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How to Keep Ants Out of Your Hummingbird Feeder (Without Harming the Birds)

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How To Keep Ants Out Of Hummingbird Feeder

The safest way to keep ants out of a hummingbird feeder is to remove the sugar leaks that attract them and put a water-filled ant moat between the feeder and the route ants use to reach it. Plain water is enough. Do not add vegetable oil, petroleum jelly, cooking spray, or other greasy substances, because … Read more

Ants in Your Bird Feeder: The $5 Fix That Actually Works

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Ants In Bird Feeder

Ants at a hummingbird feeder are usually easiest to stop with a simple physical barrier, not a pesticide or a slippery coating. Place a water-filled ant moat above the feeder so crawling ants have to cross it before reaching the nectar, then keep the moat filled and clean up any leaks or sticky residue that … Read more