Had a nasty surprise today ...

Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm.

Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants).

I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be the
best 'solution'.

Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please?


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Alan ............

"Alan Terry" wrote in message
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Had a nasty surprise today ...

Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm.

Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants).

I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be the
best 'solution'.

Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please?

The ants will do very little harm to the lawn. Rake the hills prior to
mowing and that should suffice, particularly at this time of the year,
but if you are concerned
brush away the ant hills before mowing and pour boiling water down into
the nest. Personally, I do not think that the latter is necessary as I
tend to tolerate ants because they are quite harmless.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

"Emrys Davies" wrote in message
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"Alan Terry" wrote in message
...

Had a nasty surprise today ...

Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm.

Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants).

I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be the
best 'solution'.

Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please?

The ants will do very little harm to the lawn. Rake the hills prior to
mowing and that should suffice, particularly at this time of the year,
but if you are concerned
brush away the ant hills before mowing and pour boiling water down into
the nest. Personally, I do not think that the latter is necessary as I
tend to tolerate ants because they are quite harmless.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.


Yes I agree, they are not a problem. Probably make a lawn interesting

Emrys Davies wrote:

"Alan Terry" wrote in message
...

Had a nasty surprise today ...

Lawn had about 8 little piles of earth over about 8sqm.

Raking them revealed scores of ants (wife says red ants).

I have sprayed some insect repellent, but suspect that may not be
the best 'solution'.

Any tips for what to do / what to keep an eye on, please?

The ants will do very little harm to the lawn. Rake the hills prior
to mowing and that should suffice, particularly at this time of the
year, but if you are concerned
brush away the ant hills before mowing and pour boiling water down
into the nest. Personally, I do not think that the latter is
necessary as I tend to tolerate ants because they are quite harmless.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

The ants in my garden have started to build above ground, in flower
pots, in upside down buckets left out for a while, even in the open
air. I presume it's the saturated ground. But it could be the just want
a chat.

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zaax

I have the same problem with my lawn.
I did the boiling water method and now have yellow/dead grass all over my lawn. Anyone know how long before it will grow back?
I didn't realise these ants were harmless.

And they provide food for woodpeckers!

I have found out the easiest way to get rid of the ants is just get the watering can and as soon as they build ther hill flood the area with water it may take e few cans but the ants give up in the end