ants in compost

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chickpeacurry

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ants in compost
« on: July 19, 2015, 19:54 »
Went to put compost on the plot from my black compost bins and they were full of ants.  What can I do to get rid of them. I didn't want to add ant powder.  Thanks

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Re: ants in compost
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2015, 20:15 »
Just water them well, the ants will jump ship.
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Re: ants in compost
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2015, 08:31 »
Why do you feel the need to get rid of them?
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Re: ants in compost
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2015, 09:50 »
They usually swarm and disappear in the next month or so. Can you not hold off the need to use the compost from that bin?  :) Watching them swarm is very impressive  ;)

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Re: ants in compost
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2015, 10:16 »
I started a post about this quite recently. I went to get compost from my bin of manure which had been sitting doing its thing for quite a while.  I was astonished to find that the manure was now reduced to a fine powder. Courtesy of ants

The clutch of eggs was quite modest so I got it out with a spade and deposited in to an adjacent bin and all the ants trooped off after it.  I couldn't believe how they'd processed it so finely. It looked like fine ash. Great job!

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Re: ants in compost
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2015, 10:35 »
Agree with everyone else, I emptied mine Dalek out and it had an ant nest and was very dry, but the compost was great and the ants just disappeared once disturbed. 



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