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jburesh Renton, WA(Zone 8a) Jun 15, 2006

Hi all! I was just harvesting the first strawberries of the year and in the last couple of days ants have started building their nests around a handful of plants. I don' t mean next to the plants either, but right inside them with the cone/exit of their nest rising up the stems of the strawberry plants.

How can I get rid of them, preferably without chemicals or killing the plants?

Thank you!

Jacqui

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jozeeben Acton, TN(Zone 7a) Jun 18, 2006

We use DE (diamateous earth) which is ground up fossilized fish skeletons. It needs to be dry. I stir up the mound a little bit to make sure all the fire ants get coated.

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