How to get rid of ants in the lettuce bed

Are ants in the lettuce bed harmful?

Although ants are beneficial, they bring indirect problems with himself. As with so many other things, quantity matters in this case. So few ants in the salad bed are not a problem. With a whole ant nest, roots in the bed undermine. Then plants lose their footing and no longer get enough nutrients. Ant trails on the leaves of lettuce plants are also problematic. Ants love aphids and contribute to the colonization of plants with aphids.

How do I remove an ant nest from the lettuce bed?

You can go through an ants' nest in the lettuce bed floods eliminate or the animals relocate. When flooding, pour water or plant manure directly onto the ant nest several times. In this way you can ensure that the animals take to their heels. If you want to relocate the ant nest, proceed as follows:

1. Fill a large clay pot with wood shavings.
2. Put the pot upside down over the nest.
3. Cover drain hole with stone.
4. Allow ants to move in over the course of a week.
5. After a week, slide a spade under the pot.
6. Move the ant colony to a new location in the pot.

How do I keep ants away from the lettuce bed?

You can Herbs and other natural home remedies use in the salad bed, which smell unpleasant for ants. The following herbs have a deterrent effect:

• thyme
• vermouth
• lavender
• marjoram

Substances such as cinnamon, lemon zest, Coffee or vinegar as well plant manure emit an unpleasant odor for ants. You can spray vinegar in the raised bed without hesitation. You spread with that kind of ant control no pollutants in the vegetable patch.

How do I get rid of aphids and ants in the lettuce bed?

If the ants in the lettuce bed indicate an aphid infestation, you must soft soap solution insert. A signal of aphid infestation is the sticky residue that aphids commonly leave on the leaves of plants. If you scare off the aphids, the ants will disappear too. How to proceed:

1. Spray plants with a strong jet of water.
2. solution with water, soft soap(€5.00 at Amazon*) and make some neem oil.
3. spray plants.

You should repeat the treatment with the soft soap solution several times. The aphids should be gone after three weeks at the latest.

How do I avoid future ant influx in the salad bed?

Break the ant trails with the help of lime. The substance has a basic pH and neutralizes formic acid. For this reason, the ants do not enter areas that have been sprinkled with dusty lime.