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I have loads on my allotment for some reason, it’s only a problem with root crops. Don’t seem to cause much ill to anything else.
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I think usually a sign that things are too dry? Give all your pots a thorough watering and they should scurry away
Like others have said though, dont think they are usually harmful. Fascinating to watch them farming aphids too
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I have loads of them, don't seem to cause problems for my plants.
Be careful with ant poison, it will also kill beetles and other critters that munch on slugs and snails. It is non selective...
If the problem is that they are in a bad spot, perhaps the soil is super easy for them to dig and there's a way to deal with that?
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have you tried REALLY soaking the pots with water? Ants like drier soil, and pots dry out quickly, so they're a common target.
I've got millions of them in my lawn and moved a strawberry plant from near the lawn into a big planter, and some ants hitched a lift, but ultimately they didn't find the big damp planter to their liking, heh, and moved out and back into the lawn.
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ANTS….Fucking everywhere. All my pots have become ant homes and now they’ve infiltrated my greenhouse pots. I’m not a fan of poisoning stuff in general but I’m definitely losing the battle.