[teabags]

hello, im new on here so please be gentle.............
i have had an allotment for 6 months now and whilst turning the soil ive have come across 2 red ants nests. is there anything i can do to kill them of with out using pesticides. cheers

[8doubles]

A kettle of boiling water will kill them or a few dousings with the watering can to move them on.They will not stay if the nest gets flooded.

[teabags]

im about 2 miles from my allotment so the kettle might be a problem (flask).....the dousing seems an idea, cheers

[Missy1970]

When I took over my allotment last year I had a couple of really nasty ants nest plot had not been worked in a couple of years so they lived there peacefully I can remember them all over my courgettes and pumpkin.  They didnt do the plants any harm I can remember getting nipped often and it hurt

All the nests have been dug over and flattened so I'm hoping they've moved to the empty patch next to me

Missy

[cooperman]

a few capfuls of meths and a lighted match does wonders! poof!!