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WayneKY Cadiz, KY(Zone 6b) Jul 13, 2012

There are a dozen ant colonies under each of my fruit trees. They climb the trees and eat my peaches. How do I get rid of them?

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frogymon Lisle, IL(Zone 5a) Jul 13, 2012

Amdro works well, as they carry it into the colony and feed it to the queen.

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Mauibarry Mapleton, OR(Zone 8b) Jul 14, 2012

If you make a 6-12 inch wrap of plastic wrap around the trunk about a foot off the ground, secured with tie tape, you can coat it with Tree tanglefoot (at HD or Lowe's) to make a 4-6 inch barrier to block the ants. Be sure no branches touch a fence or anything that would allow the ants to find a new path. Check the coating every couple of months, recoating if it's dried out or covered with dust, etc. The plastic keeps the trunk clean, and will last for at least a year or more.

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WayneKY Cadiz, KY(Zone 6b) Jul 14, 2012

Thanks. Sounds like a couple of workable ideas.

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