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Hey everyone! I'm not really wanting to poison ants near the pond's edge, but WOW do I have a lot of them.
Help?
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Same here. Red ant hills. I poison them.
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I hear ants don't like cinnamon. Maybe you could encourage them to find a better place to hang out...
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I have fire ants. I “treated” the same mound for over 20 years. I quit.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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I've heard that a hot mixture of malathion, generously sprayed three or four feet around the mound followed by a quart of the mixture injected into the mound at several locations, works pretty well. Do your research; if such would be an off-label application, don't do it.
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5 gallon bucket with generous amount of dawn soap kills the crap out of them Also great for wasps
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