when i go out to pull wood, theres ants between the boards/logs, so when i'm doing shit, i get covered in antsthey don't bite or sting me much, but thats only because i'm careful to knock them off & and not a pussy but i feel bad seeing their babies baking in the sun & being eaten by all elsei do NOT want to use scary chemicals, because reasonswhat can i do that allows them to be happy, but stay somewhat away from mei also don't want them totally away, because i have a garden, so pollination is what pollination does thank you for all that post in this thread (:
>>2720379Diatomaceous earth or borax sprinkled over the pile periodically as you stack it would help, and neither are scary chemicals, but I also don’t think either would be foolproof.
>>2720399>but I also don’t think either would be foolproof.yeah, thats the problem, they could just tunnel under easily enoughthey already have the nests under the boards its a fickle thing, i don't know where the queen is, if i did, i'd kill it, and let the nest die out, but i just don't knowany anons have a tip with this, to find the queen?
>>2720379Sounds like you don't have a cover over the wood which probably means they're getting soaked whenever it rains and rot is getting in, rot = food for ants.Caring about the wellbeing of ants is retarded but you should be taking care of your wood because you don't want to support a colony of wood eating ants anywhere near your home, not to mention you're fucking up your wood supply.Built a structure that keeps the rain off and keeps the wood off the ground (otherwise it'll still be sitting on a layer of damp soil all the time)Also, you are talking about firewood right? Because if you're talking about building wood or wood that's already a part of your house that's obviously a big issue.
>>2720576it isn't fire wood (sorry i didn't say)its just some wood from an old shed i took apartthe wood is somewhat covered, but the ants still take shelter therethinking about it, i don't actually think they're eating the wood, they just make a nest anywhere they don't live in my house or under, but they still choose to live under slats & stray brickswhen i was taking apart the shed, there were millions of them i killed during the eventin the end i killed a few colonies, but i think the same ants might be there anywaysactually, thinking about it, these ants could be invasive for all i know, i need to research this furtheri'll send pics later, since its night right now
>>2720628Do you plan on using the wood again for construction? Because if you do it probably shouldn't be left on bare soil where moisture can get in.Look up ant types that eat wood in your area, if it was Australia where I live I'd be much more concerned but perhaps they're less of an issue overseas. Still though if they're there it's a sign of conditions like moisture and organic material that are bad for wood.
>>2720629i'm in middle upper western tennesseethe wood is whatever, no idea what it is exactly some of it is actually good, yet while its really dense, its split the fuck apart from agei've really just been using the wood as a haphazard way to weigh down the paper i got along some garden cloth to kill the grass thats on the area i'm starting a garden at its probably gonna be a shitty garden, but i'm trying my almost best, since i'm not used to living in anything else but a desert outta the south west if you care, i could post my garden plan too
>>2720639Yeah ok it looks like useless old wood only really fit for the purpose you're using it for, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Even if they are carpenter ants or something else that's going to fuck up wood just make sure you store the bulk of it away from your house.>if you care, i could post my garden plan tooNot really kek, good luck though
>>2720379Don't stack your wood directly on the groundIt's literally that simple.
>>2720873is it really that easy?wouldn't they just climb?
>>2721220Yes. I stack my wood in rows on 2x6s cut length wise. I've got all sorts of ants around but never in the woodpile.I've tested this extensively over decades.Also, if you gap between your rows at least 5 to 6 inches you won't get rats or tree rats building nests because that's just big enough to let the predators in.You're creating a small airgap--ants follow the moisture.