Red ants

[Pogue Mahone]

The garden is full of them, and they have a bite that wasps would be proud of.

How do you get rid of them? Without also damaging people or other small animals?

NSC always has the answer, so who is the red ant expert?

 

[Chicken Run]

Boiling water

 

[Dolph Ins]

Boiling water works as long as you can get at the nest. Ant powder works and as far as I know is not harmful to anything else. Their bites are a bit special.

 

[TomandJerry]

Ant powder and boiling water

 

[CheeseRolls]

Dynamite should do it, but first remove any people and small animals to a safe distance.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Hand to hand combat....failing that boiling water.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Thanks. Yes...boiling water seems practical. God knows where the nest is, though, they're all over the place!

 

[banjo]

Pick on the biggest one and the rest will run away.

 

[Stat Brother]

Would they be less intimidating if you painted each one black?

 

[Daffy Duck]

You need to convert them to the joys of capitalism first, then they won't be red any more.

Failing that., boiling water. Try to see if you can locate the nest and have your kettle at the ready. They usually seem to have their nests underground, often just underneath the soil.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Get a few of these

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

 

[METALMICKY]

Nippon Ant Control System with 2 Traps and 25g Ant Killer Liquid
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nippon-Control-System-Killer-Liquid/dp/B000TAW31A

This stuff is the business. Whatever you do don't be tempted to stamp on all the little buggers when they come swarming to pick it up. The key is is to let them take it back to the nest.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Tarmac over your garden, that will teach the buggers to dig up your lawn.

 

[HHGull]

Magnifying glass?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Some brilliant suggestions, and a few that I am tempted to try.

One on one combat sounds good, as does a magnifying glass, or picking on the biggest one.

I'm not painting them black, and I've had the Rolling Stones on my brain ever since reading that suggestion.

My heart wouldn't be in it if I tried converting them to capitalism, as I am left leaning myself.

I am NOT putting tarmac on my lawn!!

And then there are the suggestions that may help me...cheers all!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Oh, and dynamite, I forgot dynamite! I am searching internet sites right now.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Magnifying glass?

 

[Superphil]

Cypriot style, petrol and a match

 

[Pickles]

I was listening to an excellent podcast the other week ( 'No such thing as a fish' by the team behind QI ).

They reckon that the reason that the gulls have become more aggressive and bolshy lately is because they're eating red ants and something in the chemical make up is making the gulls pi$$ed

So if you see a gull in your garden, I'd be more worried about him.