Green Ants
Mar 26th 2011, 4:22 am
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Green Ants
We have them everywhere in the garden & now I can't hang the washing out as they are all over the area where the line is.:curse: I have heard that there is some concoction that you can make up & spray & they will stay away.
Any ideas good people of BE?
Any ideas good people of BE?
Mar 26th 2011, 5:22 am
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Re: Green Ants
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/lifestyle...ing/green-ants
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Mar 26th 2011, 5:55 am
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Re: Green Ants
You could try luring them with a bowl/plate of syrup away from your washing line or wear gum boots.
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/lifestyle...ing/green-ants
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/lifestyle...ing/green-ants
Mar 26th 2011, 6:46 am
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Re: Green Ants
'Hovex 2' in 1 from Bunnings or Woolies worked for me. We had them all over or verandah, 2 applications and off they went.
Mar 26th 2011, 7:17 am
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Mar 26th 2011, 8:48 am
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Re: Green Ants
Vinegar and water solution in a spray bottle every few days and they should go elsewhere when they get the message
Mar 26th 2011, 9:20 am
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Re: Green Ants
I remember seeing green ants in Cairns and thinking they looked so much cuter than the black ants I was used to.
So I picked one up to have a look....and it bit me
It suddenly didn't seem so cute
So I picked one up to have a look....and it bit me
It suddenly didn't seem so cute
Experience is the best teacher.
Mar 26th 2011, 8:28 pm
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Re: Green Ants
Bite them back, they may great bush tucker and a citrus drink 
John
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Mar 27th 2011, 4:33 am
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Re: Green Ants
Someone remind me why I moved to the tropics!
Been watching too much Man vs Wild I think!
Mar 27th 2011, 11:04 am
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Mar 27th 2011, 11:09 am
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Mar 27th 2011, 11:25 am
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Re: Green Ants
Green Tree Ants are horrible; too back the geckos don't eat them.
They have a profound effect on the ecology here. When they colonise a tree, they take it over by killing everything else alive in the tree: insects, spiders, baby birds, lizards, frogs, the lot. This has had a profound effect on bird nesting densities and diversity in the lowlands. since they don't occur at higher altitiudes or are more marginalised by other competitors, wildlife biodiversity is much greater in the hills and the tablelands as a result.
They are literally everywhere in Cairns. Along with the Butcherbirds, it's a wonder that any tree-nesting birds succeed here.
They have a profound effect on the ecology here. When they colonise a tree, they take it over by killing everything else alive in the tree: insects, spiders, baby birds, lizards, frogs, the lot. This has had a profound effect on bird nesting densities and diversity in the lowlands. since they don't occur at higher altitiudes or are more marginalised by other competitors, wildlife biodiversity is much greater in the hills and the tablelands as a result.
They are literally everywhere in Cairns. Along with the Butcherbirds, it's a wonder that any tree-nesting birds succeed here.
