Re: ANTS ON HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS

Don't know about hummingbird feeders, but I keep ants out of my irrigation timer [carpenter ants love to nest in it] by misting around it with boric acid. Bought 4 oz of boric acid powder at the drug store for a couple of dollars; when mixed for misting, that's a 3 or 4 year supply. Oh, yeah, hand-held misting bottle was another dollar.


On Jun 6, 2005, at 7:40 AM, Pam Evans wrote:

Does anyone know how to keep ants off hummingbird feeders?  Mine seem
especially bad this year!
TIA

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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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