Damn Ants! How to Treat???

[Greenja]

Forgot...I've had ants in the growroom for awhile here...they come in in these parts at this time of yr to avoid the cold. anyway, I put these lame 'ant killer traps' down, they look like metal spikes kinda?..anyway, that was like a mos. ago and it didn't help at all. But since they weren't bothering me, i didn't think too much of it.................Well shitola!

Last night I found 2 plants both w/ a solid line of ants crawling up the trunks way up into the trees!!!
I had a little mite insecticide spray that I used on the large parts as best as I could...but they also were under the white poly plastic covering the buckets! SO, I have to go out and get WHAT?? to treat these bastards??? Got till lights on tonight to get something...so any fast responders will be even greater help!

Thanks guys!
Greenja

 

[hyperseth]

"boric acid or any other popular colony killer" - the cannabis grow bible (2003)

 

[Greenja]

Really? so I can use any general kind of insecticide safely? I'd like to treat the soil as well if it can be done safely.

thx hyperseth

 

[elmo quist]

I don't think ants are your only problem, Greenja. I think you better check your plants for aphids. Aphids would be the only reason ants would congregate on your plants.

Lowe's has some new badass ant traps--I forget the manufacturer---that really work for ants. Like $8.97 or something. Neem oil worked well for me for aphids in veg, but don't use it in flowering.

Hope you get your problem solved.

 

[Greenja]

i'll look for aphids real close thx man....I luckily found the source. i had about a ft. of leaf, pine needle and other crap piled up along the building....damn winter!hehe
cleaned it out and got rid of colony I think. put several ant killers in those metal spikes outside and inside, and along w/ the sprayed insecticide on trunk lastnight to kill those. I'm pretty sure I got the problem whipped.

 

[shifty]

I have heard that using marigold powder is a pretty good ant deterrent...just sprinkle it around where ants occur. You don't have to worry about toxins and stuff. Those ants spikes that you mentioned work pretty good as well...

 

[fred]

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.home.html

 

[mybeans420]

you might want to consider applying diatomacious earth. it's abrasive surface cut into the exoskeleton of the pests and causes them to dessicate. (dry out)

 

[syko2]

Hi greenja...

As posted earlier ant's are not a problem but they carry other bug's that are like aphids and mites.

Since you already treated the problem outdoors then your problems are 1/2 over keep a close eye for other bug's now.

See ya...

 

[funker]

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diatomacious earth

Had ant problems myself, this is an all organic pest control. Kills em straight up, but you have to apply every day for about a week or two.

Go to pool cleaning, or an aquarium company for it. Great stuff!

-funker

 

[AdolfHiltler]

Ants

Ants

I have had this problem to. Easy to fix. Apply neem or confidor or cytrus oil(ready made in bottle at nurserys) or good organophosphate. Last 2 you hav to flush after apply. first 2 no need to flush, me think safer better if no need to flush after apply.

Hope you kill them all.

AH

 

[big dank]

Try uncooked grits !!!!!

Ants eat the dry grits.. grits absorb the water in the ants.....then the grits swellup and kill the ants......................................
.......... totally natural......