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Before using any checmicals. why not make sure you have more ants?

If it was my tree, I would make sure that it is separated from the rest of my trees.

I would take a few bottle caps and place a drop of honey in each one of them. I would put them close to the trunk and wait a few minutes... If you have an infestation most of the ants will come out for the honey...

I then have a small large mouth jar handy with rubbing alcohol in it. I pick up the bottle cap (with a tweezer and drop it in the jar of alcohol... Usually a few trips to the alcohol and the remainder of the ants should be eliminated...

You can continue to use the same bottle caps over and over.

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4-Aug-2003	#4
clrosner bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Nov-2001 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA Country: USA USDA Zone: 6/7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,111	Before using any checmicals. why not make sure you have more ants? If it was my tree, I would make sure that it is separated from the rest of my trees. I would take a few bottle caps and place a drop of honey in each one of them. I would put them close to the trunk and wait a few minutes... If you have an infestation most of the ants will come out for the honey... I then have a small large mouth jar handy with rubbing alcohol in it. I pick up the bottle cap (with a tweezer and drop it in the jar of alcohol... Usually a few trips to the alcohol and the remainder of the ants should be eliminated... You can continue to use the same bottle caps over and over. __________________ Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7 arteacher3725@yahoo.com CHECK OUT MY UPDATED WEBSITE AT[B]: www.carlrosner.com