Ants can not definitely be called useful or harmful insects. The fact is that they can bring substantial benefits to gardens and gardens (increase the fertility of the land, carry seeds, serve food for birds and animals, medicine for people), but they can cause a lot of inconvenience and can cause considerable damage to the dacha. On how to get rid of annoying insects and on the use for this purpose of the drug "Ants", we will discuss in this material.
Did you know? The ant family is one of the most numerous in terms of the number of individuals and species. There are about six thousand of their varieties.
Harm from ants in the garden and in the garden
The main advantage of ants for the garden and garden plot is that they enrich it with potassium and nitrogen, loosen and give oxygen access to the lower layers. Along with the fact that, in general, vital activity in general has a positive effect on the composition of the soil, it also contributes to a sharp acidification of soils, and not many vegetables and fruit trees can tolerate high pH levels.
Did you know? Ants build their nests and at the same time improve soil aeration to a depth of 0.5 meters. For example, earthworms go down only 20 cm into the soil.In addition, the ants do not particularly choose places to build their nests and can arrange them even in the middle of a bush plant. Naturally, there can be no talk about any normal development of culture with an anthill at the stem. Often these plants even die because insects cause irreparable damage to the root system.
It is not uncommon occurrence of antisera sepal and flower petals, seedlings, seedlings. With a mass invasion, they eat berries and vegetables.
Spreading seeds, insects also spread weed seeds, contributing to their rapid reproduction over large areas. One of the favorite plants, which thus carries the ant, - celandine.
In the gardens, these insects can settle in hollows and tree stumps. After their stay, these trees turn into dust - wood can no longer be used for the manufacture of furniture or other items.
Did you know? Ants serve as food for many birds, among them are the black grouse, hazel grouse, songbirds, as well as foxes, bears and badgers.Another significant disadvantage that insects bring for vegetable and flower crops is the spread of aphids. The favorite treat of the ants is pad, a sweet substance released by aphids. When eating it to the body of the ant attached aphids, and he quickly transfers them to neighboring plants. Aphid itself cannot overcome long distances.
At destruction of anthills or accidental hit in them insects are protected, painfully biting the person. Ants can also break through garden paths.
What plants are most often attacked by ants
Sod ants love to eat the petals and insides of rosebuds, peonies, this leads to the fact that the flowers grow ugly, deformed, or do not bloom at all.
Insect nests can often be found in the bushes of strawberry, thyme.
Herbivorous ant species eat the fruits of sweet vegetable crops such as carrots, pumpkins, potatoes. In the diet of brown, turf, red-cheeked, garden ants can include garden strawberries.
From fruit trees, garden ants prefer plum, sweet cherry, cherry, apple, pear, viburnum, currant, bird cherry.
Did you know? Ants live in families. The family includes the uterus and several males (they have wings) and wingless working ants.
If you decide to fight annoying insects in your summer cottage, then we warn you: this is not an easy task, especially if you have massive colonies. You can start the expulsion of ants with folk remedies.If they do not bring results, then you should refer to the use of stronger "artillery" - the insecticide "Ant" from garden ants, the instructions for use of which you will find below.
"Ant": characteristic of the drug
"Ant" is one of the most popular enteric-insecticides, allowing to effectively get rid of garden and garden pests. It is a special tool that is used to kill black ants in garden, vegetable and flower crops.
Often it is also called food bait because of its principle of action - the pellets are eaten by working ants, some are brought to the nest where the uterus is poisoned. Therefore, one sachet can kill a whole colony of insects, because if the uterus dies, it will not be someone to lay eggs, and after a while the larvae will die.
"Ants" is designed to protect plants such as vegetables (potatoes, onions, cabbage, etc.), flower crops, fruit trees, berry bushes, lawn grass.
Active ingredient and release form
The active ingredient of the insecticide "Murav'in" is diazinon, which is present in the preparation in a dosage of 50 g / 1 kg. Available in granules, in packages with a capacity of 10 g.
Important! The release of the drug in granules is convenient in that, unlike powder forms, they do not enter the human respiratory tract.
The benefits of this drug
The advantages of the drug "Ants" are:
- for one treatment, you can destroy one anthill;
- does not lead to soil contamination;
- not dangerous for earthworms;
- does not require dilution with water;
- has a convenient form of release;
- easy to use.
Important! When treating with the drug "Ants" it is necessary to use personal protective equipment: a gown, goggles, a respirator, gloves.
Instructions for use: drug consumption and method of application
"Ant", a remedy for ants, according to the instructions, should be used from the consumption of 20-30 g per 10 square meters. m. It is introduced into the soil to a depth of 2-3 cm. 
For processing ornamental plants and shrubs, fruit trees, the preparation must be made from a consumption of 3 g per 1 sq. M. It is recommended to pour it into the places of insect accumulation during the growing season of these plants.
To destroy the ants in the garden, to protect the potatoes and onions, "Muravin" scatter 3 g per 1 square. m. It is made immediately after sowing or planting seedlings in the soil beds.
Directly in the anthill drug poured 3 g per 1 square. m. to a depth of 2-3 cm.
Important! Insecticide can not be applied on the bow, which is planned to be used on the pen.Use on crops whose fruit is eaten should be discontinued at least 20 days before harvest.
After it has been applied, tillage (loosening, watering) can be carried out in three days. The effect of the drug will last for three weeks. 
In general, "Muravin" positively recommended itself in the fight against ants in gardeners and gardeners. Evidence of this may be a few reviews.
Alina S .: “This year it was very dry, and we simply did not know how to cope with the invasion of black ants. After all, they occupied literally everything — fruit trees, flower beds, flower beds. An inexpensive means,“ Ants ”, helped. I recommend it to everyone as an effective tool in the destruction of garden ants. "
Rimma M .: “This year we tried to fight ants at the site with the means“ Ants ”. Although I don’t like any such chemistry, however, all means are good at war. They sprinkled the pellets under the trees, in the places of congestion and residence. For several days disappeared, I don’t know if they are dead or gone, but we managed to cope with them. "
Andrei K .: “In my backyard there are not just a lot of ants, but some kind of ant China. I tried a lot of tools and many of them were effective. Among them was“ Ant '. ”I just used it, deviating a little from the instructions. I rubbed the granules, soaked them and watered them with the help of a watering can on the anthills and in the places of accumulation. By the way, I noticed that the drug works not only against ants. "
