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Post by pianochook on May 5, 2010 13:41:42 GMT 8
Our brick paving in the backyard is completely undermined by ants! Take it this way, I can see more sand than pavers I've tried DE, but it kills too slowly...they just come up again. Is there any ant killer available that won't harm my girls?
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Post by quambie on May 5, 2010 15:00:40 GMT 8
HI Pianochook what I do, but you may not want to do this. " it works" First keep the chooks away from the pavers if you can. Then I use Petrol I pore a bit into the wholes leave it for a little while, then I set light to it. If you do this at night you will have a spectacular light show. The petrol finds its way into all the tunnels and when you light it, out it comes, out of all there wholes like candles glowing or should I say flaming like little volcanos in the night No need to flood it a little goes a long way. I should say better at night you can keep the girls away from it all and you get all the ants there asleep Trev
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Post by Rina on May 5, 2010 16:10:55 GMT 8
I use coopex. Safe for chooks, I use it to sprays their pens as well.
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Post by pianochook on May 5, 2010 16:40:20 GMT 8
thank you very much, guys! Trev, if I'd try to light them up here in suburbia I'd probably have the neighbors call "City Watch" to send some officers Lorina, that's excellent news! Do you buy it at the hardware or the stockfeeds'?
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Post by annieyokie on May 5, 2010 16:41:30 GMT 8
A patient was telling me only today that oat milk..? kills ants . She is a Gardiner (professionally) .She said to soak rolled oats in water over night ( she used anchor oats ) The first time she did it it was an accident she threw out the water on an ant nest and the ants curled up and died . .You can give he oats to the family or the chooks and the water you spray over the ants.. ;D I'm going to try it .She did an experiment at her place of work ...using oat milk and poison ...The milk won
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Post by pianochook on May 5, 2010 16:48:42 GMT 8
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Post by Duck Diva on May 5, 2010 18:03:54 GMT 8
How bizarre! who would have thought!! Im trying it too we have porridge nearly every day and LOADS of ants. Will let you know guys.
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Post by Duck Diva on May 5, 2010 18:06:27 GMT 8
Hi again guys, I was told by a mod on BYP to use David Grays Ant and termite Spray (permethrin) I used it to dip my birds in recently and you can make it up to spray the coop. Much cheaper than coopex (only about $11.00 for 500ml) and it goes a really Looooong way. I will dig up the instructions shortly and post here.
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Post by Duck Diva on May 5, 2010 18:14:09 GMT 8
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Post by quambie on May 6, 2010 11:17:08 GMT 8
HI pianochook
Its not that bad. you only use a small amount of petrol and the flame is like a few candles in the wind no one outside your garden would know anything about it. It dose leave a nasty smell in there runs though and they do not like it the reason I use it I hate poisons of any kind the strongest thing I use would be rhubarb leave poison trev
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Post by ikbokchook on May 6, 2010 13:12:25 GMT 8
Wow! Oat milk! Who would've thought! Love to know if that works! Also - please excuse my ignorance - I didn't know we had a moderator!! Hello Lorina!
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Post by quambie on May 6, 2010 20:49:41 GMT 8
Oat milk! I like that idea I will have to give that one a go Trev
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Post by pianochook on May 30, 2010 12:42:36 GMT 8
...I finally got around to buying the David Grey stuff, just in time before the backyard disappeared Do you think I can use a larger amount, something like 18ml per litre, if it's on the pavers? I'm not spraying the coop, just the backyard and they recommend 25ml per litre for ants...
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Post by quambie on Jun 8, 2010 14:51:20 GMT 8
I know I am late for this one but had a thought, how about a few Echidnas. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Trev
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Post by pianochook on Jun 8, 2010 14:55:39 GMT 8
;D what a great idea, Trev! Only problem is, if my husband accidentally steps on an Echidna while trying to avoid stepping on chook poo I'll have the divorce papers on the table in no time
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