Ways to use millet against ants in the garden and indoors
Ants can appear in summer cottages at any time. Due to pests, the population of aphids is increasing, which destroys horticultural crops. They are very attentive to the fight against it, since the future harvest depends on it. Ordinary millet will help to cope with parasites.
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Benefits of using millet in summer cottages
This is the best option for people who do not use pesticides. The cost of cereals is low and affordable for any buyer. Also a weighty argument is the environmental friendliness and safety of grains in relation to green spaces and soil. Fruit trees, berry bushes, roses, ant nests are treated with millet.
The effect of millet groats on ants
The exact reason for the hostility of insects to millet is not known so far. Millet does not have a pronounced aroma, does not poison them. The main versions are:
- erroneous perception of millet instead of eggs and its transportation to nests. Due to the influence of moisture, the grains swell and the passages become clogged. This is fraught with hunger and death for the uterus;
- fungi getting on millet grains and further sticking. Ants do not tolerate the smell of fungi and leave the home;
- swelling in the stomach of an ant grain, which causes death;
- they simply scatter temporarily, carrying away a large number of small crumbs from their site;
- the grains are small, their shape is streamlined, they themselves easily roll up;
- attraction of natural enemies - birds. They eat ants.
Folk remedies with millet
To attract ants, sugar or powdered sugar is added to the grains. 1 glass of powdered sugar is mixed with 1 kg of grain and scattered in the place of ant paths. You can also soak millet in boiling water for 2-3 minutes and mix with molasses, jam, syrup. The resulting mixture is placed near the nest.
Terms of Use
It is best to start the fight in March. At this time, pests wake up and begin to cause damage. It is very important at this moment to destroy them.
Pests are attracted to sweets. Working individuals take the bait to the anthill and give it to the uterus. The main goal is the elimination of the uterus.
Killing workers won't solve the problem. New individuals will replace the previous ones very quickly.
A large number of insects fall into traps with a pleasant aroma and tasty food. Everyone cannot be expelled in this way, but most of the population can be caught.
Trap Recipes:
- 0,1 kg of sugar is added to 0,5 kg of millet and poured into the nest;
- 0,5 kg of millet with 1 tablespoon of liquid honey is mixed and poured near the nest;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of fermented jam with 0,5 kg of millet are mixed. To enhance the effect, you can add 5 grams of boric acid.
Use of millet indoors
The same cereal will help to expel annoying ants from a residential building. In the premises, millet groats with boric acid are scattered into cracks and baseboards. This procedure is enough for the ants to leave after a while.
Conclusion
Millet is a non-toxic product. Its use is absolutely safe. With the help of millet groats, you can reduce the number of ants in the garden. A way to bring a lot of benefits in the country.
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