Ants nests in lawn

[Tillyboo]

How do we get rid of the blighters wrecking our lovely lawn ?

Any suggestions ?

Can you find the nest? - I think that's when you get a whole mass of the little daarlings crawling around on top of each other? Are there little processions of them leading anywhere? If so, follow them, and I have to suggest boiling water as it does the trick...

You can get powder from the garden centre for this, but I often use baking powder.

DS shouted the other day, "Mama, ANTS! Schnell, get sugar!" It seems to work keeping them out of the house, anyway.

Omg definatly a boiling water moment!!

I found an ants nest outside and it had lots of ants with caramel coloured eggs them grey eggs too.

I would like to know the difference, anyone?

Jelly, I can't find anything about clours, but here it exlpains about the lifecycle...egg, larva, pupa, and adult...

Maybe it is the different stages you can see?

yes i think it must have been the larva and the pupa

thanks

If you're goimg to pour boiling water on them use a funnel to direct the water underground- our lawn is covered in scorched spots now!