Re: [cayugabirds-l] ants in bird-feeders

[Paul Schmitt]

Ant guards only work if you add and a small, very small bit of soap to break the surface tension.  Think Dawn.  Similarly, I add a drop or two of dawn to the dandelion treatment so the treatment wets the weeds natural surface barrier. Mine are hung from the house overhang by a 16 gauge wire with the ant guard at eye level.  There is a S hook next to accept the feeder. Also,  NO RED DYE please. Good luck. Paul Sent from my iPhone On Jul 6, 2025, at 2:41 PM, Sandra J. Kisner <s...@cornell.edu> wrote:  Any suggestions for keeping ants out of hummingbird feeders?  My sister-in-law has one, and even with an ant-guard on it they get in (and drown). -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --