Thanks to and Janet for your guidance.  I am in an apartment so a 50# bag is 
difficult to store.  I will keep it in mind for the mounds that get too near 
the building.
PT
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Renee 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 11:19 AM
  Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


        Hey PT.

        I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  Perhaps 
the pool grade would be fine for fire ants though.  My husband HATES them and 
would douse them all with gasoline (a VERY quick method of killing a mound) but 
I won't let him because I don't like that in my yard.  Although it's been said 
that the gas vapors just dissipate very quickly.  Still--it stinks, and DE is 
safe if my pets walk through it. 

        Samala,
        Renee 




        -------Original Message-------

        Are you using 'food grade' DE or pool/aquarium grade DE?