no doubt, but some of them don't understand the dialect of antese that I know...
ds Joe Street wrote: > It's less work to just ask them to build a house somewhere else. > > J > > doug swanson wrote: > >>Acting upon the advice of a local organic farmer/teacher, I've >>eradicated a few anthills in specific places in my yard, where the >>acidity was killing off the more sensitive mosses growing on the >>pathways throughout the yard. According to his advice, I've taken a >>stick, and stirred up the hill once a day. As he explained it, the ants >>that are home immediately to into "fix the nest" mode, and those who are >>out gathering food are put to the same task when they get home. No more >>ants are sent out for food until the nest is repaired. If this is done >>once or twice a day, the anthill will starve off within a week. And it >>works! >> >>doug swanson >> >> >> >>Marylynn Schmidt wrote: >> >> >> >>>Some documentary I saw once about ants in the South American amazon .. they >>>help clean up and clear out whole areas. >>> >>>.. and while I try to respect all life forms I don't necessarily want to >>>share my space with them. I also don't wish to poison everything trying to >>>kill off a few ants. >>> >>>Going back to J.Allen Boone's book, Kinship With All Life, you could simply >>>ask them to leave .. his original book about his relationship with the >>>original movie dog, Strongheart, is a classic but you should be able to >>>obtain a copy .. well worth the read and the re-read many times over. >>> >>>My system is to ask the flies I find inside my house to meet me at the >>>kitchen door .. it has a very large, unusual glass inset that I can picture >>>in my head when I am "asking" them. I tell them that the outside is a >>>wonderful place and I will release them if they wish .. I also tell them >>>that if they chose not to leave then I would kill them. >>> >>>It's quite a reward to find several waiting for me at the door and I've >>>needed my fly swatter only about 2 or 3 times over the years. >>> >>>With ants that insist on staying where it's inconvenient for me I use >>>Diatomaceous Earth, the Food Grade only. >>> >>>I have a hand held hopper called a DustinMizer I purchase through a organic >>>gardening supply place that I use to "dust" the Diatomaceous Earth all >>>around my yard and garden area. DE is a mined sea fossils that kills hard >>>shell .. fleas, ticks, ants .. by slicing the shell and they die by >>>dehydration .. >>> >>>With ants, once they come in contact with it, the DE will kill with in 20 to >>>30 minutes .. enough time for them to carry it back into the nest even when >>>you don't necessarily know where the nest is. >>> >>>I've been "dusting" my fenced in area of my yard for the past 10 years .. >>>once or twice a season .. and have had no fleas or ticks on any of my 2 >>>dogs. My 4 cats do go over the fence so I can apply the DE directly to >>>their fur by dipping my fingers into the DE and carefully applying it >>>against the fur so it is close to the skin. >>> >>>DE is totally harmless if ingested and is used in internal parasite >>>preparations .. and all animals have parasites. >>> >>>Mary Lynn >>>Rev. Mary Lynn Schmidt, Ordained Minister >>>ONE SPIRIT ONE HEART >>>TTouch . Reiki . Pet Loss Grief Counseling . Animal Behavior Modification . >>>Shamanic Spiritual Travel . Behavior Problems . Psionic Energy Practitioner >>>. Radionics . Herbs . Dowsing . Nutrition . Homeopathy . Polarity . >>>The Animal Connection Healing Modalities >>>http://members.tripod.com/~MLSchmidt/ >>>http://allcreatureconnections.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: "Tom Irwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>>>To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>>>Subject: [Biofuel] Ants in South America >>>>Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:12:27 -0300 >>>> >>>>Hi All, >>>> >>>>I have a question for any insect experts out there. What do ants do from a >>>>food web type orientation? What niche or niches do they occupy? I'm having >>>>some difficulty with one group that cuts down my colza and hauls it back to >>>>their nest. I see several other much smaller varieties that don't seem to >>>>do much harm. I pretty much leave those alone but they have a nasty little >>>>bite for something so small. The big leaf miners get boiling water down the >>>>nest if they attack my crops. 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