Re: Slaters and Ants

From: John Walker (jorwa@syspac.com)
Date: Thu Sep 10 1998 - 08:55:06 PDT


Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 08:55:06 -0700 (MST)
From: John Walker <jorwa@syspac.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2970$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Slaters and Ants

Brian,

I've had really good results with a product called AMDRO. It is a bait that
the ants take back to the mound. Just a small amount works wonders. You
should be able to find Amdro in larger garden centers.

Hope this helps,
John in Phoenix

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At 04:48 PM 9/2/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Could someone please supply a successful slater (woodlice) and ant
>deterrent. I find them nesting amongst my Sarracenia and Nepenthes and while
>they do no direct damage they end up giving my plants indigestion. On one of
>my Nepenthes ventricosa hybrids the pitchers were all full to the peristome
>with slaters and while this seems ideal, the pitchers went black and died
>after a few days. This blackness then proceeded up the tendril and into the
>leaves and finally into the stem!!! This happened after about five days! I
>ended up losing about 50-60cm of stem growth. I cut the stem to save the
>plant which survived. Something similar happens with Sarracenia pitchers and
>ants and the pitchers look unattractive after a few weeks of opening.
>
>Any suggestions appreciated.
>Cheers,
>Brian D Quinn
>Waiheke Island,
>Auckland, New Zealand
>coro63@pop.ihug.co.nz
>
>



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