Goodbye to baking powder: How to fight ants
Ants are an important part of the ecosystem.
They improve the soil, spread seeds and keep other insects in check.
Therefore, it may be a good idea to move them instead of eradicating them.
It writes Utopia.
Baking powder that many people use is a painful and slow death for the animals. And poison can hurt other animals – including those we want in the garden.
How to do step by step
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Find the estate: Follow the ant path until you find their tue. Look for small ground piles or piles of wood shavings.
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Wear gloves: Ants can bite, so put on garden gloves.
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Dig gently: Start by digging a gutter around the estate. Loosen and remove the top layer (the Tow Cap) and place it in a bucket or tub.
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Divide the material up: The tua consists of both light and heavy material. Collect them in each container.
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Find the core of the estate: At the bottom lies the fixed estate, often in a tree stump or compact soil. It is dug up and put in a third container.
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Remember the Queen: If you see the queen, she has to be moved separately – otherwise the colony will perish.
Give them a new home
Choose a place on the outskirts of the garden or in nature.
Place the core of the estate on the ground and build the ants back upstairs – first with the heavy materials, then they easier.
Use your hands and place a little twigs between the layers for stability.
A small tip: Sprinkle some sugar around the new living. It can help the ants fall and stay on site.
