On Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:45:46 -0500, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article ,
says...

Try Bifen. That is my new go to insecticide. You can get the
concentrate online. Just be careful, it is nasty stuff. (nitrile
gloves, respirator etc). It is the only thing that seems to push back
Florida ants and the palmetto bugs are history.



We have been getting a lot of fire ants in the area. I don't recall
what it is called, but I get it at the Tractor Supply store. It looks
sort of like saw dust. The ants carry it back to the queen and in a few
days they are all dead.

Works very well on the other ants too.


Baits work until the ants figure out not to eat it. You never kill
them all and they have discovered orphan ants might get adopted by
another colony, if they bring something valuable, like what not to
eat. Evolution is an amazing thing. Amdro used to be the "go to" thing
around here. Now you can pile it up in the yard and the ants won't
touch it.