Ants in a weaker hive?

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There are some nice photos and research done by Brad here on the neverwet product:

Ant guard with NeverWet Flow Hive 2

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You will also find some nice ant moats here:

Latest Ant Moat for 2017

Many of you may know that we lost a hive to Argentine ants last year. We tried many things to control them, including borax-laced syrup (failed) and then my first home made ant moats. The problem we had with the first ant moats is that the ants were willing to drown enough of themselves to bridge the moat, then they built a nest in our SBB which prospered while we were on vacation. Having learned from that, we have a new design with a much wider moat. The moats are made with PVC drain caps. A P…