Re:Ants in the compost

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• To: "donnas" <d*@yancey.main.nc.us>
• Subject: Re:Ants in the compost
• From: L* H* <l*@ibm.net>
• Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 08:59:49 -0400
• In-Reply-To: <007a01bd7e28$d5a20a40$a32885d0@donnas>

At 12:37 AM 5/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
>There is a  colony of ants swarming all over my compost, and when  I insert
>my rod to aerate the pile they get pretty riled up.  So far they have not
>gotten on me, and I don't want them to........ What to do?
>If I add a layer of horse manure on top  will they get out  of there?
> Donna
>in da mtns

Donna,

If you have ants in your compost pile, your compost's moisture content is
probably too low.  Probably 90% of all compost problems are tied to either
aeration or moisture.  
I'm in NC too and I know we've had a really wet spring, but everything I've
ever read says ants in compost means a need for moisture. 

Good luck!

Lisa


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