I grow many types of plants and the ants love to colonize my pots (My soil is usually peat, sand, perlite, sometimes pine bark--perfect for ant nests). I am not a fan of ants.
Personally, with my plant pots, I use fresh leaves of my Artemisia absinthium to clear ant colonies out of my pots. The ants scramble out of the pots as if the soil is on fire. Best of all, it works on all the types of ants that I have gotten in my pots.
To get rid of ants in general, I use Terro baits. This takes a little time to work, though. When putting it outside, I usually put it in the path that I see the ants taking. If rain is predicted, I take measures to protect it from the rain.
Another quick, effective method is to sprinkle Sevin on top of the soil/medium and then water it in. There are some types of ants that resist the soapy water soak and the ant baits but the Sevin will kill them immediately.
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Originally Posted by Dollythehun
I've soaked mine for hours to kill snails.
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Sevin kills snails, too, even bush snails.
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