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Help, something is digger under the stone steps

16 years ago

I have these flag stone steps leading to the front door and I noticed that something has dug out large mounts of the filling from underneath the steps (small crushed stones and sand) at two different sites, it seemed to have gone in through the gaps between the supporting stones under the step itself. What could be doing this and how do I control it?

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jean001
16 years ago
Pavement ants will do that. If so, just a nuisance.

That said, how much is a "large amount?"
gargwarb
16 years ago
Yep, "large" is relative.
Could be ants. Could be ground squirrels. Could be morlocks.
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silverneedle
Original Author
16 years ago
Piles of about 5-6 inches in diameter at the base. Are ants able to dig out that much?
gargwarb
16 years ago
My money's on ground squirrels.
gargwarb
16 years ago
Oh, piles not holes.
A picture would be nice but it's sounding like ants.

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