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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comlast November I opened up a 30 foot square area for vegetables.there were ants everywhere. I put 10 terro ant bait traps over the area.this year there are no ants.trap ingredients are sodium tetraborate decahydrate 5.40 % and other ingrediants.is it safe to eat the vegetables where the bait traps were thanks.
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1 Comment To "Ant Traps In Vegetable Garden"
#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 04/26/2021 @ 5:29 pm
As you can see on this table, this ingredient is not labeled for use around vegetables. https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/_P%20Homeowner%20Insecticide%20Product%20List.pdf [1]
There are quite a few safe alternatives, like this one: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/cornmeal-in-the-garden.htm [2]
As to any lasting effects, it would be best to contact the manufacturer to learn how to remove any residual substances from your vegetable garden. It may not be necessary, but I would certainly check with them before planting in the same soil.