Ant control
The control of ants is necessary if they endanger the safety of facilities, are perceived as disruptive or pose a hygienic problem. Some ants are also pests of plants. Various strategies are pursued, which are also combined:
- Reparation : ants can bedeterredby strong smelling substances such as vinegar , tea tree oil , cinnamon , marjoram and lavender .
- Sticky traps : ants stick to the surface of sticky traps. This method is primarily used for pest monitoring. Fighting with glue traps is complex.
- Drowning : More or less nutritious liquids (beer, liqueur, etc.) are offered in smooth containers (bowls) with steep walls on the inside and, if necessary, provided with additional attractants (e.g. honey or sugar), in which the ants drown.
- Poisoning : Insecticides are applied in the form of granules, gel, spray or in special bait cans near the ant trail or the nest. Since the workers in an ant colony carry the active ingredient of the bait into the nest as food, the whole colony is affected. Fipronil , permethrin and spinosad are used as poisons . Household substances that are toxic to ants, such as baking powder or coffee grounds, are considered household remedies . The sodium hydrogen carbonate in baking soda works by changing the pH in the animals' bodies. Around two millimeters in size, pharaoh ants, which were introduced into Europe from the tropical regions in the mid-19th century, are ineffective because they prefer fresh, protein-rich food.
- Relocation : When an ant colony is relocated, a vessel filled with nest building material is placed on or next to the nest. As soon as the people are resettled in the vessel, it is moved to another location.
- Construction of barriers : A sealing of the affected facility z. B. by insulating materials and grouting prevents insects from entering.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pharaoh ant. (No longer available online.) In: Lexicon of pests. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017 ; accessed on July 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Home remedies for ants in the house - that really helps! In: gartenlexikon.de. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d Ant control - biological means for house and lawn. Gartenlexikon.de, accessed on December 16, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Julia Lenders: This is how the city fights against the plague of ants. Abendzeitung, May 7, 2013, accessed on December 13, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Fighting ants in the garden and house. In: heimwerker.de. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Glossy black wood ant Lasius fuliginosus. (No longer available online.) In: Lexicon of pests. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017 ; accessed on July 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Ant poison - the different active ingredients. In: ameisen-ratgeber.de. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Ant Bait - Good bait for ants. In: ameisen-ratgeber.de. Retrieved December 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Christoph Drösser: That's right: Softkill with soda . In: The time . September 9, 2013, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed on March 16, 2019]).