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COLD TOLERANT FIRE ANTS
Associated Press | July 5, 2002 | ELLIOTT MINOR

Posted on 07/05/2002 6:28:18 AM PDT by NYer

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To: Nita Nupress; OldSmaj
Nita! You could be Sarge's first guest on 'Garden Wars'. ;^)
41 posted on 07/05/2002 9:00:44 AM PDT by headsonpikes
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To: Nita Nupress
For years I have avoided fire ants by living in Ca. Now I am about to move back into their territory. Maybe I will have to get one of those flame throwers.
42 posted on 07/05/2002 9:01:42 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom
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To: general_re
I wonder if the old bunker buster gopher disposal method could work here - first you run a gallon of gas into the hole, then you run water (to carry the gas to the far reaches), then you run another quarter gallon of gas. Toss in an M-80. Don't do this next to a retaining wall....
43 posted on 07/05/2002 9:04:07 AM PDT by Technocrat
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To: Nita Nupress
my toddler was attacked by hundreds of these evil, vile creatures and had to be taken to the hospital

I once got so many bites on one leg that I became ill. Nasty little buggers.

44 posted on 07/05/2002 9:05:17 AM PDT by Flyer
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To: headsonpikes
I haven't had the pleasure of using the flamethrower yet. What a great idea!
45 posted on 07/05/2002 9:12:32 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: KC_for_Freedom
Maybe I will have to get one of those flame throwers.

Let's go for Industrial Strength!

46 posted on 07/05/2002 9:14:05 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: tacticalogic
Sounds like a plan, but I think you'd want the soil be a little damp...

Nah, just gotta up the juice ;)

47 posted on 07/05/2002 9:16:12 AM PDT by general_re
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To: Technocrat
Don't do this next to a retaining wall....

That gets my vote as understatement of the year ;)

48 posted on 07/05/2002 9:20:31 AM PDT by general_re
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To: Flyer
"Nasty little buggers" is right! Look at him. He's just begging to be killed!


I don't want to gross anyone out so I'll just post a link. Go here to see what kind of damage these Instruments of Satan can do: www.emedicine.com/ derm/topic607.htm

49 posted on 07/05/2002 9:22:03 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: dtel
I swear you can hear the little bastards scream.

I like the way you think.

50 posted on 07/05/2002 9:27:18 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: Hacksaw
I have my fire ants under control. Any ideas on how to destroy the Sierra Club?
51 posted on 07/05/2002 9:29:52 AM PDT by Mr. Bob
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To: Nita Nupress
Try this one: http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic607.htm
52 posted on 07/05/2002 9:30:10 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: Nita Nupress
Evil Grin.
They truly are voracious, went to work one morning and my cat had killed and left a mouse by the driveway, got home that evening and the only thing left was a clean and I do mean clean skeleton and a small pile of hair. Hair being the only thing these dudes won't eat.
We should have a nation wide Fire Ant Eradication Day, talk about fireworks, yeehaw.
53 posted on 07/05/2002 9:33:37 AM PDT by dtel
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To: American Preservative
I got it, If I could spell it I would give you all my secret method>smile
54 posted on 07/05/2002 9:35:31 AM PDT by Mr. Bob
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To: Savage Beast
"I never realized that Mobile is such a hotbed of unwanted species immigration."

You've just heard about the insects. Wait till some of these weird plants get to your neighborhood. I especially dislike Jap (Coogan) Grass.

55 posted on 07/05/2002 9:39:06 AM PDT by blam
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To: Dallas
Several years ago, an eighteen year old co-worker of mine found an anthill and decided to have some fun. He got a can of WD-40 (or something similar) and sprayed it down the hill. Then waited a few minutes, and sprayed it again. Then he took his trusty Bic and...Poof!

He spent the next half hour picking dead ants off his face and out of his hair.

56 posted on 07/05/2002 9:45:34 AM PDT by luigi
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To: 2sheep; Nita Nupress
Fire ants are awful. No matter how closely a parent watches their little kids, the children always manage to find a way to get stung. As bad as killer bees are, fire ants are worse. Not only have they been know to kill babies, they also kill animals.

I've tried eradicating them myself when I used to live in Louisiana. Impossible. They just come back stronger than ever!

Some people think I'm dorky, but I believe they are part of the Last Days scenario where the Bible talks about animal attacks.
57 posted on 07/05/2002 9:47:23 AM PDT by JudyB1938
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To: Technocrat
Don't do this next to a retaining wall....

This sounds like the voice of experience...What happened??

58 posted on 07/05/2002 10:00:09 AM PDT by snowtigger
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To: luigi
WD-40 doesn't have the reach that a can of wasp and hornet killer has (Raid is the best, IMO), but, using a straw, it will wipe out a wasp nest real good!
59 posted on 07/05/2002 10:04:22 AM PDT by LRS
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To: OldSmaj
After reading this thread, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one out there who gets strange satisfaction out of killing ants.

When I was a kid, I used to wage all out war against the local carpenter ant population. I burned them, stuck fire crackers in their nests, sprayed them with Raid...I even used to sit for hours at a time shooting them at close range with a BB pistol. (I probably scored more hits on myself with ricochets than I ever got on them.)

There's just something about the human psyche that delights in killing bugs in creative and cruel ways.
60 posted on 07/05/2002 10:08:46 AM PDT by Behind Enemy Lines
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