Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA

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"Elizabeth" wrote:

Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA

Amdro. Go easy with it and they will clean it all up.
1 level Tbs. per nest.

K.

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Thanks, I looked at that one and it said not to use it in
vegetable gardens.


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In article JDeac.41944$Ft.12741@lakeread02,
"Elizabeth" wrote:

Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the
vegetable
garden? TIA

Amdro. Go easy with it and they will clean it all up.
1 level Tbs. per nest.

K.

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Katra wrote:

In article JDeac.41944$Ft.12741@lakeread02,
"Elizabeth" wrote:


Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA


Amdro. Go easy with it and they will clean it all up.
1 level Tbs. per nest.

K.


Amdro is not approved for vegetable gardens. I think I might use Logic®
(fenoxycarb) even though it is not approved either because toxicity and
the application rate is so low (1 pound of bait per acre, I think.)
Texas A&M says you can apply the bait outside the garden and let the
worker ants carry it back in.

There is a fire ant bait that is approved for on food crops; it's called
"Extinguish" (s-methoprene), and that's all I know about it.

Dusting the mounds with diatomaceous earth (DE) might kill some ants and
irritate the rest enough that they move the mound. If they move out of
the garden you can use your favorite soil insect killers.

Rotenone is an organic pesticide that is safe and might be effective;
just make sure to control runoff because it is highly toxic to fish.

Best regards,
Bob

In article ,
zxcvbob wrote:

Katra wrote:

In article JDeac.41944$Ft.12741@lakeread02,
"Elizabeth" wrote:


Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA


Amdro. Go easy with it and they will clean it all up.
1 level Tbs. per nest.

K.


Amdro is not approved for vegetable gardens. I think I might use Logic®
(fenoxycarb) even though it is not approved either because toxicity and
the application rate is so low (1 pound of bait per acre, I think.)
Texas A&M says you can apply the bait outside the garden and let the
worker ants carry it back in.

There is a fire ant bait that is approved for on food crops; it's called
"Extinguish" (s-methoprene), and that's all I know about it.

Dusting the mounds with diatomaceous earth (DE) might kill some ants and
irritate the rest enough that they move the mound. If they move out of
the garden you can use your favorite soil insect killers.

Rotenone is an organic pesticide that is safe and might be effective;
just make sure to control runoff because it is highly toxic to fish.

Best regards,
Bob

What about Pyrethrins?

K.

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Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA

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Hit the mound repeatedly with a long stick and they'll move it somewhere
else that you can use pesticides. I would not use any of the pesticides
that *work* near my veggies, and the ones that are approved near veggies
won't do the job.

Sunflower
MS 7b

"Elizabeth" wrote in message
news:JDeac.41944$Ft.12741@lakeread02...
Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA

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http://community.webshots.com/user/elott63


Hit the mound repeatedly with a long stick and they'll move it somewhere
else that you can use pesticides. I would not use any of the pesticides
that *work* near my veggies, and the ones that are approved near veggies
won't do the job.

Sunflower
MS 7b

Elizabeth wrote:
Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA

orange peel oil? Poke hokes in the nest & spray in the holes. You might
have to do it twice, but my experience is they'll move. I think it
should be safe to eat....

yeah, this stuff...

https://www23.addr.com/~goldleaf/Orange_Guard.html

Hope this helps,
--
Bob Mounger

Elizabeth wrote:
Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the vegetable
garden? TIA

orange peel oil? Poke hokes in the nest & spray in the holes. You might
have to do it twice, but my experience is they'll move. I think it
should be safe to eat....

yeah, this stuff...

https://www23.addr.com/~goldleaf/Orange_Guard.html

Hope this helps,
--
Bob Mounger

"Bob Mounger" wrote in message
...
Elizabeth wrote:
Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the
vegetable
garden? TIA

orange peel oil? Poke hokes in the nest & spray in the holes.
You might
have to do it twice, but my experience is they'll move. I think
it
should be safe to eat....

yeah, this stuff...

https://www23.addr.com/~goldleaf/Orange_Guard.html

Hope this helps,
--
Bob Mounger

Thanks to all for your advice. I thought about just flooding the
garden ( with water ) in the hope that the darn things would move
on. Fire ants are the worst!

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On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:07:20 -0600, "Elizabeth"
wrote:


"Bob Mounger" wrote in message
...
Elizabeth wrote:
Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the
vegetable
garden? TIA

orange peel oil? Poke hokes in the nest & spray in the holes.
You might
have to do it twice, but my experience is they'll move. I think
it
should be safe to eat....

yeah, this stuff...

https://www23.addr.com/~goldleaf/Orange_Guard.html

Hope this helps,
--
Bob Mounger

Thanks to all for your advice. I thought about just flooding the
garden ( with water ) in the hope that the darn things would move
on. Fire ants are the worst!


That would only force them all to the surface where they would
ball up around the queen and then you'd have a real mess.

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:07:20 -0600, "Elizabeth"
wrote:


"Bob Mounger" wrote in message
...
Elizabeth wrote:
Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the
vegetable
garden? TIA

orange peel oil? Poke hokes in the nest & spray in the holes.
You might
have to do it twice, but my experience is they'll move. I think
it
should be safe to eat....

yeah, this stuff...

https://www23.addr.com/~goldleaf/Orange_Guard.html

Hope this helps,
--
Bob Mounger

Thanks to all for your advice. I thought about just flooding the
garden ( with water ) in the hope that the darn things would move
on. Fire ants are the worst!


That would only force them all to the surface where they would
ball up around the queen and then you'd have a real mess.

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:07:20 -0600, "Elizabeth"
wrote:


"Bob Mounger" wrote in message
...
Elizabeth wrote:
Anyone know of a fire ant killer that can be used in the
vegetable
garden? TIA

orange peel oil? Poke hokes in the nest & spray in the holes.
You might
have to do it twice, but my experience is they'll move. I think
it
should be safe to eat....

yeah, this stuff...

https://www23.addr.com/~goldleaf/Orange_Guard.html

Hope this helps,
--
Bob Mounger

Thanks to all for your advice. I thought about just flooding the
garden ( with water ) in the hope that the darn things would move
on. Fire ants are the worst!


That would only force them all to the surface where they would
ball up around the queen and then you'd have a real mess.

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:07:20 -0600, "Elizabeth"
wrote:



Thanks to all for your advice. I thought about just flooding the
garden ( with water ) in the hope that the darn things would move
on. Fire ants are the worst!

Elizabeth try sprinkling instant grits around the mound. It works for
me.
Pan Ohco

Pan Ohco wrote:

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:07:20 -0600, "Elizabeth"
wrote:



Thanks to all for your advice. I thought about just flooding the
garden ( with water ) in the hope that the darn things would move
on. Fire ants are the worst!


Elizabeth try sprinkling instant grits around the mound. It works for
me.
Pan Ohco


What if the neighbors see you buying *instant* grits? Do you think
they'd believe it's to get rid of ants? You might never live it down.

(For those that don't know what I'm talking about, real Southerners will
only use "Old fashioned" grits, or "quick" grits in a pinch. Instant
grits are not very good, and the only reason they are in the stores is
as joke to sell to ignorant Yankees)

-bob