How To Remove Ants From Curry Leaves Plant?

Protecting Curry leaves plant from ants is one of the tasks that you need to do when there are ants in potted curry leaves plant. Removing or getting rid of them can be even more frustrating especially if they keep coming back again and again. There are some things that you can do to keep them away, Read till the end to know how to remove or get rid of ants in curry leaves plants.

To remove ants from the curry leaves plant is to mix 2 teaspoons of liquid dishwater to a pint of warm water, apply this at night, and wash with fresh water in the morning (removing soapy solution). Other ways are the lemon juice method (replace soapy water with citrus) or species method (apply cinnamon, cloves, chilli at the base of the plant)

when you see ants running in/near the potted plant, it’s normally due to honeydew exertion that resides in soil, or mealybugs, scales that may be present in potted plants.

There are several ways to remove ants from potted plants without destroying the plant. Here is the list of solutions that you can prepare at home and apply to get rid of the same.

1. Easiest and effective way is to mix two tea spoons of liquid dishwater or any sopy liquid to pint of warm water (If you add 2 teaspoons of pepermint oil to solution that will be super effective) and sprinkle this solution in night, wash with fresh water in the morning to remove the soapy solution that you applied in night.
   
2. Natural way to remove ants from curry leaves plants is to use lemon juice, lemon juice is citrus solution which ants don’t like , cut down and squeeze the lemon ring in the cup and sprinkle it on plants.
   
3. If there are more number of ants, you can prepare the solution with citrus solution with a pint of warm water and sprinkle to plant to get rid of ants.
   
4. You can also use species method to get rid of ants from the potted plant. In this method you can use cinnamon, cloves, chilli powder, coffee grounds, or dried mint tea leaves that can be spreaded over the base of the curry leaves plant to deter ants.
   
5. You can also use oranges for getting citurus juice and make good quantity of solution to get rid of ants in curry leaves plant.
   
6. If you didn’t get lemon or oranges you can also vinegar to prepare solution and sprinkle to plant.
   
7. You can also use boiling/cold water to base of the plant to get rid of ants from potted curry leaf plant.
   
8. You can also keep artificial sweetners near outside of the plant so that ants will be attracted there and you can get rid of them from potted plant.
   
9. To kill the ants instantly you can use baking soda and powdered sugar spread across the soil. This will cause damage to ants digestive system and it will get killed.
   
10. Mix 1 tea spoon of soapy liquid, one tea spoon of cooking oil to a pint of water and sprinkle the plant to get rid of ants from curry leaves plant.

Prevention is better than cure so it’s important to clean up the spills of the kitchen and make sure food is stored in a container securely. If ants come to your house they most likely search for your plants and set up a camp inside.

Always monitor to check for ants in your garden.

FAQ:

Q. How do I get rid of ants in my curry leaves?

A. To get rid of ants from the curry leaves the plant is to mix 2 teaspoons of liquid dishwater to a pint of warm water, apply this at night, and wash with fresh water in the morning (removing soapy solution). Other ways are the lemon juice method (replace soapy water with citrus) or species method (apply cinnamon, cloves, chilli at the base of the plant)

Q. How do I kill ants without killing my plants?

A. To kill ants from the plant is to mix 2 teaspoons of liquid dishwater with a pint of warm water, apply this at night, and wash with fresh water in the morning (removing soapy solution). Other ways are the lemon juice method (replace soapy water with citrus) or species method (apply cinnamon, cloves, chilli at the base of the plant)

Q. How do I keep ants out of my potted plants?

A. To keep ants out of my potted plants is to mix 2 teaspoons of liquid dishwater with a pint of warm water, apply this at night, and wash with fresh water in the morning (removing soapy solution). Other ways are the lemon juice method (replace soapy water with citrus) or species method (apply cinnamon, cloves, chilli at the base of the plant)

Q. Does soapy water kill ants on plants?

A. Soapy water acts as an ant repellent solution, this method can be used to get rid of ants from the potted plants. the solution works like this mix 2 teaspoons of liquid dishwater with a pint of warm water, apply this at night, and wash with fresh water in the morning (removing soapy solution).

Q. Does vinegar kill ants?

A. Vinegar solution works as an alternative to citrus juice from lemon or orange, these solutions are used to get rid of ants from potted plants. just add 2 teaspoons of vinegar to a pint of water and sprinkle them to plant at night, and wash away with fresh water in the morning to get rid of ants.

Q. Are ants harmful to potted plants?

A. Ants in potted plants are most likely they don’t harm the plants, they attracted to potted plants because of the exertion of honeydew from the scale, mealybug. You can get rid of ants from potted plants by using the soapy water method or by natural ways like the citrus solution method.

Q. How do I get rid of ants in my plants naturally?

A. To get rid of ants naturally, you need to use citrus solution from lemon, oranges. Use 2 teaspoons of citrus juice to a warm pint of water and apply it overnight, wash the plant with fresh water in the morning to remove the solution. This is one of the best solutions to get ants in plants naturally.

Q. Will baking soda kill ants?

A. Mix 1 part of baking soda with 1 part of powdered sugar. The sugar attracts ants and baking soda is what kills them. It reacts to the acid in the digestive system in plants and explodes so that it will kill plants.

Conclusion

I hope I helped you to remove ants from curry leaves plant. Happy Planting.