How to get rid of ants in a flower pot?

The majority of insects attack plants usually in the spring - in a period of fertility and great activity of nature. Ants are very small, but intelligent creatures that can bring a lot of trouble if they settle not where you imagined. If they get into house colors, it's not so good, because such insects can damage the roots of plants, and kill the plant itself. How to get rid of the ants in the flower pot, so that they will leave your house forever, we will tell in this article.

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Ants in flower pots - how to get rid?

A good and environmentally friendly way to control insects is to spread sesame seeds around the plant. If you sprinkle sesame seeds on an anthill, then the seeds of the plant infect the fungus. This helps quickly get rid of the "womb" of insects.

However, at home for flower pots, this method is not entirely suitable. Therefore, we offer you a simple and affordable method for which you will need:

• Large capacity or bath.
• Water.
• Plasticine.
• Plant in a pot with insects populated there.

To get rid of ants in flower pots, proceed step by step:

1. Place the infected flower pot in a large container or bath filled with water. The pot itself must be completely poured and immersed in water.
2. Leave the pot in the water for 30 minutes. During this time, the ants either escape or drown.

Important! If the pot with the flower is too big and you can not move it, then plug the drain hole with plasticine and pour the pot very gently with water. Just like in the previous case, leave the plant for 30 minutes, and then remove the clay.

1. Remove old soil from the root system.
2. Transplant the plant using new soil.

Important! Soil with the ants should be removed from other indoor plants and disposed of.

1. Place the flower pot in its original location and make sure that there is nothing nearby that can attract ants.

Important! Get rid of the ants in a flowerpot can help peretrum spray. Use the product you need very carefully. First, dilute the spill with water( 10 parts of the remedy for 90 parts of water), and then pour the plant and leave it for 10 minutes to water the glass.

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The reasons for the appearance of ants in a flower pot

With the advent of spring heat, insects at home can be a big problem, especially for those people who live on the lower floors or in a private house.

Important! Once a year in the nest appears a lot of winged ants.

The ways of the arrival of ants:

1. They can easily get into the house under favorable conditions and open windows, create a new family there, numbering hundreds or even thousands of insects.
2. Ants are able to travel long distances in search of food. Perhaps the ants first settled in your apartment, and then chose a pot with a flower for their settlements.
3. Another reason for the appearance of insects is their presence in the ground brought. Transplanting a flower, you might not notice that there are eggs and larvae of insects in the ground.
4. Before you get rid of the ants in a flower pot, watch them. Perhaps they do not nest inside the pot itself, but somewhere nearby. Then you have to "fight back" from the invaders, not only saving the pot, but also using modern and grandfather's methods for this purpose to take out the insects back home.

Important! You can use to capture the insects special traps filled with, for example, a delicacy of yeast and sugar.

For the trap can also be used coffee grounds, which is dangerous for ants. Mix it with sweet juice, sugar syrup or jam. Such a bait will attract them. Using such a tool, you will effectively get rid of the ants not only in the pot, but also in the apartment.

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Preventative measures against the appearance of ants

To prevent ants from re-appearing in your home, take preventive measures:

• Carefully monitor the cleanliness of your kitchen. Do not leave dirty dishes and carefully wipe all work surfaces from food debris.
• Do not leave such products open: sweet, meat, bread and other products.
• Keep the fruit in tightly closed food containers or refrigerator.
• More often take out the garbage, which can serve as an beacon for the ant colonies in your kitchen.
• If you have defined the ways of the appearance of ants, then glue an adhesive track 5 cm wide using double-sided adhesive tape. This will keep the onslaught of uninvited guests.
• Juices, sweet drinks keep in closed plastic bottles.
• Add soda, black or red hot pepper near the doors, as well as on the windowsills. This will scare off insects.
• Ants also do not tolerate the smell of cinnamon, basil, mint and cloves( spices).If you put on the room or on the windowsill scaring folk remedies, then the ants will smell them and will not return to your house.
• Seal the windows and sprinkle the window sill with scaring means so that they do not get to you through the window.

The most effective method of fighting unwanted guests in the house is prevention. Adhere to our advice and be careful with the flower boxes, especially outside the window. Do not let insects enter your home, so that you do not fight them.