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The same sugar solution that attracts Hummingbirds to your feeder, will also be attractive to ants, bees and wasps. Not only will they drink, they will also contaminate the nectar and sometimes even keep the Hummingbirds from using the feeder. Ants getting inside the feeder will drown and contaminate the nectar as their bodies decompose. [...]
Tips on controlling hummingbird feeder pests such as how to keep pests from finding your feeder, how to keep pests away from the nectar if they find your feeder, how to make your own ant moat to keep away pests and what type feeders are the best to use that control pests.
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