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    Ants in my greenhouse

    Hello!
    Last Sunday I was out in my greenhouse and noticed that there were quite a few ants about. It was only when looking at my tomato seedlings a bit more closely that I realised that there were loads of ants underneath the propagator tray (inbetween the two layers of tray). I threw it outside and filled it with boiling water to get rid of the ants.
    Today I was out there again, and have noticed the same thing in another tray (which was ant free last week).
    Does anyone have any good tips on preventing this happening again - or an idea what could be attracting the ants? Do ants cause any harm to seedlings?
    Thanks!
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    Tags: ants, greenhouse
  • #2
    Ant powder or Nippon bait will sort the little buggers out

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    • #3
      ants

      i had same problem 2 weeks ago and i bought a pack of two ant bait stations in tesco for about £2 40 and put them in the GH. i have noticed the ants have disappeared so it must have worked. the packet stated not to let your pets near the bait so i kept my dog away from inside GH.

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      • #4
        Ants in greenhouse

        Thanks, do you have any idea what could be attracting them to my greenhouse? I've never had a problem like this in the greenhouse.
        Visit my blog... http://vickiplum.blogspot.com

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        • #5
          Ants will always try and nest under things like concrete slabs, growbags, etc.

          They don't eat seedlings, but they do encourage aphids.
          Last edited by Two_Sheds; 05-04-2009, 08:11 AM.
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            Thanks for all your help! Am off to Tesco to get ant bait!
            Visit my blog... http://vickiplum.blogspot.com

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            • #7
              If you don't want to use a poison, then try Nemasys No-Ants.

              Regards

              Neil

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              • #8
                i know this might be abit late now but i use semolina , the ants take it back to the nest,they cant digest it properly and it bungs them up.All they do then is get bigger and bigger and die .Problem solved , only used it once though.
                Take photographs today because tommorow you might not have

                Together everyone achieves more

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                • #9
                  Use the powder or even try disturbing the nest as a first try. They often seem to move on once their nest has been ransacked.
                  http://plot62.blogspot.com/

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