I'm in GA, not the fire-ants or carpenter I'm sure. Small blackish-red ones
might have been brown. I think my mom called them **** ants (sorry) when I
was little although they may be argentine.

Oh my I just read the link you sent. They must be the worse kind to have
anywhere must less a compost pile. I hope they don't get in my house!

Will this fripinol pesticide damage plants later you think when/if I can
use it? I would sure hate to lose it. It's my last pile for the summer.

I read boiling water might work but when I turned the pile they were
everywhere. I can see myself running back and forth with boiling water
through the house. A pretty site I don't think. It must be a very large
colony but I didn't stay long enough to count them. The whole inside of my
compost was moving. yuck. And I thought fire ants were the worse we had
going.


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I've got a nest of ants in my biggest compost pile. It is still working
and hot in the middle when I turned in yesterday. Any suggestions of best
way to get rid of them? Thanks

You didn't say were you're located, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're
argentine ants.
http://www.pestproducts.com/argentine_ant.htm

They often build nests in loose mulch, top soil, a compost pile is like a
giant suite for them. Turning over the compost pile will encourage them to
search for a nest elsewhere. Or place a fripinol based pesticide, such as
combat ant gel. It is a slow acting poison that is spread from ant to ant
and can easily kill the entire colony.

-S