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Fire Ants
An American In Turkiye
Posted on 09/15/2004 7:31:58 AM PDT by An American in Turkiye
Anyone have a tried and true way of killing fire ants? I bought some white, nasty powder from Ortho and all it did was make the ants move their mound. After 5 attempts, I poured boiling water on them. Killed them all, along with a patch of my grass. Any suggestions would be welcomed.
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KEYWORDS: fireants
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To: An American in Turkiye
I used to use a magnifying glass on a sunny day to burn them.
I takes time...but it's fun and ecologically and economically sound.
81
posted on
09/15/2004 7:58:37 AM PDT
by
Don Simmons
(I'm damn proud of MY medals - because I earned them!)
To: sinkspur
Yup. Or a solution of orange oil. I kinda like diggin in the mound with my bare hands until I can find and kill the queen.
To: An American in Turkiye
Boric acid, available in most states in the Pharmacy. Sprinkle it and they'll carry it back to their nest where they'll try to remove it in their cleaning attempts and it will poison them. Several applications will be necessary, especially after each rain.
83
posted on
09/15/2004 7:59:53 AM PDT
by
sarasota
To: mywholebodyisaweapon
"I theorized that sugar ants crossbred with fire ants, neutralizing them."
...or, perhaps, carmelizing them! (yummy)
To: An American in Turkiye
Do you have access to a sizable quantity of plutonium?
85
posted on
09/15/2004 8:00:13 AM PDT
by
Redcloak
(Vikings plundered my last tag line.)
To: woofie
I usually hit them with a hammer and squish them. I prefer a magnifying glass on a sunny day.
86
posted on
09/15/2004 8:00:43 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Drug prohibition laws help fund terrorism.)
To: texas_mrs
I concur Over n' Out does work well.
I've used boiling water also on mounds sometimes takes 2 pots to take them out.
Also effective is to get Sevin Dust from hardware store, usually used on tomatoes etc. Dust a circle around the mound but not on it. They crawl thru the dust and die by the next day.
87
posted on
09/15/2004 8:00:48 AM PDT
by
Hang'emAll
(WE WILL NOT DISARM!!!)
To: texas_mrs
I concur Over n' Out does work well.
I've used boiling water also on mounds sometimes takes 2 pots to take them out.
Also effective is to get Sevin Dust from hardware store, usually used on tomatoes etc. Dust a circle around the mound but not on it. They crawl thru the dust and die by the next day.
88
posted on
09/15/2004 8:00:50 AM PDT
by
Hang'emAll
(WE WILL NOT DISARM!!!)
To: xtargeter
bad news if molten lead hits any groundwater
be careful
To: An American in Turkiye
90
posted on
09/15/2004 8:02:03 AM PDT
by
itsamelman
(“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
To: An American in Turkiye
Bury a liberal demoRAT up to his neck near the nest and cover his/her head with honey. The little beasties will swarm there and die from the poison as they eat the RAT.
91
posted on
09/15/2004 8:02:27 AM PDT
by
DarthVader
(John Kerry is really Janet Reno dressed up as a man.)
To: applpie
i know these things because my son just moved into a cockroach infested rat trap in Richmond VA Have him find a store that carries (or ship him) some of this stuff:
![](http://ts.smoothcorp.com/cornerhardware/162491.191x524.jpeg)
It's 2-3 times more expensive than most other household insecticides, but it's worth it because it WORKS. It's the only bug spray I swear by, instead of at.
They also have a Bengal "Gold" variety, which contains all the same ingredients but also adds growth-inhibitor hormones to handle insects that might have built up an immunity to other compounds.
Come to think of it, they also have a fire ant treatment. If it's anything like their roach spray, it might be worth looking into.
They have a website at http://www.bengal.com.
92
posted on
09/15/2004 8:03:22 AM PDT
by
Ichneumon
("...she might as well have been a space alien." - Bill Clinton, on Hillary, "My Life", p. 182)
To: An American in Turkiye
I wouldn't waste time trying to kill them unless they get in the house or something. Ours stayed outside.
We would always catch little sand sharks and cut them up for bait. We'd toss the head in a fire ant hill and they'd pick it clean in a couple of weeks. Works for mice/rat heads, squirrel heads, snake heads...
Just pointing out something they're good for if you have an interest in shark jaws or skull collections. That's about the only thing I've found them good for so far.
93
posted on
09/15/2004 8:03:48 AM PDT
by
Who dat?
To: An American in Turkiye
When I lived up north of DFW (Flower Mound, TX), I heard a county extension agent in Fort Worth once say that Cream of Wheat works, because they take it into the mound and feed it to the queen. Any moisture causes the ant to explode.
94
posted on
09/15/2004 8:04:04 AM PDT
by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, DemocRATs believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: An American in Turkiye
Well actually, I have a product I just think is the best insecticide I've ever used. It's called Maxforce, and the company has the same name.
It consists of hydramethylnon, in a powder bait product. It kills cockroaches, silverfish, and lots of ants - pharoah, carpenter, fire etc. It's the finest ant killer I've ever seen. They seem to think it's really tasty, and whenever I've used it, the ants have been gone within a day or two.
The trick is to put in down in a place they can easily reach without alarming the mound.
I had a major carpenter ant infestation in my side door that I bought all kinds of products for, and put this down first. I ended up never using anything else. The next day the ants were absolutely gone, and I never saw them again. I actually lend it out to my friends whenever they have ants, they are obviously fans also.
It might not be too easy to find - I got it from a "bug store" down here in Florida. It comes in a little canister. Good luck.
95
posted on
09/15/2004 8:04:30 AM PDT
by
I still care
(Proud member of the FR branch of the Pajama brigade.)
To: Don'tMessWithTexas
You a Howard Garrett fan?
96
posted on
09/15/2004 8:08:41 AM PDT
by
sinkspur
("Please send me all of your gold-trimmed lace right away"--Cardinal Fanfani)
To: An American in Turkiye
Fresh human urine direct from the tap.
This must be administered under the mid-day sun while singing "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen. 8^)
97
posted on
09/15/2004 8:09:20 AM PDT
by
AngryJawa
(Happiness Is A Silent Blissninny)
To: cowtowney
Howard Garrett is a very knowledgable Texas landscape specialist. The details are: 1. Spray the infested area or site with any compost tea, orange oil and molasses mix. Garden-Ville Auntie Fuego and GreenSense Soil Drench are two commercial products. 2. Drench the worst mounds with the same products that contain orange oil, molasses and compost tea mixture. 3. Treat the site with beneficial nematodes. These living organisms and must be used before the date deadline on the package. If they are dead they wont work. They can be applied with a hose end sprayer or a large watering can. 4. Go organic. Fire ants dont like the competition. The biodiversity of microbes, insects, and other animals is the best long term control of fire ants and many other pests. NOW...after wasting your timedoing that and getting no results and being environmentally proper, go get some diesel fuel and kill the nasty little buggers. (Pretend they are Democrats..makes it more fun
98
posted on
09/15/2004 8:09:29 AM PDT
by
RVN Airplane Driver
(www.RealHeroesVoices.com....see the real John Kerry)
To: An American in Turkiye
Nuke 'em from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
;)
99
posted on
09/15/2004 8:10:38 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: All
100
posted on
09/15/2004 8:12:23 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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