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title: "Any recommendations/links to soil pest control? Just had a dormant…"
description: "Any recommendations/links to soil pest control? Just had a dormant colony of ants wake up in a new plant I brought home. I’ve seen water soluable drops that…"
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# Any recommendations/links to soil pest control? Just had a dormant…

_Lagt ut av Timtimface den 2024-03-26_

Any recommendations/links to soil pest control? Just had a dormant colony of ants wake up in a new plant I brought home. I’ve seen water soluable drops that you can water your plants with, but can’t find a good product.

## 8 kommentarer

### ABucketOfPlants kommenterte den 2024-03-26

You should repot the plant. If you’re going to put it outside to keep ants away I like to keep it elevated on those rolling trays with ventilation and sticky fly traps around the entirety of the pot.

#### Timtimface svarte den 2024-03-26

Thanks! I repotted and cleaned off the roots, but I’m just paranoid I missed just enough to start a new colony lol. Gave me an excuse to separate the plant so now I have two Alocasia Maharani

#### ABucketOfPlants svarte den 2024-03-26

Aw nice ❤️ I think watering your plants with a mix of rubbing alcohol and water (30 alcohol 70 water) will get rid of the last ants if they’re even there

#### PlantLady svarte den 2024-03-26

I would absolutely never recommend watering a plant with alcohol. That is super bad for the roots. Using alcohol to control pests is done by making a mix with water and spraying it on the leaves, not getting it on the roots.

#### ABucketOfPlants svarte den 2024-03-26

Wait really? I’ve been watering my plants with isopropyl alcohol to get rid of fungus gnats…

#### PlantLady svarte den 2024-03-26

Omg nooo 😂 for fungus gnats you want a 1:3 hydrogen peroxide/water solution

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### Mads kommenterte den 2024-03-26

Murphy’s oil soap (diluted with water) will kill the ants quickly and won’t harm the plant.

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