Nemasys No Ants

Environmentally friendly and safe for children, pets, wildlife and bees

• Use Nemasys No Ants to deal with an ant infestation, without any of the precautions associated with chemical use.
• Apply when ant activity is visible on top of the lawn, this is typically April through to September.
• Apply to moist lawns when the soil temperature is above 10ºC (50ºF) and water them in well.
• Make sure the lawn does not dry out for at least two weeks after applying nematodes.
• The ants do not tolerate the nematodes (Steinernema feltiae) near their nests and move their nests away from these areas.
• Nemasys No Ants is available in a pack sizes to treat 16 nests or 50 nests(50m²)

 What are ants and how long do they live?

• Ants have 4 stages, egg, larvae, pupae (or cocoon in some species) and adult. The tiny .5mm eggs hatch out into larvae that, as they grow become successively more hairy. It is the sticky surface on the eggs and the hooked hairs on the larvae that enable them to clump together. This makes it easier for the ants to move them to a new location in times of threat.
• The pupae (or cocoon in some species) develops into an adult ant in about 8 weeks and it emerges very pale and soft. In a few hours it darkens as its exoskeleton hardens.
• Ants comprise three main castes, which have different roles:
  • Workers - the largest part of the colony, build and maintain the nest, look after the eggs and larvae, gather or hunt for food, defend the nest and care for the queens.
  • Queens - mate with males, found new colonies and lay eggs. Can be twice the size of other ants.
  • Males - sole purpose is to mate with a queen.
• The job an ant does in the colony depends upon its age. Young ants tend to the queen deep within the nests and, as they get older and more experienced, they go outside to forage.
• The life span of the ant varies with species from a few weeks to several years. The queen of the black Ant (Lasius niger) can live for up to 15 years.
• The ant's body comprises a hard outer covering called the exoskeleton; it's armour for protection and to prevent water loss. There are three section head, thorax, and abdomen.
• Ants are the most common animal species found on the ground.
• There are about 50 species of ants living in the United Kingdom, but not all are native. The ones that are a problem to gardeners are Lasius niger, the common Black garden ant, Lasius flavius, the yellow meadow ant and Myrmica species, red ants.