Planta
Retour à Pests, diseases and problems

I just purchased this Canary Island Date Palm tree and when repotting… | Pests, diseases and problems | Communauté Planta

Kim

I just purchased this Canary Island Date Palm tree and when repotting discovered an ant colony living throughout its roots, any suggestions on how to rid it of these ants?

Pièce jointe 1 sur 1
0 J'aime 4 commentaires

4 commentaires

  1. Alex

    I so badly want to say an aardvark because my head lives in a cartoon world. But couldn’t you easily flood them out of a pot?

    2 J'aime
  2. KelOlivi

    Repot it again, spray down the roots really good with a hose. I’d then spray the roots with insecticidal soap and neem (ants don’t eat the plant I believe but it’ll make them unhappy). Mix in systemic granules and mosquito bits into the new soil. I’d think that’ll kill off any remaining pretty effectively.

    0 J'aime
  3. Sunny

    Ant granules/powder! Sprinkle it on top of the nest per package directions. Wait about a day. The ants sees it as food carrying it into the mound. Kills the entire colony. I live around fire ants. This works on them. The granules have a strong smell to deter children and pets from eating it. You may have to change out the soil to clear out all of the scent.

    Pièce jointe 1 sur 1
    0 J'aime
  4. Kim

    Thank you all!

    0 J'aime