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  • From: Tom Wright <twright AT vicksburg.com>
  • To: Jim Musson <jmusson AT digserv.com>
  • Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Ant Problem
  • Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:12:47 -0400

Be sure there is no sugar water on the top or on the feeder. The ants won't really hurt anything. The bees ignore them unless they get in the hive in which case they kill them. You might spread a light film of salad oil around the feeder. If they're coming up the outside of the hive, try a little salad oil on their trail.

Tom

Jim Musson wrote:

I am a new bee keeper and my top feeder is attracting a lot of ants including fire ants. How do I prevent the ants from getting to the feeder?


Thanks!



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