Not sure if serious… but the old oak is dying. It’s gotta go. So do the black ants living in it. The ants gotta first or they’ll probably end up invading my home. That’s for another thread. But… if anyone has helpful hints for riding a place of black ants… Go got it and post here. I’ve researched it before and apparently it’s the queen that needs to be banished to oblivion.
Decaying oak provides an excellent base for many types of mushrooms to grow on, as does the soil under oak groves.Not sure if serious… but the old oak is dying. It’s gotta go. So do the black ants living in it. The ants gotta first or they’ll probably end up invading my home. That’s for another thread. But… if anyone has helpful hints for riding a place of black ants… Go got it and post here. I’ve researched it before and apparently it’s the queen that needs to be banished to oblivion.
My back yard does need a soil PH correction.Decaying oak provides an excellent base for many types of mushrooms to grow on, as does the soil under oak groves.
My brother uses the ant trap that the ants bring back to the nest.Not sure if serious… but the old oak is dying. It’s gotta go. So do the black ants living in it. The ants gotta first or they’ll probably end up invading my home. That’s for another thread. But… if anyone has helpful hints for riding a place of black ants… Go got it and post here. I’ve researched it before and apparently it’s the queen that needs to be banished to oblivion.
They usually appear at the base of tree, right at the trunk. This one is almost a couple feet away.
I might have missed the window for that this year… when it’s 85 plus degrees is when they’re most active running around the driveway.My brother uses the ant trap that the ants bring back to the nest.
Ben
I had some trying to invade my place years ago. They had a nest my neighbor's decrepit shed. He got rid of it and the ant invaders disappeared.I might have missed the window for that this year… when it’s 85 plus degrees is when they’re most active running around the driveway.
Edit: Maybe if the tree is taken down in the dead of winter and everything hauled away immediately… the dormant ants will go with it??
Dogs run off with them.Every spring I sprinkle ant poison around all of our buildings and any place I see ants. I've used the ant bait stations too which work good, but our dog runs off with them. We get a lot of the flying carpenter ants in the spring too. I spray them with Onslought. We're pretty much ant free around here.
The dog doesn't eat them. He just likes to re-locate things: hats, shoes, clothes, tools, etc.Dogs run off with them.
I don’t think I’d want my dog playing with them.
I know what you mean. I’m still hoping to find my prescription safety glasses that my dog ran off with.The dog doesn't eat them. He just likes to re-locate things: hats, shoes, clothes, tools, etc.
Why bother with the mushroom?Thanks for the advice about the black ants, but at this point I think I need to know if I need to wear an n85 or n95 mask when ridding the property of the mushrooms. I mean there is white dust all around them.
My dog and squirrels stay away from them… they might know even the dust is dangerous??
Umm,… the fungi won’t eat enough of tree before snow or wind brings it down doing considerable property damage.Why bother with the mushroom?
The fungus lives in the tree or under the ground. What we see as mushrooms are the reproductive organs. The fungus eats the tree.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Ben
Thanks, you know I’m no dummy. Still I’m curious what this thing is.Anytime you have spores or chemicals like silica released into the air you are breathing you need to wear a suitable mask, that is a NO BRAINER OS you know that!!!!
Also wear gloves to prevent absorption through the skin.
The tree is alive enough to keep producing acorns that at this time of year almost fall like rain drops.
Curious what you @Peanut think about this.
No biggie. Thanks for reply though. Somehow it brings peace of mind to know you’re here.I can't really help you, haven't studied mushrooms. I recognize a few, maybe 6 or 7. Yours isn't one of them. It's similar to the turkey tail I see here but not exactly the same. I'd be afraid to give it a name, sorry.
No biggie. Thanks for reply though. Somehow it brings peace of mind to know you’re here.
Not sure if serious… but the old oak is dying. It’s gotta go. So do the black ants living in it. The ants gotta first or they’ll probably end up invading my home. That’s for another thread. But… if anyone has helpful hints for riding a place of black ants… Go got it and post here. I’ve researched it before and apparently it’s the queen that needs to be banished to oblivion.
They usually appear at the base of tree, right at the trunk. This one is almost a couple feet away.
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