A couple of our neighbors use gasoline then torch it. I’ve tried cornmeal, but....I’ve head of boiling water, but haven’t tried it. Hot wax may get rid of the ants, but they may be difficult prying them lose from the cold wax. Golly that’s an idea...boiled fire ants coated in chocolate or salted. No, that’s not quite a good idea, they carry in their bites the same close to rattle snake venom. So that’s not such a great idea. Now when the grasshoppers begin to invade our gardens, we could capture them, cook or fry them, some friends went to Oaxoaxa and visited an open market saw the grasshoppers for sale. She wouldn’t try one, but he said they weren’t bad, with salt.
LOL!
Garden patch is near a gas main. I figure Darlin might have something to say about me firing up the patch next to that puppy! It’d be great though, wouldn’t it?
LOL! It is an intriguing question: how to get rid of the suckers the most efficient and clean way!
I’m glad I’m not dealing with fire ants but just the tiny little black sesame seed sized ants. They definitely get your attention, though if they bite you!