On Tue, 15 May 2007 18:09:59 -0400 in Philip Semanchuk wrote:
In article ,
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 11:37:45 -0400 in
Philip Semanchuk
wrote:
My brother who lives in SC and has some experience dealing with them
says that compacting the nest soil works for him. Drop a chunk of 2x4 on
the nest (you might need something a bit larger if it is a large nest)
and pound on it for a little while with a hammer, sledge or the head of
an axe. Obviously this will annoy the ants so you don't want to wear
flip-flops while doing this. =)

I've tried it on a few nests around here and it took a few "treatments"
but eventually the nest died. I like this method because it doesn't
involve insecticide.

That just gets them to move.

Has that been your experience with this method?

The fire ants I've had in my yard have relocated the nests at the slightest
disturbance. The same has been the case for the mounds I've seen at work.

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Chris Dukes
elfick willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up
to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat