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Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady
A few cloves sprinkled in your garden to ward off pests isn't going to seriously harm the environment Richard...but it will make the ants take a hike. 
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Be careful putting more than a few cloves out. The essential oil is an herbicide for some monocots and herbaceous dicots, and some beneficial soil bacteria as well. In terms of equivalent dosages: borax powder and pyrethroids are far more "friendly".