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Some enormous chub have been caught in the last couple of years or so through anglers using a form of method feeder in the shape of one or two maggots on a tiny hook to a fine, short hooklength and the hooklength then trapped against the feeder via a loop under an elastic band.
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Most effective way of killing ants in grassed area?

I have ants in my lawn, what is the most effective way of getting rid of them? Some people have mentioned using the feeders/ bait traps, are these any good?

It is a fairly large grassed area, the ants appear to be red ants, I am in the UK, any tips/ advice would be appreciated.

You can buy a packaged 'dust' here in Australia that I think is called "Ant-Rid" or similar, and you can buy this from supermarkets. I'm not sure how effective it is, but I have seen people I know use it for similar problems. The problem with these products are that they are generally highly toxic, and might be dangerous to your pets, kids, and surrounding wildlife. Here is some guidance I have found useful from the Green Harvest Organic Gardening Supplies website:

" ANTS OUTDOORS
Try to tolerate ants outdoors as they are part of the environment and control many pests such as termites, cockroaches, fleas and flies. Increasing the humus levels and using mulch will discourage ants in the garden. Biting ants close to the house, children's play area or gardens may need to be controlled using the Spraying Treatment outlined below.

Flooding

Flooding with water is useful to rid ants from plant pots.

Spraying Treatment

Make up a spray containing 500 ml of water, a quarter cup of kerosene, a quarter cup of liquid detergent and 4 dessertspoons of vegetable oil, shaken together. Spay a circle about .5 m radius from the nest entrance. Pour a cup of water slowly into the nest entrance, wait a few minutes and then spray all the ants on the surface with the homemade spray or a pyrethrum-based spray. Repeat this procedure every 2-3 days until the ant population declines. Lay 3-6 baits as described below, around the nest.

Baits

Use boric acid/ sugar solution bait as a least-toxic control. To make the bait mix 3 cups of water, 1cup sugar and 4 level teaspoons of boric acid. Half fill a small screw-topped jar with cotton wool, saturate with bait, screw the lids on tightly, seal with adhesive tape, pierce several small holes in the lid to allow the ants access but prevent removal by larger animals. Keep away from children and pets. This takes a few weeks to wipe out a colony but is more effective than using highly toxic pesticides that only kill the foraging ants, not the colony. Some ants will prefer a mint jelly or peanut butter bait.

Sticky Barriers

Use sticky barriers, such as Tanglefoot and Trappit Barrier Glue, around tree trunks to aid in the biological control of scales, aphids and mealy bugs, as ants patrol trees defending these pests from attack by their natural enemies, in order to maintain their supply of honeydew. Very young trees or sensitive trees such as citrus should be banded with masking or packing tape before applying the glue, as the bark may be liable to damage.

Before developing your pest management strategy, decide if you really need to do anything at all? Is it a plant you care about; is the damage sufficiently bad to warrant your intervention? For example, the beautiful Large Citrus butterfly does very little damage to citrus trees, losing a few leaves seems a small price to pay for having it in your garden. If the answer is yes, then choose from several of the suggested physical, biological and least-toxic chemical controls. Organic gardening relies on several overlapping strategies rather than the power of a single highly toxic chemical to kill the pest."

Hope this is of help to you, and good luck!

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