I have successfully gotten rid of many mounds of fire ants by spreading baking soda around (not on) the mounds, and then spraying the soda with apple cider vinegar. The workers will feed this mixture to the queen and the acid in her system mixed with the acidic vinegar and soda will expand in her. She explodes and the mound disappears. It takes time, several days, and has to be done a couple of times but I got rid of a yard full of them at Fernindina Beach, Florida.
----- Original Message ----- From: "daddybob" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:47 PM Subject: CS>Re: CS>Fire Ants > Nothing kills them for good that is legal that I know > of. > > If you called the Ag. Ext. ofc. here about fire ants > they'd have a good laugh and wish you well. > > Short of drastic poisons and awful things that you > shouldn't do to the environment (like pouring gasoline > on them), here are some suggestions. > > First- you never get rid of them if they've moved in > to your area, you just chase them around. The goal is > to keep them at bay, that's the best you can do. > > They hate coffee grounds, but if you have too many to > deal with, you can't drink that much coffee. The > grounds have to be wet; don't ask me why. > > Many baits and poisons are available. What you don't > want to do willy-nilly is spread these things around > where birds and such get into them. > > Acephate works best, but can be expensive- here's how > to use less and do less damage to the environment, > while chasing the Fireants around very effectively: > Put about 2-3 tablespoons in the bottom of a 5 gallon > bucket with a little water, and stir it together. Now > add water to near the top, then just a drop or two of > dishwashing liquid as an adjuvant. > > Pour about a gallon or two per mound, all over the > mound. It will wash and uncover the top, and expose > the larva. Get the larva good and wet and all the > workers who are trying to move the larva. This way all > the workers will get some when they try to move the > colony. > > Every day inspect your yard for new small colonies > that came from the damaged ones. If you do this you > will rid your yard for maybe a month at a stretch. > > This really calls for vigilance in late summer/ early > fall. > > It never ends. > > Maybe someone here can modify this method with > something less poisonous and less expensive. I'm all > ears. > > Daddybob > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
