I have regular ants in the cracks of my driveway and fire ant mounds here and there in the yard.
What is the best way to get rid of them ants? Any ideas anybody?
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quote:Originally posted by Nympheas:
How do you keep the ants off you while you drive that stake into the ground ??
quote:Originally posted by The Raven:
Get you some Demon at the co-op and it'll get the regular ants. It's the best bug killer you can get, even what the "pros" use.
Now the fire-ants are a different story- most time when you get them with the counter stuff they just move. The best thing you can do is take something sharp or a pole and drive it deep. Pour a little gas and light it. I removed about 5 mounds that only were nomads around my yard last year and had tried borax, boiling water,...etc. remedies.
quote:Originally posted by The Green Eyed Lady:quote:Originally posted by The Raven:
Get you some Demon at the co-op and it'll get the regular ants. It's the best bug killer you can get, even what the "pros" use.
Now the fire-ants are a different story- most time when you get them with the counter stuff they just move. The best thing you can do is take something sharp or a pole and drive it deep. Pour a little gas and light it. I removed about 5 mounds that only were nomads around my yard last year and had tried borax, boiling water,...etc. remedies.
Demon is what most Pro's used 15 yrs ago, the bugs got immune to that stuff .
quote:Originally posted by The Raven:quote:Originally posted by The Green Eyed Lady:quote:Originally posted by The Raven:
Get you some Demon at the co-op and it'll get the regular ants. It's the best bug killer you can get, even what the "pros" use.
Now the fire-ants are a different story- most time when you get them with the counter stuff they just move. The best thing you can do is take something sharp or a pole and drive it deep. Pour a little gas and light it. I removed about 5 mounds that only were nomads around my yard last year and had tried borax, boiling water,...etc. remedies.
Demon is what most Pro's used 15 yrs ago, the bugs got immune to that stuff .
sssshhhhh....don't let 'em tell mine cause it's working here!
quote:Originally posted by The Green Eyed Lady:quote:Originally posted by The Raven:quote:Originally posted by The Green Eyed Lady:quote:Originally posted by The Raven:
Get you some Demon at the co-op and it'll get the regular ants. It's the best bug killer you can get, even what the "pros" use.
Now the fire-ants are a different story- most time when you get them with the counter stuff they just move. The best thing you can do is take something sharp or a pole and drive it deep. Pour a little gas and light it. I removed about 5 mounds that only were nomads around my yard last year and had tried borax, boiling water,...etc. remedies.
Demon is what most Pro's used 15 yrs ago, the bugs got immune to that stuff .
sssshhhhh....don't let 'em tell mine cause it's working here!
" If " it worked ,then you wouldnt still have them
I tried this also, but it didn't kill the queen so she packs them up and moves them to a new spot. The county ext agent said to pour boiling water on them after dark when all/most were in the nest and it would get them- didn't work. I saw this in the paper and tried for several nights and no success. Only thing that worked for me is low cost regular petro. If you find something else, let me know!quote:Originally posted by mommer:
We poured corn meal on the mound, they eat it and it rises the ants swell and die. There were more mounds later in different areas of the yard,so I am not sure if these moved like is typical or not.
quote:I am told on good authority that the armadillo, aka, hard shelled possum, is the North American ant eater and that they love a good buffet of fire ants. Try not to run over so many of those ugly little rascals and let's see if they can catch up on their work.