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Re: Mowing around the hives
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2014, 07:44:11 pm »
I have little black ants anyhow..  A little dribble of used motor oil on each little hill usually fixes their wagon.   They tried building nests under the top covers of several hives this spring.  Smashing and scraping a couple times and they have not returned..   Figured I was going to have to try the cinnamon etc but they didn't return.
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Re: Mowing around the hives
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2014, 08:22:30 pm »
Mee Too! first time I've had them in the under part of the lid. But they aren't increasing at this point.
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Re: Mowing around the hives
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2014, 08:24:21 pm »
With the flat side of the inner lid down, I don't have ants there. With the flat side up, they build nests between the lids.

Also, all my inners have holes in them for the bees to come up through.
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Re: Mowing around the hives
« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2014, 08:24:48 pm »
Not with spectrecide applied under concrete or wood.
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Re: Mowing around the hives
« Reply #24 on: July 19, 2014, 08:33:46 pm »
Used to get ants between metal cover and wood of outer cover.
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