Ants appeared at the dacha site? What are they afraid of and should they be combated?

Many summer residents, having acquired a plot of land, face the existing ants. Some try not to notice these "neighbors", while others find many ways to get rid of this "neighborhood". How harmful are ants? What are the owners of dacha plots afraid of when they meet with them? In this issue you need to understand it.

Who are the ants?

In fact ants are very useful creatures on our planet. They destroy a sufficient number of harmful insects, their bodies extinguish fires, fertilize the soil with organic residues and ventilate it with the help of numerous underground passages. However, the living of these creatures together with people in the suburban area is in many cases not very desirable. Especially alarming gardeners, when there are black garden ants. What are the gardeners afraid of? The fact is that this kind of ants quickly and qualitatively breeds hordes of aphids on berry bushes and fruit trees. And it rapidly decreases the yields, hitting the garden plantations.

Means in the fight against ants

Do I need to get rid of ants? Everyone finds his answer to this question. Someone is building plans for the destruction of these insects, and some people are not at all interfered with by hard-working ants. What are they afraid of? Often for their disposal, summer residents use boiling water, gasoline or special chemicals. Some put inside the anthill the hose and flood it with water. Of the chemicals, the ant is most sparing, but it should be used with caution if the animals move freely on the territory. But it is not at all necessary to use unchanting ways of getting rid of these useful creatures. There are also humane options for salvation from such a "neighborhood".

Humane ways of getting rid of ants

One of the harmless options, allowing to drive the ants from their territory, is the sprinkling of the land with vanilla powder, cinnamon, black pepper or other spices. After that, the insects leave for another piece of land. It is also not entirely clear why ants are afraid of millet, but it has a frightening effect on them. Having fallen asleep moves of the anthill and places of accumulation of its inhabitants by this grain, the person soon gets the expected result - the insects leave for another territory. A good way to say goodbye to ants is to transfer an anthill. In this case it is necessary to find insects a new place of residence. It should be far away not only from the suburban area, but also from other anthills. Well, if the house of ants will be placed next to the tree. The terrestrial part of the anthill, consisting of twigs and straws, fastened with saliva of insects, should be packed in a bag and tightly tied. The underground location of the murash (the ground along with the eggs) should also be carefully excavated and placed in a bucket with a lid. After transferring all this to a new place, everything that the ants fear in the garden, the garden, the dacha are taken into account. Therefore, their old habitation is planted with frightening plants - wormwood, bitter, mint, tansy or lavender.

Tips for dealing with the ant army

To survive the ants from the beds, flower beds, suburban areas, greenhouses, other methods of struggle are often used. Common to the people is the way of putting an head of smoked herring in the anthill, tomato tops, shredded garlic cloves and everything else that gives off a sharp smell. Some gardeners from despair even water the houses of the ants with urine and boiling water, sprinkle with tobacco dust, soda or lime. Anyway, but after such actions the ants leave their dwelling. Why are they more afraid? Until no one says. However, we must remember that ants are very useful insects. Therefore, if you can get along with them in one territory, you should not exert your power and destroy them. After all, harmony in nature is important for everyone.