A few ants in your worm bin can’t hurt, but if there’s an invasion, it can get annoying. Fortunately, I have no experience with this myself. I can list a number of tips that I have collected here and there. With the question if you want to share your experiences.
- Add plenty of coffee grounds. Worms love it, but for ants, caffeine is poison.
- Tea leaves seem to work even better than coffee
- Ants do not like moisture, worms can cope better with this. So keep your Balkonton on the damp side for a while by watering a lot.
- Is the ant nest outside your Balkonton, and do the ants walk in and out of the Balkonton? Then you can put each leg of the Balkonton in a bucket or bowl of water. A beautiful natural border.
The same tips actually apply to snails.
How do I keep ants out of my worm box?
Add plenty of coffee grounds. Worms love it, but for ants, caffeine is poison.
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