Spring is in full swing, summer is around the corner, and that means that it has awakened not only nature but also ants. Look at the cheapest method that will drive the ants to the neighbors.
The sun shines and warms, and that means only one. A lot of uninvited guests will arrive at your garden, and there will be ants. They can cook properly. Not only in the garden, but also in your home. As for the garden, it is generally known that where there are ants, there are probably aphids. These two pests go hand in hand together. The aphids produce honeydew. This is a sweet liquid that tastes the ants incredibly. When the aphids settled on your plant from which they vacuum nutrients and harms it, ants are followed by aphids and protect them from their predators. However, this symbiosis can lead to completely thwarted crop.
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How ants are harmful to the garden
However, the fact that ants are friends with aphids is not the only problem. Even ants themselves can damage your plants. This happens primarily when they build their nests at the roots, as they can disrupt the root system, which will weaken the plant, and in certain cases even help it to die. Another disadvantage of ants in the garden is that they disrupt the soil structure. The soil aeration is normally beneficial, but when it is too intense, the resulting is to disrupt the soil structure and a negative impact on plants.
Fortunately, however, there are many ways to drive away the ants from their garden and their home as far as possible. And it is not only about repellents and chemical products against ants. In this natural way, you can get them away without having to hurt them. Of course, it is possible to buy herbs in the garden, whose intense aroma repels the ants. This is for example peppermint, eucalyptus, rosemary, lavender or laurel. But there is also a cheaper way.
As fern leaves liquidate ants
The cheapest way is to use fern leaves. You can get them at the moment where the shadow and moisture are. Their fragrance repels the ants, so as soon as she feels it, they will go on the house. Just tear fresh fern leaves and spread them evenly in front of the entrance to the house, on the window sills, on the thresholds and around the plants in the garden. Change the leaves every few days and you are sure that the colonies of small pests will not endanger you or your crops.
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