Nettle manure can keep ants away from certain areas. At the same time, the product often acts as a fertilizer. This is how you get and use nettle manure against ants.
How is nettle manure used against ants?
Stinging nettle manure works against ants through moisture and smell, which scares the animals away and covers their scent traces. To make it, mix 300g fresh or 30g dried nettles with 10L water and let it stand for 1-2 weeks. You can then pour the manure undiluted onto ant nests or spray it diluted onto infected plants.
How does nettle manure work against ants?
Stinging nettle manure has a double effect against ants thanks to itsmoistureand theodor. The animals are deterred by the smell of this product. The product combats an acute ant infestation as well as keeping offspring animals away from the site. The smell of the plant manure also covers the scent trails that ants leave along their ant trails and which the animals use to orient themselves spatially.
How do I make nettle manure?
Mixnettleswithwater and let the liquid sit for 1-2 weeks. This is how you make the nettle manure:
- Put 300 grams of fresh nettles or 30 grams of dried leaves in a bucket.
- Fill bucket with 10 liters of water and cover.
- Let stand for one to two weeks, stirring daily.
You can use the nettle manure obtained undiluted against ants, for example if you flood an ant nest with the nettle broth. You can also use the broth diluted.
How do I use nettle manure against ants?
PouringPour the nettle manure onto ant nests or fill the liquid into aSpray bottle and apply it. You can regularly spray areas in the garden that are infested with ants using the spray bottle. Surfaces in the home are less easy to treat with nettle manure due to the strong smell of the fermenting liquid. Then ants stay away from these locations. Nettle manure acts as a natural fertilizer for many plants. So you fertilize the plants and don't release any pollutants.
What shouldn't I water with nettle manure?
You should not always water beans, onions and peas with nettle manure or use it diluted. Otherwise, over-fertilization can cause problems for the plants. Most flowers, on the other hand, can tolerate nettle manure to a certain extent. However, you should pay attention to the extent of nettle manure. If necessary, dilute the nettle manure before using it against ants.
Tip
Stinging nettle manure also works against aphids
If plants in your garden have been attacked by aphids and are therefore often visited by ants, nettle manure offers you a good control agent. You can use this remedy to combat both pests.