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Ant colony of epic proportions has infested my potted azalea

XenXen Posts: 10
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How can I get them to move on without killing them?

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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Essential oils are said to repel ants - so you could try having a peppermint-scented azalea, perhaps...   :)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Soak it.  They're in there because it's dry, so dry in fact that you'll need to stand it in a deep saucer or tub to get the soil thoroughly soaked or it will just run straight thru.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • XenXen Posts: 10
    Thankyou, I'll try that (with rainwater, I guess) - and possibly offer them some peppermint humbugs later on  ;);)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The humbugs will probably be easier ti get hold of😉
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I have have a huge ants' nest in my compost bin and it's dead soggy. Just saying.
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