More than 30 species of ants are known in the world. But summer residents are only interested in those who settle and reproduce directly on their plots, harming the plants. In recent years, ants have abundantly settled on currants. How to get rid of them, every owner of a personal plot is interested in this.

Ants in the country

Ants prefer living and reproduce in summer cottages. Summer residents noticed that the main number of garden ants is three varieties: red forest ants, black garden ants and brown meadow ants. They are the most dangerous, it is necessary to constantly fight with them and get rid of them. It's hard enough. If you make a mistake in the method of struggle, the number of ants can increase significantly.

Important! Insects damage crops and buildings. Gradually they "move into the house", with this a number of other problems will appear, which will be much more difficult to solve.

Ants on currants

Ant nests are located deep in the ground, most often in the roots of vegetation. The plants under which the ants have settled, as a rule, begin to dry out after a while. This is very often observed in the currant bush - the favorite plant of these insects.

Ants: good or bad

Benefit

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Ants destroy harmful insects by eating their larvae. By arranging their settlements in a fertile layer, they help the plants get more air, which, in turn, grow better and give a crop. Also, nutrition is better supplied to the roots in such soil, which naturally affects the quality and quantity of the crop.

Harm

Aphid

The most dangerous thing is that ants, with their appearance on the site, bring with them their "pets" - aphids. She feeds on plant sap. If you do not react in a timely manner, this can lead to wilting, and then to the death of the plantings.

How to get rid of ants on currant bushes

Insect control methods

Ants in a hive: how to get rid of

First of all, we must remember that ants do not like to be disturbed. Therefore, in order for anthills to form less often, it is necessary to dig up the ground in the areas as often as possible. The trunks of trees should be regularly whitewashed with lime, and the bushes should be sprayed, be sure to grab the ground around them.

Note. Regular deep digging of the site and the root zone of the garden plantings will be a preventive measure for the massive settlement of ants on the site.

There are special preparations that lead to the death of insects within a day. The most common drug that allows you to remove settlers from the site is the Anteater (Diazinon).

Folk remedies do not allow to "drive out" ants from the site to the end. They are more suited to scare away and distance their settlements. Many people use kerosene, soda, sugar with boric acid. Below is a detailed description of the folk methods of insect control.

Kerosene

All summer residents want to have a big harvest, a beautiful and well-groomed garden, to collect organic fruits and vegetables. Every gardener faces many problems in the country, a special problem is how to deal with ants and aphids on currants, not everyone knows this. Ants do both harm and good. They loosen the soil, as a result, more oxygen is supplied to the roots of plants. But they can also bring a lot of harm:

  • weakening of the plant;
  • root damage;
  • decrease or complete lack of yield.

It is worth understanding! These insects come in pairs to the site. To be more precise, aphids are a herd of “cows”. Ants bring aphids to berry bushes, take care of their "pets".

If you saw aphids on the leaves, then this is the first sign of a nearby anthill. Before getting rid of pests, you need to find out where their home is. This is a mound or small holes in the ground, most often next to a currant bush. If you did not manage to process it with a purchased pest control before the bush blooms, then everyone's favorite folk methods come to the rescue.

Folk remedies:

  1. Pour boiling water into the anthill.
  2. Put the fish's head on the house.
  3. Sprinkle with ash or soda.
  4. Cover everything with mint or wormwood.
  5. Use poisonous ant bait.
  6. Plant fragrant spices next to the bush: dill, celery, rosemary.
  7. Drizzle with gasoline, kerosene or lime.

Lures and Poisons Recipes

Infusion of garlic

For manufacturing, a large head of garlic is taken, crushed under a press, and poured with boiling water. It is necessary to give time to infuse - 3-4 days, previously placed in a dark place. It is necessary to fill the house of insects with this solution.

Infusion of garlic is an excellent remedy for ants

Boric acid jam

A plate of jam or sweet syrup is placed near the bush. 1 tbsp is added to the delicacy in advance. l. boric acid.

Jam with added yeast

You need to add diluted yeast to the bait. Shrubs against aphids are treated with this solution.

Trichopolum solution

Trichopolum is bought at the pharmacy and diluted in water: 1 tablet per 1 liter of water. The bushes are sprayed with the resulting solution. It is desirable that the procedure be carried out in the afternoon.

Trichopolum solution

Infusion of onion peel

Husk (100 g) is filled with 1 liter of hot water. It is necessary to insist the solution for 12 hours, then treat the shrubs and the area around them with it.

Tobacco infusion

Infusion of tobacco helps to fight against aphids. To prepare it, you need to take 20 g of makhorka, 1 tbsp. l. hot red pepper. This mixture is poured with 1 liter of water. The solution should be infused for 1 day before use.

Potassium permanganate

It's easy to prepare it. Dissolve 1 piece of laundry soap in 10 liters of water (it is better to use tar soap). Potassium permanganate is added there, you need to add gradually, stirring, until a pink color is obtained. It is required to spray the plants twice a day.

Potassium permanganate

Coca Cola

Both aphids and ants can be removed with this drink. Cola is poured into the habitat of insects or a bush with aphids is sprayed. The acid found will kill both.

Mustard

A concentrate is prepared from 60 g of powder and a liter of water. Infused for 3 days. Before use, the solution is diluted with water, brought to 3 liters. Branches and leaves are sprayed abundantly. The ants' dwelling is flooded with the remains.

Baby powder

Baby powder is scattered around the bush and trail. The insects will no longer be able to crawl to the house, they get dirty, suffocate and die.

Baby powder

Celandine

Celandine has a deadly effect on insects. The infusion is prepared as follows: 3 kg of leaves (shoots can also be used) are poured with 20 liters of water. It is necessary to insist the solution for about a day. Infusion is used to treat insect dwellings and shrubs.

Chamomile

It is necessary to insist the pharmacy chamomile for 5 hours, in the proportion indicated on the package. Spray the affected plant. Only insects harm this flower. You can add 1/2 bar of laundry soap to the tincture for greater effect.

Vegetable oil

It is watered by the anthills themselves and the paths of insects. The ant gets dirty in the oil, which gradually envelops it, it is problematic to cleanse it. As a result, it becomes difficult for the insect to move and breathe. Also, the ant does not like vegetable oil for its aroma, therefore, with its help, even massive insect colonies can be easily removed.

Vegetable oil

According to folklore, aphids do not appear on strong and healthy bushes, this mainly occurs with weak plants. It is necessary to inspect the garden; you may have to uproot diseased, weakened plants. Also, pests do not appear if foliage has been removed since autumn.

Ant control products

There are many options for how to remove ants from the site or from the house, but the most effective is disposal with the help of chemicals. There are not very many of them, below is a description of those that will help to evict unwanted neighbors from the garden and vegetable garden.

Ant-eater

It is the most popular insect killer. It can also be found under the name Diazinon. It is the same. The agent acts on the intestines of the insect, causes paralysis of organs, and subsequently the insect dies. Sold in powder form, diluted (1 bag per 10 liters) in water and poured onto the anthill.

Diazinon

Muracid

Analogue of the previous drug. Sold as a concentrate in ampoules. 1 dose is diluted in 10 liters of water. The plantings and the anthill itself are treated with a solution. It blocks the intestinal tract and causes a disturbance in the insect's nervous system.

Thunder-2

Granular preparation. To use it, it is necessary to make grooves (up to 3 cm) on the site and sprinkle the product in them, then they are lightly sprinkled with earth. Consumption - 1-2 granules per 1 sq. meter. The effect on insects is the same as that of the above drugs.

Thunder-2

Prevention of the appearance

Council. It is easier to prevent the invasion of pests than to deal with them, so preventive measures should be taken.

Ants in a greenhouse - how to get rid of them

Prevention in early spring:

  • it is required to whitewash and spray shrubs;
  • process the branches until the buds appear with purchased drugs;
  • 2 processing is carried out after the first leaves have bloomed;
  • excessive fertilization will only harm plants and attract pests;
  • you should not plant corn next to berry bushes, this will not only reduce the yield of berries and their appearance, but also destroy the plants;
  • it is worth regularly pruning plants;
  • it is required to remove weeds in time;
  • before the buds appear in early spring, pour hot water over the bushes.

Important! To bait a dry look, you need to combine borax and sugar, scattering them from different sides along ant paths. For a liquid bait, a couple of glasses of hot water and a glass of sugar are taken for cooking, one tablespoon of the same borax is added to such a solution, you can put a couple of tablespoons of honey for aroma and taste enhancement. One of the practical ways: you need to find a home for ants and pour boiling water or kerosene into it.

These are methods on how to get rid of ants on garden currants. In order not to resort to chemicals, it is better to carry out more frequent preventive measures to protect your own garden, the site as a whole and at home.