i have to admit-i do have a problem with ants. they are always present-but in summer it seems we live on an anthill-they are EVERYWHERE!!! i use all the standard non poison methods-hot water, chili powder, chalk, ect. i have to admit-i do sometimes fleetingly consider getting the property sprayed-but only for a moment.
with all the media coverage about the decline of bees- i’m happy to say that quite a few are living happily here. we have abundant wildlife-insect’s as well as birds, furry creatures, and things that crawl and slither. speaking of -the doves in the aviary are now brought in at night. sadly last year my finches disappeared-with no trace except a few feathers. all i could come up with was a snake-not my favorite, but hopefully they are keeping the tree rat population down.
in short-we all can get along!
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1 Pat Sieler // Aug 3, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I think that ants come in cycles (not bicycles-that would be funny) but this house used to be swarmed by ants every summer but now I hardly see them. When I used the chalk they would go away. Also, I cleared the plants away from the edge of the house. Doesn’t look so great, but it cuts down on me going crazy.
And the grasshoppers still love the roses. They can eat a whole rose bush in about one day.
2 Phyllis // Aug 4, 2009 at 5:58 am
Lovely photos. The doves are perfection. I have not tried chalk for ants but now I will.
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