My back garden ants nesting??

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SamikB
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My back garden ants nesting??

Post: # 92503Post SamikB
Thu May 19, 2022 10:42 am

Hello,
I recently repotted my oak tree into a bigger pot and the ants seem like they're moving into it. I not 100% sure but it looks like they're covering it with dirt. I want to know if they are and if I can do something to stop it without killing them.
Thanks
Sam

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Re: My back garden ants nesting??

Post: # 92505Post SolenopsisKeeper
Thu May 19, 2022 12:05 pm

SamikB wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 10:42 am
Hello,
I recently repotted my oak tree into a bigger pot and the ants seem like they're moving into it. I not 100% sure but it looks like they're covering it with dirt. I want to know if they are and if I can do something to stop it without killing them.
Thanks
Sam
If it is in a pot, you could find the queen and relocate/sell the colony.
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SamikB
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Re: My back garden ants nesting??

Post: # 92543Post SamikB
Fri May 20, 2022 12:15 pm

I'm not sure if she is but there is 50-100 ants under the pot when I lift it, if that helps.

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Re: My back garden ants nesting??

Post: # 92546Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri May 20, 2022 2:58 pm

SamikB wrote:
Fri May 20, 2022 12:15 pm
I'm not sure if she is but there is 50-100 ants under the pot when I lift it, if that helps.
Is the queen there? It may be they are setting up a new nest.
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Re: My back garden ants nesting??

Post: # 92563Post SamikB
Sat May 21, 2022 8:48 am

Can't see one, but they're lot's of bugs and insects they're eating there.

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Re: My back garden ants nesting??

Post: # 92564Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sat May 21, 2022 8:58 am

SamikB wrote:
Sat May 21, 2022 8:48 am
Can't see one, but they're lot's of bugs and insects they're eating there.
They could end up being beneficial for some pests, as black garden ants don’t bite. They do farm aphids though…
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