Ants

[Nicos]

Not pests, but they’ve started coming into the house again, so hopefully they’ll be getting more active in the garden hunting out aphids etc

[Andraste]

We had some too the other day I put it down to it being warmer than it should be then we had a fall of snow so maybe they came in for a warm or a snack? I've seen a few little flying things around outside that should still be asleep & my mum has mentioned ladybirds in her house a few times in recent weeks!

[Nicos]

OH went to move some wood chip we piled up last autumn…and it looks like wood ants have established a nest in it …1cm long very aggressive biting ants

[Andraste]

Ouch - & what monster size too! We get red ones over at the plot that give a nasty nip if we disturb them when weeding etc. Nasty little blighters & I itch like mad after seeing them lol.

[burnie]

Only place they are a real problem is in the greenhouse as the farm aphids, which I am trying to remove, they did the same on the guzzgogs, but those bushes have now gone.

[Andraste]

The little nuisances farm the blackfly on my broadies every year but I've found rary's garlic infused washing-up liquid/water spray advice worked really well for me. I've read they don't like disturbed ground but ours don't care - they'll move in to dug/undug ground on our plot.