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14 August, 2010 (17:07) | ant moat | By: admin

Control Feeder Pests With A Hummingbird Feeder Ant Guard

What can I use for ants on a hummingbird feeder?

Anyone who has a hummingbird feeder knows how important controlling feeder pests such as ants, bees and wasps can be. Almost at the same moment you put out your feeder, the trouble begins.

Ants will find your feeder and drown in the nectar. Soon the hummingbird nectar is contaminated with decomposing ant bodies and becomes worthless.

The good news is that how to keep ants out of hummingbird feeders is very easy to do. All you need is a hummingbird feeder ant guard or ant moat. They are also sometimes called ant traps.

A lot of feeders come with a hummingbird feeder ant guard or ant moat, ant traps  built right into the feeder. For other feeders, all you have to do is use an add on hummingbird feeder ant guard or ant moat, ant trap, to easily solver your ant problem.

An ant moat is basically a cup that is filled with water which you can hang between the hangar and the feeder. Because ants can’t swim, the water in the cup will form a barrier and keep the ants from reaching your hummingbird feeder and getting into and ruining your hummingbird nectar.
Below is an example of an inexpensive ant moat that will keep the ants away from your hummingbird feeder. This is my choice when it comes to hummingbird feeder ant guard or ant moat, ant traps and because of the very low price you can buy several ant moats and use them on all your hummingbird feeders.

Trap-It Ant Moat, Hummingbird Feeder Ant Guard

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Price: $5.99 Buy Now

Ant Moat Product Description

The first and still the best ant moat, ant guard to protect your Hummingbird and Oriole feeder from ants and other crawling insects. Insert the ant moat, ant guard between hanger and feeder and fill with water, providing a barrier to crawling pests. The red color of the ant moat will attract hummingbirds to your feeder.

If you would like to buy a hummingbird feeder with an ant moat, ant guard  built into the feeder, check out the hummingbird feeder below. It also is loaded with other features that make it the best hummingbird feeder you can buy.

Here is the best way to keep bees from hummingbird feeder and to ant proof hummingbird feeder….. buy the ant moat, ant guard 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 hummingbird feeder also has patented Nectar guard tips. The Nectar guard tips are flexible membranes attached to the feed ports of the feeder that prohibit entry from flying insects, but allow Hummingbirds to feed at your feeder as aiways.

The Humzinger  hummingbird feeder also has a built in ant moat, ant trap that will stop crawling insects from getting to the nectar. It also has raised flower ports that divert rain and keep it from diluting your nectar.

This mid-size ant moat nectar feeder has a 12 oz. capacity and can be hung or post mounted with hardware that is included. It has four feeding ports for hummingbirds and is made of unbreakable polycarbonate.

Cleaning hummingbird feeder: It will come apart in the middle giving you full access to the inside and this feeder has no hidden surfaces that will be hard to reach and clean. This would be my first choice in feeders. For ease of cleaning and protection from bees, wasps and ants, this hummingbird feeder can’t be beat. Be sure to click on the link above to learn more about cleaning your hummingbird feeder, as keeping a feeder clean and free from mold is very important to be successful at attracting hummingbirds! You will also find out how often you need to change your nectar to keep it fresh and attractive to hummingbirds.

Order the Humzinger Ultra ant moat,ant guard hummingbird feeder today and solve all of your feeder problems at the same time. Buy Now

Below is a hummingbird food recipe if you would like to make your own. The hummingbird food recipe is made up of 1 part white granulated table sugar and 4 parts of regular tap water.

This 1 to 4 ratio of sugar to water will closely resemble the nectar that hummingbirds get from flower blossoms.

The hummingbird food recipe starts by stirring the white granulated table sugar into the tap water in a pan on your stove while bringing the mixture to a boil. The importance of boiling the solution is to remove chlorine from the water and to kill any mold spores or any yeast spores that might be in the granulated sugar.

Continue boiling the hummingbird food for two minutes and then take it off the heat to cool. You don’t need to boil the nectar any longer than 2 minutes or you will boil away enough of the water to change the ratio of sugar to water. A higher sugar concentration resulting from boiling too long, will be more likely to attract insects.

When the nectar has cooled you can add it to your feeder. You can store any excess hummingbird food in the refrigerator (for 7 – 8 days) and use it later.

I hope you enjoyed this Hummingbird Feeder Ant Guard, ant trap article.

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