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mom2cats
Moorestown, NJ
(Zone 7b)

June 09, 2002
03:48 AM

Post #32066

My neighbor and I both have silver maple trees that are prone to a virus which slowly kills the tree. In the interim, the carpenter ants invade. He has small children and like me, doesn't really like to use chemicals. The ants aren't as much of a problem for me as they are for him (I think that is due to the fact the my woodpecker takes care of a lot of them - he cut down the woodpeckers nest in his maple -- and now he's MINE!) haha!

Seriously though does anyone know of an organic way to get rid of these pests? They seem pretty much impervious to anything short of nukes or chemicals. (Except the bottom of your boot!)
Thanks!

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