I, for one, welcome our new overlords.
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Look up diatomaceous earth/ants
“I don’t know what I’m going to do, here in rural Mississippi.”
Drink 4 to 6 Guiness Stouts. Then relieve yourself on the nest. They’ll levee pronto!
Unforutalety it’s the house. So ya can’t use the Kill it with fire™ method.
I, for one, welcome our new overlords.
Many families have them locked in their closets.
Neonicotinoids are primarily responsible for honeybee CCD.
Have you tried chloramine vapor?
Mix baking soda with powdered sugar. It reacts with the formic acid that ants produce. They eat it and explode.
This is my first post here (long time reader!) but I had a problem with these ants and the pest control company didn’t have a clue; of course the baits didn’t work, etc...
Fipronil solved the problem and killed off the entire colony. I purchased Termidor (it is mentioned in the article) since it is Fipronil; same chemical used in Frontline for pet flea & tick control. If you haven’t tried Fipronil, then get some Termidor and I bet it will solve your problem. I apply it twice a year - spring & fall when it is dry & no rain for several days - takes about 15 minutes to spray outside along the foundation, power boxes, windows, etc.
You can buy Termidor online, such as Amazon, etc... Works great on these ants, and other insects too.
Personally, I happen to like ants. They’ve been around a lot longer than we have, and they are vital to the Earth’s ecosystem. As far as they are concerned, humans are just a temporary nuisance and an occasional source of food. Instead of complaining about ants in the insulation, just put it in perspective. At least America doesn’t have massive hordes of voracious, inch-long army ants marching paths of destruction through our neighborhoods.
Just dust around all the cracks and edges with diatomaceous earth.
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bflr - see recluse spider down thread
I thought you might want a “Heads Up” on this coming invasion.