Subject: Re: HELP! I have ants in my plants!!
From: Jack Dingler <jdingler@onramp.net>
Organization: OnRamp Technologies, Inc.; ISP
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 09:56:01 -0500
Message-ID: <MOD$971002.4308@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$971002.28129@rec.gardens.ecosystems>


I currently have the same problem with some of my potted plants. All
the pots without a base underneath to hold the excess water have ants.
All the pots with a base, don't. I suspect that forcing the ants to
cross a moat to get in and out the pots will encourage them to move
elsewhere.

Jim Allen wrote:
>
> I have a couple large palms and some other tropicals that spend the summer
> outside. Last winter, after I brought them in, I had a terrible problem
> with tiny ants that swarmed all over my kitchen. I ended up almost
> killing one of the palms with the chemicals it took to finally get rid of
> them. How can I get rid of them before I bring in the house? Is there
> an organic alternative? I don't care if I kill the ants but the plants
> (and my family) I am rather fond of!
>
> Thanks for your HELP!!
> JIM A.

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