this year, an old hive i was going to take over was overcome by Red Ants
the hive was up on bricks and the ants got everywhere, by the time i return the next weekend and put the hive stand under it and four margerine tubs filled with water for the legs, they hive was very low on bees but was queen right
two week later the hive was dead, the ants had bridged margerine tub water barrier becuase aleaf had fallen in the tub ( a leaf and lot of dead ants) and the hive was attacked also by wasps
So what else could i have done to stop the ants?
a beek suggest cooking oil instead of water,
the hive was up on bricks and the ants got everywhere, by the time i return the next weekend and put the hive stand under it and four margerine tubs filled with water for the legs, they hive was very low on bees but was queen right
two week later the hive was dead, the ants had bridged margerine tub water barrier becuase aleaf had fallen in the tub ( a leaf and lot of dead ants) and the hive was attacked also by wasps
So what else could i have done to stop the ants?
a beek suggest cooking oil instead of water,