http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYPezoCioI

This fellow recommends gasoline, and fire to kill
off fire ant hills. I wonder if alcohol drygas would
do the same job? Gasoline tends to poison the soil.

The lawn grass might not grow back.

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wrote in news:58bl59t9gunmkjj3qhee1r7mquhr1hnlgg@
4ax.com:

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:41:57 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYPezoCioI

This fellow recommends gasoline, and fire to kill
off fire ant hills. I wonder if alcohol drygas would
do the same job? Gasoline tends to poison the soil.

The lawn grass might not grow back.

.
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Amdro works pretty well until the ants stop eating it but if it has
not been used around you that will take decades.
Next you will be going with Orthene.

Just be aware you might end up missing your fire ants. After I finally
got rid of the fire ants, I got black ants taking their place that
invaded the house. That was a war I am barely holding my own on.
The fire ants stayed outside and kept the other ants at bay.



Fire ants like to chow on termites.

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:41:57 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYPezoCioI

This fellow recommends gasoline, and fire to kill
off fire ant hills. I wonder if alcohol drygas would
do the same job? Gasoline tends to poison the soil.


Those are / look like the small ones. My GF called 'em "**** ants"
because they "bite the **** out of you."

The larger ones leave pustules -"inflamed, pus-filled, blister-like
lesions". He _always_ used a small amount of gas and fire to kill the
mound.

Pics:

http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/images/antsizes_2.jpg

http://www.dermaamin.com/site/images...nt-stings6.jpg

The lawn grass might not grow back.

Grass will grow back.

"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYPezoCioI

This fellow recommends gasoline, and fire to kill
off fire ant hills. I wonder if alcohol drygas would
do the same job?

Gasoline tends to poison the soil.


Yep.

Even if it didn't a cup of gasoline isn't going to do more than kill a few
hundred or thousand ants leaving many times that number. The surface nest
is just a small part of the total structure - they can go down at least 10
feet - so those down deeper think the fire is just a warm day.

Here's a video of an excavation of an ant nest. Not fire ants but it gives
an idea of how convoluted the nests can be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU


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On 10/13/2013 11:20 AM, Red Green wrote:
wrote in news:58bl59t9gunmkjj3qhee1r7mquhr1hnlgg@
4ax.com:

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:41:57 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYPezoCioI

This fellow recommends gasoline, and fire to kill
off fire ant hills. I wonder if alcohol drygas would
do the same job? Gasoline tends to poison the soil.

The lawn grass might not grow back.

.
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Amdro works pretty well until the ants stop eating it but if it has
not been used around you that will take decades.
Next you will be going with Orthene.

Just be aware you might end up missing your fire ants. After I finally
got rid of the fire ants, I got black ants taking their place that
invaded the house. That was a war I am barely holding my own on.
The fire ants stayed outside and kept the other ants at bay.



Fire ants like to chow on termites.


I got a termite treatment last year as I was concerned about stumps in
the yard close to the house that were full of them. Termidor also did a
job on the ants and we have not seen any since.

On 10/13/2013 8:41 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYPezoCioI

This fellow recommends gasoline, and fire to kill
off fire ant hills. I wonder if alcohol drygas would
do the same job? Gasoline tends to poison the soil.

The lawn grass might not grow back.

.
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

I've used Amdro effectively but my neighbor used instant grits and I'll
be damned if it didn't work.

Gasoline? Are you freaking crazy? Never mind.

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 16:59:04 -0500, gonjah wrote:

I've used Amdro effectively but my neighbor used instant grits and I'll
be damned if it didn't work.

Not instant, but folks swear by normal mill ground grits. Ants carry
them into the ground. The grits take in moisture and implode the
mound.

Some say cornmeal will do the same thing.

On 10/13/2013 5:36 PM, Frank wrote:

I got a termite treatment last year as I was concerned about stumps in
the yard close to the house that were full of them. Termidor also did a
job on the ants and we have not seen any since.

Termite walks into a tavern. Asks, Is the bar tender here?

..
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Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 07:30:50 -0700, wrote:

On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:41:57 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLYPezoCioI

This fellow recommends gasoline, and fire to kill
off fire ant hills. I wonder if alcohol drygas would
do the same job? Gasoline tends to poison the soil.

The lawn grass might not grow back.

.
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

Amdro works pretty well until the ants stop eating it but if it has
not been used around you that will take decades.
Next you will be going with Orthene.

Just be aware you might end up missing your fire ants. After I finally
got rid of the fire ants, I got black ants taking their place that
invaded the house. That was a war I am barely holding my own on.
The fire ants stayed outside and kept the other ants at bay.

Doesn't boric acid mixed with their food kill the colony?

If you're into 'green' approaches only, the peel of an orange will spritz
when squeezed, held over an open flame will actually squirt a blow torch
like flame for over 18 inches. That spritz is a natural insecticide that
has residual killing power for a year. When we used to live in CA and had
an orange tree, once a year we'd be forced to make a ton of orange juice
in the kitchen - we NEVER had ants [also kills spiders] Then Mediterranean
fruit fly threat came through and the powers that be stripped our tree,
thus no crop that year, and yes within no time ANTS, bigtime! I don't
think the orange peel spritz hurts pets either.

Not having access to oranges, I tried a new product from Raid, called Bug
Barrier - that stuff works! Anything that crawls across that or touches it
does not survive long. I don't know if it kills a colony or not, but
seemed to. After two 2 liter bottles of soda exploded and an influx of
ants went after the sweet liquid down inside the cabinet bases
[unaccessible] and then spraying with Bug Barrier, never even saw another
ant! I wonder if it does take out a colony.

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:39:14 -0700, RobertMacy
wrote:

Doesn't boric acid mixed with their food kill the colony?

You have to kill the Queen ant to kill the colony.

Solder ants can be killed by using food grade (not pool grade)
Diatomaceous Earth (microscopic fossils).

DE breaks the outer exoskeleton shell, when they cross it, so ants
will eventually dehydrate and die.

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:10:38 -0400, wrote:

I am not sure the boric acid actually kills all the ants but it
certainly changes what they eat.

Around here I pretty much have the ants trained to only eat dead bugs.
That is the truce we have worked out.
I have no illusion that I can eliminate them.

My wife fondly says; as long as they live outside we can get along.
Our ants are the tiny Argentine Ants around here. The critters can
come from the outside, under the inside baseboards with a line to the
pet's feed bowls. Only place we see them inside at certain times of
the year.

The bug guy is called one a year or so. Same for roaches that seem to
be "wood roaches"? They mostly stay outside too.

Nothing like in humid climates.

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:10:38 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:27:24 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:39:14 -0700, RobertMacy
wrote:

Doesn't boric acid mixed with their food kill the colony?

You have to kill the Queen ant to kill the colony.

Solder ants can be killed by using food grade (not pool grade)
Diatomaceous Earth (microscopic fossils).

DE breaks the outer exoskeleton shell, when they cross it, so ants
will eventually dehydrate and die.

I am not sure the boric acid actually kills all the ants but it
certainly changes what they eat.

It does. It's a desiccant so they dry out and die. They think it's
sugar and bring it to the queen.

Around here I pretty much have the ants trained to only eat dead bugs.
That is the truce we have worked out.
I have no illusion that I can eliminate them.

I did a pretty good job in the other house. I'm working on it here.

On 10/14/2013 7:26 PM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:10:38 -0400, wrote:

I am not sure the boric acid actually kills all the ants but it
certainly changes what they eat.

Around here I pretty much have the ants trained to only eat dead bugs.
That is the truce we have worked out.
I have no illusion that I can eliminate them.

My wife fondly says; as long as they live outside we can get along.
Our ants are the tiny Argentine Ants around here. The critters can
come from the outside, under the inside baseboards with a line to the
pet's feed bowls. Only place we see them inside at certain times of
the year.

The bug guy is called one a year or so. Same for roaches that seem to
be "wood roaches"? They mostly stay outside too.

Nothing like in humid climates.


Around here, the roaches smoke roaches and will pull a switchblade on
you if you catch them at night. The dogs are even afraid of them. o_O

TDD

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:08:35 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:37:42 -0400, wrote:

I am not sure the boric acid actually kills all the ants but it
certainly changes what they eat.

It does. It's a desiccant so they dry out and die. They think it's
sugar and bring it to the queen.

This is mixed as bait, using whatever I see them eating.

That's the way to do it.

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:06:47 -0400, wrote:

"Wood roach" sounds like the American cockroach, palmetto bug or
whatever chamber of commerce name they come up with.
They are not as tough to control as the Asians and Germans

I had never heard of a "wood roach" until recently. Apparently there
is such a critter.

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef614.asp

Next time I see a roach here, I'll inspect it a little closer but
suspect it just may be the American cockroach.

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:26:26 -0700, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

..snip...
Around here, the roaches smoke roaches and will pull a switchblade on
you if you catch them at night. The dogs are even afraid of them. o_O

TDD

I've heard of them. Stomping on them just makes 'em mad.

On 10/15/2013 10:55 AM, RobertMacy wrote:
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:26:26 -0700, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

..snip...
Around here, the roaches smoke roaches and will pull a switchblade
on you if you catch them at night. The dogs are even afraid of
them. o_O

TDD

I've heard of them. Stomping on them just makes 'em mad.

I even tripped over one the other day. o_O

TDD

Oren wrote in news:1suo59l08b27p34p1r53ri40c4hr37juao@
4ax.com:

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:39:14 -0700, RobertMacy
wrote:

Doesn't boric acid mixed with their food kill the colony?

You have to kill the Queen ant to kill the colony.

Solder ants can be killed by using food grade (not pool grade)
Diatomaceous Earth (microscopic fossils).

The lead free ones too?


DE breaks the outer exoskeleton shell, when they cross it, so ants
will eventually dehydrate and die.

On Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:08:21 +0000 (UTC), Red Green
wrote:

Oren wrote in news:1suo59l08b27p34p1r53ri40c4hr37juao@
4ax.com:

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:39:14 -0700, RobertMacy
wrote:

Doesn't boric acid mixed with their food kill the colony?

You have to kill the Queen ant to kill the colony.

Solder ants can be killed by using food grade (not pool grade)
Diatomaceous Earth (microscopic fossils).

The lead free ones too?


Doesn't matter. The rodenator is here to save us. (Video) Fire ants
haven't a chance.

http://www.rodenator.com/pests-contr...eos-rodenators

DE breaks the outer exoskeleton shell, when they cross it, so ants
will eventually dehydrate and die.

Oren wrote in newskkr59tc9nulq7e6r9t9nvjv3loj6vglqf@
4ax.com:

On Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:08:21 +0000 (UTC), Red Green
wrote:

Oren wrote in news:1suo59l08b27p34p1r53ri40c4hr37juao@
4ax.com:

On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:39:14 -0700, RobertMacy
wrote:

Doesn't boric acid mixed with their food kill the colony?

You have to kill the Queen ant to kill the colony.

Solder ants can be killed by using food grade (not pool grade)
Diatomaceous Earth (microscopic fossils).

The lead free ones too?


Doesn't matter. The rodenator is here to save us. (Video) Fire ants
haven't a chance.

http://www.rodenator.com/pests-contr...eos-rodenators

DE breaks the outer exoskeleton shell, when they cross it, so ants
will eventually dehydrate and die.


Yes yes, I like it. Does HF have one?...with a coupon?

An improved one would blast napalm. Will need sacrificial service agents
though.

On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:11:17 +0000 (UTC), Red Green
wrote:

http://www.rodenator.com/pests-contr...eos-rodenators

Snipped


Yes yes, I like it. Does HF have one?...with a coupon?

I think you can make one for less than $100. Some tanks, gases mixed
properly and an ignition source?

Wear steel toed boots...

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