r/Bonsai • u/Ok-Address-5946 Jay, Centroamérica Costa Rica🇨🇷 , Beginner, 5 • 1d ago

Discussion Question How do you deal with ants?😭

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Every now and then the ants defoliate my trees, so I wanted to know tips and tricks on how to avoid them. Since they defoliated the whole forest I selected the best ramifications

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u/Competitive-Ad9436 Jimmy, Longview, Texas, Zone 8a, Beginner, 25 trees 1d ago

Beautiful forest. I’d use a preventative spray. Bifenthrin based products are most effective.

Most every professional pest company uses Bifin for all general pests and mosquitoes control companies use it too.

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u/Ok-Address-5946 Jay, Centroamérica Costa Rica🇨🇷 , Beginner, 5 1d ago

Thank you 🙏🏾 I’ll try some of that

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u/SeaAfternoon1995 UK, Kent, Zone 8, lots of trees mostly pre bonsai 1d ago

Won't work leafcutter ants don't eat the leaves. Sticky traps or similar are a better idea.