Sponsor |  jamiet | Jun 22, 2007 10:11am | | Has anyone here had to deal with carpenter ants getting into their hive? |
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|  domestika | Jul 3, 2007 7:44am | | When ants of any kind are a problem in a hive, our experience suggests that it's usually because the colony is a bit on the weak side. But perhaps in a milder climate, ants may be more of a problem than in Canada? |
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Sponsor | | jamiet | Jul 4, 2007 5:06am | | I was reading at one site where they suggested using cinnamon: sprinkling it around the hives, the reason being: throwing the ants of their "scent". I'd much rather try using natural remedies first. |
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| | domestika | Jul 4, 2007 5:16am | I've never heard of the cinnamon idea: interesting! If you try that, I'd be very keen to know how it works.
I always hesitate to use the classic borax-and-sugar mix on ants outdoors because I'm not sure whether the bees might also be attracted, but it works well on ants that get in the house.
Just off the top of my head here - another idea - rig up some kind of little water-filled moat around the hive?? To keep ants from climbing onto her kitchen table and getting into the sugar, my gran set each table leg into an old tin and put in about an inch of water. |
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| | domestika | Jul 8, 2007 5:05pm | | Surely the pans of water should help - looks like a good setup you've got there, anyway! |
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Sponsor | | jamiet | Jul 9, 2007 4:45am | I know I need to clean the water regularly, because even a floating leaf will become a bridge to the ants. They also drop down out of the trees onto the hive.
I want to get another hive soon, so I can do side by side comparisons. |
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