Red Ants Everywhere!

[Rhona]

Our allotment is overrun with them. They are so widespread, it's hard to tell where the nest might be. Every forkful of soil is teeming with them. They have an unpleasant bite and I'm concerned about our baby and toddler roaming around and getting bitten.

The plot holders before us also tried to be organic but admitted defeat with the ants and used a white powder thing (forgotten name). I'd love to try and get it under control before next year - any ideas?

[janeyo]

I may be remembering it wrong but think it's cornflour as a 'safe' ant killer. They are nasty things, I get a lot of those yellow ones.

Will do a little search when get 2 mins

[lottie dolly]

i don't know about them ants,but the common ones,try semolin and the likes,there are some thread somewhere on here about such things,it works by the workers takeing back to the queen,who cannot digest it,blows up,so no more workers from her,so you have to be patient,and keep at it,they come from knowere lol

[Jeanied]

Powdered cinnamon is another remedy - sprinked about - apparently its a deterrent...