Cob: Flying ants? and red ants in new cob bench??????

Sat Oct 12 14:17:34 PDT 2002

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Yikes, just went up to look at the aforementioned cob bench which a =
group of us worked on last Saturday - the cob =3D 2 seperate stages - =
one underneath the other - the top cob is still wet after almost 3 days =
of rain - it was covered with plastic and held down with large stones so =
rain did not get in.  The cob is above a dry wall rock base (not dry =
wall used on walls inside - just rock stacked without mortar) and it is =
about 8 inches high now =3D 9 feet long on foundation of tamped earth =
tires (3).
However, lifting up the cover to show someone working in my gardens =
today, I was astonished to find literally hundreds, perhaps thousands of =
winged ants and llittle red ants marching up all one side and in and out =
theholes for drying - what do I do?  I have an organic herb farm =
(certified for 3 years, still using same practices) and am chemically =
sensitive, so I do not use pesticides of any kind.  I guess I could put =
tansy and peppermint on the still drying cob - I'll do that and let you =
know if it works.  If that doesn't, I will try essential oil of =
peppermint.  Has anyone else ever had ants invade their still drying =
cob???? =20
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<DIV>Yikes, just went up to look at the aforementioned cob bench which a =
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of us worked on last Saturday - the cob =3D 2 seperate stages - one =
underneath the=20
other - the top cob is still wet after almost 3 days of rain - it was =
covered=20
with plastic and held down with large stones so rain did not get =
in.&nbsp; The=20
cob is above a dry wall rock base (not dry wall used on walls inside - =
just rock=20
stacked without mortar) and it is about 8 inches high now =3D 9 feet =
long on=20
foundation of tamped earth tires (3).</DIV>
<DIV>However, lifting up the cover to show someone working in my gardens =
today,=20
I was astonished to find literally hundreds, perhaps thousands of winged =
ants=20
and llittle red ants marching up all one side and in and out theholes =
for drying=20
- what do I do?&nbsp; I have an organic herb farm (certified for 3 =
years, still=20
using same practices) and am chemically sensitive, so I do not use =
pesticides of=20
any kind.&nbsp; I guess I could put tansy and peppermint on the still =
drying cob=20
- I'll do that and let you know if it works.&nbsp; If that doesn't, I =
will try=20
essential oil of peppermint.&nbsp; Has anyone else ever had ants invade =
their=20
still drying cob????&nbsp; </DIV>
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href=3D"http://www.lapaixherbaljourney.com">www.lapaixherbaljourney.com</=
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<A=20
href=3D"http://www.sustainabledevelopmentforwv.com">www.sustainabledevelo=
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