Is there a water moat to keep out ants?
1583396
No there is no moat to keep out ants. I have not had any ants in the feeder but have had bees. The birds love this feeder and i love the size of it.
1583397
No, there is no moat to keep ants out. My pole/holder has a dish at the base about 2 feet up that I fill with baby oil to keep ants out of my feeders.
1583398
I'm not sure about that. I haven't had much problem with ants, though. Wish I could give you more information.
1583399
No, there is not moat. My experience has been that ants eventually get in - but they don't get out. Messy, but the birds don't mind. At one point I sprayed the wood beam approach (about tree feet away) to the feeder with insecticide. This kept the ants away, but since I am lazy and don't much like using chemicals, I stopped and got used to washing dead or dying ants down the sink disposal every time I change the bird juice. Having had numerous hummingbird feeders, I will point out that these are designed with feeding holes small enough bees don't get in.
1833072
Ants can crawl through very, very small crevices and there is no way this box would keep an ant out if it wanted in. You would have to have some kind of seal on these to ensure ants didn't get in. Having said that - I've never known an ant to go after salt. That's a new one. My experience has been that salt is pretty safe when it comes to pests and this is tight enough to keep anything bigger than an ant out anyway.
1766808
It should keep water out of the canister but I don't know about ants. Water will collect in the bowl of course, and raccoons might try to get food out of the food chute. So...somewhat weatherproof, depending on where you keep it outside.
553661
Yes, they will carry poison back to nest and the poison will draw out more.Also ants usually show up around water sources, that is really what they are after. I have had great luck wiping out the ants w/ this product.
762354
I use it at the base of my raised beds. The garden is fenced so my animals cannot get to it. I would not use it next to my actual plants because I think the ants carry it down into my soil. Hope this helps some.
873508
No, under the grinder section is a sealed vane pump that would keep the water from flowing out freely.
902867
I am sure ants would be able to get inside this unit. i would not use it outside.
1979450
Water, yes. We still get occasional ants or fruit flies but no big yucky bugs can get in.
466943
I have never had any problems with ants getting into this. It seals well enough to keep the odor in - so I have to believe it definitely can keep ants out. Hope this is helpful.
327486
I don't see why not. I put it around my wooded retaining wall and within a few days there were piles of dead ants all over the place. I haven't seen any more since. And that has been about a year ago.
1193157
I don't understand the question. The feeder itself retards bees, and the little water moat keeps ants at bay pretty well, although some reviewers mentioned needing an additional ant guard.
1787547
Yes, there is a drainage hole. You must put something under the pot to catch the water.
805310
Yes. It can sit flat. I would be wary of ants getting in to the nectar, though. The ant moat is designed to work while the feeder is hanging.
2168938
They do not let bugs or debris into the structure. They are completely mesh enclosed, like the sides. They are about 2 inches high and run the edge of the structure. They may let water in, if you were in a wet area, however I have not tested that.
1038989
I cannot tell you for sure. We don't have them in FL but I do know that they keep out little tiny ants!
640813
It will hold a liquid bait and prevent rain from getting in. The inside of the station is an open cup with steep walls. However, I'm not sure how easily ants can leave the station after consuming the bait. I found many ants drowned in the liquid bait I used.
2028411
yea around outer edge of your house. i have kill ant beds with it and under house. it prevents them from getting in.