Ants Shall Not Pass: A Cheap Way to Get Rid of Ants and Aphids

01.12.2023 21:40

If ants appear on your garden plot, you need to get rid of them immediately, otherwise the trees will be infested with aphids.

An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh talks about an effective and inexpensive remedy for ants.

How to get rid of ants

It is important to understand that it is quite difficult to completely destroy ants.

It is much easier to block ants' access to aphids by limiting their visits to trees that are valuable to you.

Benzyl benzoate ointment will help with this. It is an inexpensive drugstore product with insecticidal action.

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You just need to squeeze a little benzyl benzoate onto your finger and apply it to the tree trunk, making a strip three to four centimeters wide.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti