ANTS!!!!

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  1. Victoria Plum

    Victoria Plum Gardener

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    Are ants a pest?

    They seem to be everywhere in our garden, every time I plant anything or dig anything up I seem to disturb an ants nest. :cnfs:
     
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  2. Flinty

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    Ants in the garden are only a pest if they farm aphids on your plants or undermine your favourite pot plant. Ants in the lawn might be a pest if they make a really huge nest and it gets scalped when you're cutting your grass very low.

    Apart from these situations, I leave ants alone because they're impossible to eradicate completely.

    In the home, it's a different matter. I wipe out every single one I find indoors!
     
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    If they are nesting in one of my pots then I will try and stop them otherwise its Live & Let Live, they just look unsightly.
     
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    ah, ants dont look that bad :(
     
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    :) I meant the anthills can look unsightly in the middle of a lawn NewbieGreen, or when they excavate inbetween paving and bring up mounds of soil.
     
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    I'm with Flinty :gnthb:

    Garden OK, lawn can be a nuisance, house never :)
     
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