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Worm_Farmer · 01-23-2011, 06:29 PM

Forget the green stuff, I go right for the good stuff. I have been using Talstar to treat the entire yard. Talstar is pet safe, and safe for use inside as well as outside so that's good enough of me.

If you are looking for a cheaper way and greener.
Baking Soda - Dust the infested area around your plants. The anyts will disappear because baking soda is poisonous to them.

Crayola Chalk - Draw a think line around your pots on patio Ants will not cross the chalk line.

White Vinegar - pour White Vinegar directly on the anthill or fill a spray bottle with equal parts vinegar and water. The acetic acid in vinegar kills ants.

Coffee grounds - Mix them into soil or put on top of hill, Coffee grounds seem to make them implode.

Black Pepper - Sprinkle where ever ants are a bother, pepper repels ants.

Cinnamon - Make a thick line of Cinnamon, ants will not cross a Cinnamon barre.

01-23-2011, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Worm_Farmer Worm_Farmer 's Photo Gallery Location: Palm Bay, FL Zone: 9b Name: Mike Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,533 BananaBucks : 115,537 Feedback: 14 / 100% Said "Thanks" 5,326 Times Was Thanked 1,830 Times in 679 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,866 Times	Re: Ant farm in my banana pot, worry or not? Forget the green stuff, I go right for the good stuff. I have been using Talstar to treat the entire yard. Talstar is pet safe, and safe for use inside as well as outside so that's good enough of me. If you are looking for a cheaper way and greener. Baking Soda - Dust the infested area around your plants. The anyts will disappear because baking soda is poisonous to them. Crayola Chalk - Draw a think line around your pots on patio Ants will not cross the chalk line. White Vinegar - pour White Vinegar directly on the anthill or fill a spray bottle with equal parts vinegar and water. The acetic acid in vinegar kills ants. Coffee grounds - Mix them into soil or put on top of hill, Coffee grounds seem to make them implode. Black Pepper - Sprinkle where ever ants are a bother, pepper repels ants. Cinnamon - Make a thick line of Cinnamon, ants will not cross a Cinnamon barre. Last edited by Worm_Farmer : 01-23-2011 at 06:39 PM.