Ant hills

[GME]

Originally Posted by steve_ruskington

perhaps I could encourage them to build the nests in the boarders of the garden?? any ideas??
tks

That would be nice. It would be fun to think you could just tell them directly. Your own little army You could take over the world and become the world's first human dictator Ant, er, Queen!!

Regards
Megalomaniac

Seriously tho, someone on here put me onto what looks like it'll be a great watch on National Geographic this Sunday (It's also repeated at various other times and dates).

"8.00pm Sunday Night Special: Micro Safari: Journey to the Bugs with Nigel Marven

What would it be like coming face to face with a spider the size of a car? Or drinking honeydew direct from the bum of an aphid? In his latest wildlife adventure, intrepid zoologist Nigel Marven shrinks himself to the size of a bug, to explore the fabulously rich yet overlooked tangle of a typical suburban garden. There could be as many as eight thousand different species living outside your back door - but have you any idea who they are, or what they're up to? Nigel discovers that our ponds and patios play host to a truly amazing caste of tiny creatures, from lone assassins to marauding armies …from bustling farmers to grisly grave-diggers"

Could be worth a look to see why your ants like your lawn so much?!

Gareth

[oceanroc]

O.K. so I was wrong about ants being pointless. It was a flippant remark and scientifically accurate. I was wrong.
Sorry.

[oceanroc]

I meant inaccurate

[puzzler]

Hi Steve, Thanks for bringing that problem up, I have the same problem with ant hills...Nice to hear some solutions, They do rather take over in the house, have had to put powder down in doors,
feel really bad about that...Anyhow welcome to WAB...Cath xxx

[zebramalka]

Hi everyone.
Nice to be here.
I just wanted to say that a passing-through zeitguiste sweetie, who was living without money to bypass the capitalist system, helped me with ant house-invasion whilst she was helping clear up my garden in xchange for for a hammock and food.
We lay salt down in a line at the front door where they were getting in and they gave up!!! thereby avoiding fumigating the house and laying down poisonous xexexexexe that would have been nasty for us and deadly to our ant mates.
Hope that helps
All the best and love your pest
zebramalka