Strawberries, cucumbers, onions - all this will later be used for food, so this method should not be used in garden beds.

Autumn flood

In the fall, you can get rid of ants in the garden using ordinary water and a drill. Places where insects gather are marked in advance and wait until the end of September. Then all the sandy mounds are cut off with a shovel to ground level, and then a hole is made in the soil with a drill, trying to press the tool into the ground as deeply as possible. Simultaneously with drilling, they begin to pour a hose over the area of the cut-off “dwelling” until a puddle forms on the surface. Ants dig tunnels so deep that it can take up to 200 liters of water to flood them.

The underground passages of ants are so deep that it is very difficult to destroy their queens.

First, you will drown most of the goosebumps underground, which the stream of water will reach, and with the coming of winter, the rest will end as well. The water will tightly clog all the passages, and with the onset of frost it will turn into ice. He will finish off the underground inhabitants who survived the flood.

If you don’t trust folk remedies, try fighting garden ants with a special bait gel. They lubricate areas where pests actively move. The ants like the sweet taste of the bait, and they carry it drop by drop into their homes to treat the queens. After such a meal, not a single insect survives.

Thematic videos

Ants belong to the order Hymenoptera, and their entire genus includes more than 6 thousand species. Often our compatriots observe in their personal plots invasion of black, red and yellow insects. Today you will learn how to effectively prevent the appearance of pests, how to fight ants using folk remedies, and how you can create protection for trees and bushes.

The presence of ants in your dacha or garden can cause great harm to crops. Since these insects, which bring many benefits to wildlife, they like to place their homes under strawberry, currant, plum, pear, and apple bushes. They build many kilometers of tunnels under the earth, thereby inhibiting the normal development of planted plants. Therefore, all gardeners and gardeners are interested in preserving their plantings. summer cottage.

For prevention purposes, experts recommend maintaining cleanliness and promptly removing weeds and dead parts of crops from the area. You should also check your garden for aphids. After all, it is thanks to her that ants appear. Therefore, the first step is to use anti-aphid agents. Pests should not be allowed to find randomly fallen crumbs of bread and pieces of food on the ground. Avoid eating food in the garden as food particles will attract insects.

Video “Fighting Ants”

Proven folk recipes

Many gardeners are hesitant to use chemicals on the site because they fear that they will partially penetrate into the plants and then may harm human health. There is a rational grain in this. Therefore, they are looking for a remedy for ants in the country, using folk remedies that have been proven over the years; it is not so scary to treat the plantings. In fact, there are many ways to tell how to deal with pests. We will look at the most popular and effective ones.

The fastest and most humane way to remove insects from your territory is by digging up an anthill and moving it. To do this, the insects’ home is dug up with a shovel, placed in a bag or bag, and then taken away from the house. If it is not yet clear where the anthill is located, you can observe the colony. When exterminating worker pests, you will not be successful. But if you follow them, they will lead to the queen, hiding in the nest and bearing offspring.

Boiled water also comes to the aid of gardeners. You need to take a bucket of boiling water and pour it over the anthill. If the house is destroyed and the queen dies, the workers will be forced to go in search of a new shelter. It is better to schedule the procedure for the evening, when most of the family returns to the anthill.

The use of plants, namely tomato tops, will be an excellent help. A decoction is prepared from its dry parts - stems and leaves. To do this, 1 kg of dry crushed tops is poured with 10 liters of water and left to infuse for 5 hours. Then boil for about 3 hours over low heat and cover with a lid. If it boils too much, add more boiling water. Cool and strain the solution, dilute it with water in a ratio of 1:3. To make the solution from the tops stick better, it is customary to add about 30 g of green soap to it.

Gardeners have been using wood ash for a long time. It is dangerous for the small paws of pests, to which it sticks, causing itching and burning.

You can get rid of ants by dousing them with flammable liquids - kerosene, diesel fuel, gasoline. You should move to a safe distance and throw the match.

Another way is to use strong-smelling ingredients. Suitable options include orange or lemon peels soaked in water for 1 day, garlic cloves, ground cinnamon, black pepper, and herring heads. Sugar syrup is also popular. Preparing the latter is very simple - just take 100 grams of water and dissolve sugar in it. Sometimes poison is added to the syrup.

Really kill pests with shampoo and oil. For this purpose, 400 g of vegetable oil is mixed with 400 grams of cheap shampoo. Add 200 ml of water and a bottle of vinegar.

You can add 1 cup of kerosene to a bucket of water, pour it onto the anthill and seal the top with a plastic bag.

Boric acid has also shown itself to be excellent among other folk remedies. Poisoned baits prepared on its basis are real time bombs. It is permissible to sprinkle the anthill and ant paths with just powder. If desired, prepare a solution by simply adding boric acid to a glass of water. For sweetness, it is recommended to add a couple of tablespoons of sugar. Poisoned balls formed from minced meat with the addition of acid are also popular among the population. It has a destructive effect, penetrating from the paws through the stomach into the body of insects. The result is paralysis and death.

Sometimes they use the natural enemies of domestic ants - their forest species. You can find them in the forest and bring them to your territory. They usually do not get along in the same garden.

But gradually the forest inhabitants will return to their natural habitat. Therefore, the method cannot be considered highly effective. And remember a few important advice

to destroy ants on the site.

There is no need to waste time and effort on killing individual workers, since there are a huge number of them, and the queen will quickly restore the number. Do not rush to use the chemical, as it will get into the ground and may return to your body along with the harvest. This is especially true for greenhouses. It is advised to start fighting with some folk method. If you find an anthill, do not rush to destroy it. Make sure that its inhabitants actually breed aphids - not all ant species are capable of this. For example, keeping certain types of insects in a greenhouse will help reduce the number of other pests. Their ability to loosen the soil, saturating it with oxygen and. You should get rid of aphids quickly, as they will definitely attract goosebumps.

Protection of trees and shrubs

To limit pests' access to trees and bushes, gardeners have come up with certain tricks. One of them is cutting a car tire in half, which is wrapped around the trunk and used as a barrier. If the barrel is large and the tire cannot be put on top, you should cut it and then glue it with sealant, adhesive tape, or secure it in another way.

There should be no gap left between the tire and the ground surface. The tree is dug in a circle and the groove is filled with water. You will immediately receive a double benefit - protect the crop and give birds and pets the opportunity to drink.

You can make skirts from foil. They should be twisted into a cone and secured from the ground itself around the tree.

Whitewashing, which has been carried out for many years in mid-spring and autumn, also helps. This is both useful and aesthetically pleasing. Tar is also used, which causes the paws to stick and prevents insects from crawling along the trunk.

I want the dacha to be a joy and bring only pleasant impressions. However, there are plenty of worries on the site. Pests are one of the biggest problems in the garden. Ants are often included in this category, but is this correct? And is it possible to get rid of uninvited guests without using pesticides?

Ants in the country: benefits and harm

Ants are often considered pests by hearsay, without even thinking about how they interfere. Meanwhile, these creatures can even bring some benefit. For example, they destroy others small insects which can cause harm to the garden. Ants also loosen the top layer of soil, promoting its “breathing,” and enrich the soil with useful substances. True, if there are a lot of ants and they undermine the roots, oppression of plants, especially young ones, can be observed. There is evidence that workers can damage berries, fruits, and flower buds, but this happens infrequently and on a small scale. It is not so much the ants that cause harm to the site as their “cash cows” - aphids

The main damage to the area is caused not by the ants themselves, but by the aphids, which they breed to produce a sweet substance - honeydew or honeydew. These secretions serve as food for ants. It is not surprising that they take care of aphids, helping to increase their numbers on plants.

I think that the issue of exterminating ants needs to be resolved in each case in its own way. If there are few of them on the site and the aphid invasion is not noticeable, then you should leave the anthill alone. We must not forget that in nature every creature has its place, and disruption of the ecosystem can cause unforeseen consequences. However, if the ants have occupied the entire territory and the plantings are clearly suffering from them, then measures will have to be taken.

Video: ants on the site - benefit or harm

Species living on the site

The most common ants in gardens are black garden and red forest ants. The former build mainly underground nests with a small above-ground part-mound, while the latter build the usual ant heaps.
Other varieties can be found on the site:

dark brown ants that prefer to live in hollows and stumps of old trees;
woodworms, which are quite rare in the country, but if they settle in, they can ruin the whole garden furniture and buildings;
yellow ants, living mainly underground - this species is more dangerous than others for plant roots;
pale-legged ant (other names - pale garden or light brown), often settling on lawns and other open places; its anthill can be recognized by a small crater in the ground;
meadow ants, similar to forest red ones, usually settle on the edges and clearings, but can occasionally be found in the garden.

Whether it is necessary to fight ants on the site also depends on their type. Wood ants, as a rule, are practically harmless, the damage from garden ants depends on the size of the colony, and carpenter ants can cause serious damage not only to the garden, but also to the house.

Photo gallery: ants living in a summer cottage

Pale-footed ants live in meadows and lawns, and can also settle under paving slabs There are many varieties of carpenter ants, one of the most common in Russia is the black carpenter ant. Black garden ants are usually found in areas. Meadow ants are not often found in the garden. Black-brown ants are a type of forest ant. Red forest ants usually do not cause significant inconvenience. The yellow earthen ant is dangerous for the roots. plants

Why choose traditional methods?

Traditional methods of fighting ants are better than chemicals for several reasons:

cheaper - some options do not require any costs at all;
more accessible - any folk remedy can be found in any home;
more environmentally friendly and safer - most of these products do not harm the environment and do not require precautions when used.

There is also a significant disadvantage - traditional methods usually do not guarantee 100 percent control of ants. Their use is like a lottery: maybe the product will help, or maybe you’ll have to look for some other way; Often there are contradictory reviews about one recipe. Most likely, the number of ants in the area plays a big role (the fewer, the easier it is to defeat). It is also possible that their appearance is important, but no scientific research has been conducted on the effects of folk remedies on different ants.

Folk remedies for fighting ants

There are many varieties of folk recipes and their mixtures that help cope with pest infestations. One of the most popular and effective is wood ash. It also acts against aphids, which are bred by ants.

Ash is also used as fertilizer for plants.

There are several ways to use ash against ants in your area.
Typically, ash is sprinkled on an area to increase fertility, but it also helps against pests.

Infusion of ash and soap:

One and a half kilograms of ash are diluted in five liters of boiling water.
The mixture is kept for two days in a dark place.
Afterwards the infusion is filtered.
Add soap (40 grams), preferably grated, to make it easier to stir.
Mix the ingredients until the soap dissolves.
The resulting product is sprayed onto the plants.

If you can’t wait two days, you can try a quick option:

Three hundred grams of ash are diluted in a liter of boiling water.
Stir the mixture over low heat for half an hour.
Dilute the decoction with water; You should get 10 liters of liquid.
Add 40 grams of soap.
Stir thoroughly.
The composition is sprayed on the plantings.

You can simply scatter the ash around the perimeter of the site or place it in ditches dug around the plantings, and sprinkle it generously on ant heaps.

Ants cannot tolerate ash. I burned wood debris (remnants of a fence, old bushes) and burned several wheelbarrows of ash. I sprinkled it everywhere with all my heart. The ants are gone. They do not settle in ashes.

Pasha838

An interesting means of fighting ants is human urine. They simply pour it into the anthill as often as possible. According to reviews, after this the ants often leave the home.

They took it out with urine. So my husband actually went and peed on an anthill. Everyone left. Otherwise they settled in the foundation of the house. They poured boiling water on it and used all sorts of other means - it didn’t help.

Northern Palmyra

Chemistry

There are many chemicals that are not very toxic to humans, but are good at repelling ants.

Ammonia

To get rid of ants, you can use ammonia. Ammonia is 10% water solution ammonia, this is the name under which it is sold in pharmacies. It is worth noting that pure ammonia is an extremely toxic gas that cannot be used in everyday life, including in pest control. However, it is almost impossible to buy it, unlike an aqueous solution.
To drive away ants, you can:
Ammonia and an aqueous solution of ammonia are the same thing; under any name, the product is effective against ants

Every week, water the plants at the roots with ammonia (dilute 10 ml of ammonia in 10 liters of water);
Cover the anthill with a cloth soaked in ammonia, and put an additional layer of polyethylene on top so that the smell does not disappear.

Ammonia is also good to use because it is useful for the site - it contains nitrogen, necessary for plants. But it is worth remembering one nuance: it is advisable to prepare a solution with filtered or boiled water so that ammonia does not react with its impurities.

Strong odors confuse ants, as they lose their paths, marked by specially secreted substances - pheromones. The insects become uncomfortable in such conditions and leave.

Tar

Another substance with a pungent odor that ants do not like is tar. It also allows you to get rid of other pests, such as aphids and mole crickets.
Birch tar and tar soap are also effective against ticks

You can spray the plants with a solution: dissolve half a piece of tar soap and 5 tablespoons of pure tar in 10 liters of water.
Another way is to mix sawdust with tar (the more, the better), then pour boiling water over it. After some time, spread the swollen mass between plantings and on ant heaps.

All treatments are repeated when the tar smell weakens.

Soda

A remedy that any housewife can find will also help against ants. There are several ways to use soda on the site:

mix it with salt in equal proportions and scatter along ant paths and nests;
pour around trees, bushes;
pour soda into the stirred up anthill, and then pour vinegar into it.

The last recipe is considered the most effective.

We sprinkled baking soda on ordinary ants, they immediately go to another place

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For about eight years I have been fighting ants with baking soda. You need to dilute a tablespoon of soda in 1 liter of hot water (I don’t always have hot water, so I dilute it with cold water) and water the anthill. They start fussing sooooo much, literally after ten minutes they are no longer there. There are no corpses in sight. Now they appear no more than 1-2 times per summer. At first it was scary to water near the flowers and tomatoes, but nothing happened and they remained alive and there were no goosebumps)

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Boric acid

For ants, boric acid is poisonous. It can be replaced with brown. Usually the product is used as part of bait, but you can simply scatter it around the anthill in strips 3-4 centimeters wide. Another option is to pipette the acid into the holes in the anthill.

Be careful when using boric acid; it can cause irritation to the skin and mucous membranes.

Soap

grated soap is placed in pest nests and along ant paths;
Spray the anthill generously with a concentrated soap solution.

The more product is used, the better the effect. Traditionally, laundry or tar soap is used to control pests, since their composition is best suited for this purpose.

Pine concentrate

You can try using pine concentrate, which is sold in pharmacies.

75 milliliters of the product are diluted in ten liters of water.
Pour the mixture into the anthill.
If you make a more concentrated solution, the effect will not only repel ants, but also be destructive to their eggs.

Although ants calmly settle under coniferous trees and use their needles to build an anthill, pine concentrate from the store can be destructive for them

Kerosene

There is an interesting recipe combining kerosene with soap. True, to prepare the product you will also need carbolic acid:

Finely grate a bar of soap.
Mix it with 10 tablespoons of kerosene.
Pour 2 tablespoons of carbolic acid into the mixture.
Dilute the resulting mixture in ten liters of warm water.
Spray anthills with the mixture.

If you don’t have carbolic acid and soap, you can simply pour a kerosene solution into the anthill (1 tablespoon of the product per liter of water). The product is considered very effective. Also spread a cloth soaked in kerosene under the plants, but pouring pure substance onto the beds is prohibited - they will die.

Caution is required when working with kerosene as it is highly flammable and toxic to people and animals.

Products

You can get rid of ants using food and spices. The effectiveness of such remedies is controversial, but their availability and safety make them especially popular among traditional methods.

Millet

It is unknown exactly how millet acts on ants. Perhaps the fact is that the cereal swells in the stomachs of insects, as a result of which they die. Another version is that in an anthill, under the influence of dampness, fungi that are dangerous to ants grow on the millet.

There are several options for using millet cereals:

just scatter over the area and into the anthill;
soak the millet for a couple of minutes in boiling water, and then mix with jam, honey or molasses and spread over the area.

A few years ago I was advised to sprinkle it with millet, I didn’t regret sprinkling it, my parents laughed at me, but the ants disappeared, either the birds pecked them, or they didn’t like the smell

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Semolina

Semolina has the same effect on ants as millet. It is better to use it simply by scattering it over the area and ant nests, or mixed with powdered sugar to attract insects. There is no need to pre-soak the semolina.

Cinnamon

Spicy cinnamon is scattered in large quantities along ant paths, as well as into an anthill. The spice can also help against carpenter ants that live in bathhouses and other wooden buildings: for this, cinnamon sticks are placed between the logs.

Like cinnamon, you can use tobacco dust (shag) and ground coffee.

The combination of cinnamon and orange, which is pleasant for people, will be a double blow for ants.

Mustard

The mustard smell repels ants, so it is good to scatter mustard powder throughout the area, paying special attention to the anthill, from which the top layer is first removed. The main thing is to take a fresh product that has not expired.
You can also spray the plants with mustard water:

Take 100 grams of mustard powder.
Dissolve in ten liters of warm, but not hot water.
Spray the plants generously.

An important point about using mustard: processing is carried out only on dry soil. If the weather is wet, you need to wait until the soil dries. It is better to use gloves when handling the powder, as it can cause skin irritation and allergies. Also make sure that the product does not get into your eyes or respiratory tract.

from this year’s experience: I mixed mustard powder with cinnamon powder - it works even better

Sugar syrup

According to the observations of some people who keep ants at home in special artificial nests - formicariums, an increased concentration of sugar has a detrimental effect on the ants. Of course, not everyone will die at once, but this option can be taken into account.

Make a thick sugar syrup (1 part water to 2 parts sugar).
Place the product near the anthill; you can pour it into containers or lids with low sides.

It’s even better to pour the syrup into the anthill so that it reaches its intended destination.

Garlic

Many insects cannot tolerate the aroma of garlic, ants are no exception. To drive them away from the site, you should place chopped cloves of garlic along the ant trails, and you can also place the grated cloves in the anthill.

Pepper

To combat ants, different ground peppers are used: black, red and chili. They are scattered on ant nests and insect paths.
You can also make an infusion from black pepper that repels ants:

Mix a bag of ground spices with a tablespoon of soap.
The mixture is poured with a liter of boiling water.
They insist for a day.
Strain before use.
The tincture is sprayed on plants and ant heaps.

By the way, it is also suitable for spraying alcohol tincture hot pepper from the pharmacy. Before use, it is diluted with water 1:7.

Salt

You can use salt either mixed with baking soda in equal proportions or on its own. However, you need to remember that salty soils become infertile and destroy plants, so you should only sprinkle it on the anthill itself and the area around it. Other means are used in the beds.
Salt makes the soil unsuitable for plants, so it should not be sprinkled next to cultivated plants.

Vinegar

Vinegar works well against ants, as it acts in two directions:

corrodes the outer shells of insects;
the pungent odor negatively affects their olfactory receptors.

On the site, you can use either vinegar diluted with water (1 to 1) or concentrated. It is sprayed on ant paths and also poured into the anthill. After filling, the nest is covered with dark cloth or polyethylene for three days. Make sure that the product does not get on the plants.

Lemon acid

Ants don't like the smell of lemon any less than vinegar, but this remedy is less effective. Nevertheless, you can try it too. Use both fresh lemon juice and citric acid solution.

Mix the juice with water (1:3) or prepare an acid solution (2 tablespoons per liter of water).
Spray anthills and insect paths with the mixture.

Yeast

Baker's yeast has a detrimental effect on ants. You can sprinkle the anthill with dry powder. They also use raw ones, mixing them with water and sugar to form a paste. This poison is placed in the anthill and in other places where insects often visit.

Try this: stir up the anthill (lightly), sprinkle dry yeast (a packet) and pour water over it. They'll leave!

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I diluted the yeast in water, added sugar and placed two glasses (yeast at the bottom) on both sides of the bed so that the ants could crawl into the glass. Today I checked, there are very few ants, there is water in the glasses. I diluted another portion and placed it again.

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Video: the best and easiest way to fight ants

Lures

The action of baits is based on the use of substances that are attractive to ants. They can be either poisonous or non-poisonous to insects. The first are used when it is necessary to destroy ants, and the second - if you need to attach them to some place, for example, outside the site. This type of remedy is especially helpful if the anthill is not found and there is no way to act on it directly.

Poisonous

As a rule, baits that are harmful to ants are made with boric acid. There are many options.

Instead of boric acid, you can use borax - they have the same effect on ants.

Simple bait with sugar:

Mix 6 tablespoons of sugar and a teaspoon of boric acid.
If desired, you can add honey.
Pour the mixture with half a liter of water.
Mix well.
Pour the mixture into shallow containers, e.g. plastic caps and place it around the area.

Foods that attract ants are added to the bait, otherwise they will not eat the poison.

With glycerin:

Take boric acid (1/3 teaspoon), glycerin (2 teaspoons), honey and sugar (quantity at your discretion).
Mix everything and add a tablespoon of water.
Mix again.
Make lumps.

With potatoes and yolk:

Take three boiled potatoes, three egg yolks, 10 grams of boric acid, a teaspoon of sugar.
Mix all ingredients until smooth.
Make balls.

It is better to use boiled yolk for this bait. It will be difficult to form lumps if it is raw.

Mix a teaspoon of boric acid with two to three tablespoons of any minced meat.
Roll into balls.

I fought them immediately with a set of measures. Fortunately, there is an expanse of the Internet where there are many ways to get rid of these pests. Firstly, I regularly dug up the places where the ant houses were located away from my plantings. Secondly, I infused a medium-sized crushed head of garlic in cold water, and then watered the area favored by pests. Thirdly, I made a simple bait that effectively kills insects: you need to dilute 4 spoons of sugar, a little honey and half a spoon of boric acid in a glass of water. Fourthly, I sprayed the soil with mustard infusion. To do this, dissolve one hundred grams of mustard powder in a liter of boiling water. I don’t know which method helped me, but the number of ants began to gradually decrease, and after a month they disappeared completely

Vicky
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Non-poisonous

Any sweet substances, including those mixed with water, can be used as non-poisonous baits:

powdered sugar;
sugar;
jam.

These products are poured into lids or other shallow containers, and also lubricated with cardboard or unnecessary plates.

They are usually used to remove ants from the house to the street, but you can try to do the same in your summer cottage. However, you should not hope too much for success - it is unlikely that the ants will permanently leave their anthill for the sake of such a treat. But you can divert their attention from berries and fruits, which is also good.

Mechanical impact on the anthill

The effect of folk remedies usually does not appear immediately, but it happens that after a long time the ants continue to feel at home in the area. If for some reason it is not possible to wait long, you can act on the anthill mechanically - burn it, flood it or destroy it. The advantage of such methods is that, most likely, the queen will be destroyed, without which the colony will not be reborn. The downside is that such an aggressive influence on living beings is not always possible for ethical reasons. Maybe it’s better to just move the anthill away from the site and save the lives of the little workers.

Ruining an anthill in itself is not always effective, since the queen can live in underground tiers. If this method is chosen, you should dig a hole at the site of the nest and cover everything on top with lime, ash or other substances that ants cannot tolerate.

Flooding is combined with partial destruction. First, the anthill needs to be stirred up, and then filled with a large amount of water, preferably boiling water (from two to three liters at a time). For greater effectiveness, one of the following substances should be added to the water:

vinegar;
ammonia;
boric acid;
citric acid.

The procedure is repeated for several days in a row until the ants disappear from the area.

Burning an anthill almost always gives the desired effect. It is doused with diesel fuel or kerosene and set on fire. Great care must be taken not to get burned, and also to ensure that the fire does not spread to trees.
Do not destroy anthills unless absolutely necessary

Moving an anthill is the best way for the environment. There are certain rules:

there should be no other anthills nearby in the new place;
there should be a distance of at least several hundred meters from the site;
They dig up an anthill at sunset or during cloudy times, when all the ants are gathered at home.

For transfer you will need plastic bags and buckets. You can dig a nest with a simple shovel.

The ground part is placed in bags that can be tied after filling so that the ants do not escape.
The underground part is placed in buckets or bags.
You usually need to dig to a depth of 50 cm, but always look for the presence of pupae and larvae - after digging there should be no chambers with them left in the ground.
In a new place, the dug out anthill is simply dumped on the ground; The main thing is not to cover the upper part with the soil of the lower layers.

If it is not possible to comply with all the transfer rules, you can simply move the above-ground and underground parts in bags away from the site. It is unlikely that the ants will want to carry their house back.

The anthill was huge - almost a meter in diameter and height. We transported him into the forest in wheelbarrows for 2 hours... and we couldn’t finish it - we ran out of strength. They dug a hole only 20 cm deep. The stench was beyond description. At first there were a lot of ants running around the ruins. The faces were dragged here and there. We decided that we would arrange resettlement again in the fall. And then I looked - you couldn’t see the goosebumps in that place at all... we were offended...

Limpopo

Video: folk methods of fighting ants in a summer cottage

Protection of trees and shrubs

Trees and shrubs are of primary interest to ants if aphids live on them. In such cases, it is necessary to block the path of insects. All of the above are suitable for protecting trees in the garden. traditional methods, however, there are also special ones. All of them are associated with the processing of wood with various substances:

treat trunks and tree trunk circles with a concentrated solution of lime;
wrap the trunk with a bandage soaked in tar;
at a height of 3–5 cm from the ground, tar is applied to the trunk in a strip no wider than five centimeters;
the ancient method is to rub the trunk at the bottom with the juice of lupine stems or hemp oil;
You can also use garlic for grating.

Traps

To block the ants' path to the tree, you can use traps. Several types are suitable for this purpose.

From tires

If you cut an unnecessary tire in the center, you will get two rubber rings, which will make a good barrier against ants. The tire is put on the trunk through the crown. Or you can cut the ring from the edge if the tree is very tall, and fasten it on, for example, with tape or plasticine. Then it is filled with water; insects will not be able to swim across such a pool.

From scotch tape

Sticky tapes, such as tape, are wrapped around the tree trunk. This will prevent the ants from climbing on it. It is convenient to use double-sided tape, but you can also use single-sided tape, wrapping it with the sticky side up.
Hunting belts and tree traps help stop ants

Hunting belt

There are special tree catching belts on sale that have a sticky layer - they are more convenient to use than tape. But you can make such a belt with your own hands.

Take thick rubber or roofing felt.
Secure the material around the tree with the wide edge facing down (in a funnel shape).
Coat the inside of the trap generously with Vaseline or grease, in which the ants will stick.

Every spring I wrap all the trees on the site with simple tape, I get a ring of tape, which I coat on top with regular glue to prevent cockroaches and mice. Ants carry aphids to trees and stick to them. I didn’t get rid of them completely, but the number dropped by 80 percent.

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Video: fighting aphids and ants on trees using a sticky belt

Plants that repel ants

An environmentally friendly and safe way to control pests in your area is by planting repellent plants. Their pungent odors repel many insects, including ants. It’s worth trying to plant on the site:

garlic;
tomatoes;
cloves;
valerian;
mint;
mustard;
anise;
parsley;
tansy.

These plants can be planted along the perimeter or around the plantings. You can simply lay out the cut stems of these plants on the beds and tree branches.

Photo gallery: repellent plants

Common wormwood is used against ants and other pests. Onions are grown by many summer residents, but not everyone knows that they repel ants. Many pests do not like garlic. Tomato tops can be laid out in places loved by ants. garden carnation not only in the area, but will also repel ants Medicinal valerian calms people, but scares ants Marigolds or tagetes - a universal plant against pests Mint helps repelling ants, and some of its types also repel ticks If it is not possible to grow laurel on the site, you can buy it leaves and spread on the plot Mustard repels ants and is an excellent green manure - a natural fertilizer Anise can be grown as a spice and at the same time repel ants with it Ants are unlikely to appear in beds with parsley Tansy - medicinal plant and natural repellent

Ants vs ants

An original way to combat garden ants is to bring a different type of anthill to the site. For example, it is known that blacks are at enmity with redheads. However, after this there may be a problem with removing the newly introduced ants. Although there is an opinion that red ants do not spread aphids and therefore their presence in the countryside does not bring much harm.
Black and red ants usually start wars for territory

Prevention

The main measure to prevent the appearance of ants in the garden plot is the fight against aphids, because without it, the ants will most likely choose another place. Even if the absence of aphids does not get rid of the ants, the harm from them in this case will be much less. Other measures that can be classified as preventive:

planting plants - natural repellents;
digging the soil with the addition of ash (this is also an additional fertilizer);
quick reaction when at least a few ants appear - you must immediately use odorous agents that will scare away the scouts from the area and force them to look for another place for the future colony.

You can get rid of ants using folk remedies, because their range is wide and any one will definitely help. However, it is not always necessary to fight with little workers, because they also bring benefits. It all depends on the specific type and number of ants on the site. In any case, try to choose a humane method for getting rid of insects, because they are also living and are needed by nature.