Comments on: How to Keep Argentine Ants Out of Your Beehive https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/ Fri, 14 May 2021 03:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: William Campbell https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/#comment-136618 Fri, 14 May 2021 03:18:20 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4094#comment-136618 Go to the Dollar Tree and get four 3Gal black plastic pails, place them under each leg and fill each up 3/4 of the way full with water.They are deep enough that they don’t have to be checked but maybe once a week. You can add motor oil as a second line of defense. The Bees don’t seem to go in the pails as much as shallow pie pans, Good luck!

]]> By: Hilary Kearney https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/#comment-80923 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 21:14:55 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4094#comment-80923 In reply to Sue.

The inventors of AntCant do not list the ingredients for proprietary reasons. It’s non-toxic.

]]> By: Tim Blodgett https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/#comment-80918 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:53:46 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4094#comment-80918 Try using mineral oil instead of vegetable oils. It doesn’t go rancid.

]]> By: Sue https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-keep-argentine-ants-out-of-your-beehive-zbwz1809zsau/#comment-80904 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 22:53:03 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=4094#comment-80904 What are the ingredients in AntCant please?

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