Ant Moats
Ant Moats, The Easy Way To Protect Your Feeder From Ants
Your hummingbird feeding experience can be a hassle-free one, with the use of ant moats. Using ant moats along with your hummingbird feeders is still the best way to safeguard your Hummingbird and Oriole feeder from ants as well as other crawling insect pests.
The ant moats usually consist of a plastic cup about 3 inches in diameter that hangs above the feeder. The cup is filled with water and since the ants and other crawling insects can’t swim, the insects will not be able to reach your hummingbird nectar.
Ant moats may be built into the hummingbird feeders or you may be able to add one to solve your ant problems. These add on ant moats are inexpensive enough that you can afford to buy one for each of your feeders and totally eliminate your ant and crawling insect problems.
Lot of small birds, such as chickadees, also enjoy taking drinks from ant moats, so do not add insecticides or harmful chemicals to the water. Below is an example of the inexpensive add on types of ant moats.
Trap-It Hummingbird Feeder Ant Moats
Price: $4.90 Buy Now
Product Description
The first and still the best type of ant moats to protect your Hummingbird and Oriole feeder from ants and other crawling insects. All you have to do is insert the ant moats between the hanger and hummingbird feeder and fill the ant moats with water. the water will provide a barrier to crawling insects. The red color of the ant moats will aid in attracting hummingbirds.
Here is the best way to keep bees from your hummingbird feeder and to ant proof your hummingbird feeder….. buy the ant moats hummingbird feeder below:
Aspects 12oz Humzinger Ultra With Nectar Guard It’s only $28.18 and has an ant moat and several other great features that makes it well worth the price.
The Humzinger has patented Nectar guard tips which are flexible membranes attached to the feed ports that prohibit entry from flying insects, but allow Hummingbirds to feed as usual.
The Humzingers also have built in ant moats that will stop crawling insects from getting to the nectar. It also has raised flower ports that divert rain.
This mid-size nectar feeder has a 12 oz. capacity and can be hung or post mounted with hardware provided.
It has four feeding ports for hummingbirds and is made of unbreakable polycarbonate.
Cleaning hummingbird feeder: This hummingbird feeder will also come apart in the middle giving you full access to the inside and has no hidden surfaces that will be hard to clean. This would be my first choice in feeders. For ease of cleaning and protection from bees, wasps and ants, this feeder can’t be beat.
Order the Humzinger Ultra today and solve all of your feeder problems at the same time. Buy Now
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