Ants in Oak tree

[CBT]

We have two large Oak trees with active ants. Mostly small reddish ants. I have done a search on "ants" and most of the posts are about ants in wood piles or the like.

I would like to treat these tree to kill the ants. What is the best method? Bait, spray and what chemical?

Thanks,
CBT

 

[treeseer]

Welcome, CBT.

I would like to treat these tree to kill the ants.

Small ants do not bother trees, they help trees. Why kill them?

opcorn:

 

[BonsaiJedi]

Also take a looksie for scales/aphids/mealybugs up the canopy. Ants are known to be feeding off the honeydew those guys produce. The ants can even fend off would-be predators of them to protect their sugar source.

Treeseer is right, little ants like that are not usually tree pests.

 

[pbtree]

Welcome, CBT.

Small ants do not bother trees, they help trees. Why kill them?

opcorn:

What he said...

 

[Newt*]

CBT, as others have said, the ants are generally harmless but could be an indicator of another problem. See where they are going and what they are doing as others have said.

Newt