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I live on the NC Piedmont. My yard gets tiny red ants with low mounds
about a foot in diameter. They swarm when disturbed. I understand it takes an expert to see the difference between native fire ants and those from Brazil. I understand a 4% mixture of borax in sugar will kill fire ants if the syrup is thin enough for them to suck. When I put some in a lid on the mound, I discovered big red ants, that probably weigh ten times more than the little ones, peacefully among the fire ants on their mound. I thought fire ants didn't tolerate other ants. Was I wrong? |
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sawney beane wrote:
I live on the NC Piedmont. My yard gets tiny red ants with low mounds about a foot in diameter. They swarm when disturbed. I understand it takes an expert to see the difference between native fire ants and those from Brazil. I understand a 4% mixture of borax in sugar will kill fire ants if the syrup is thin enough for them to suck. When I put some in a lid on the mound, I discovered big red ants, that probably weigh ten times more than the little ones, peacefully among the fire ants on their mound. I thought fire ants didn't tolerate other ants. Was I wrong? Try Amdro - it about the most effective here in Texas. The workers take the bait to the queen and the nest dies. There are other remedies/poisons of course. I dunno about other ant species, but if you have Fire ants near your house, you won't have termites. Carl -- to reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) |
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Did you know fire ants kill termites?
Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Beware of so-called TREE EXPERTS who do not understand TREE BIOLOGY! www.treedictionary.com http://mercury.ccil.org/~treeman/ Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. Some people will buy products they do not understand and not buy books that will give them understanding. "sawney beane" wrote in message ... I live on the NC Piedmont. My yard gets tiny red ants with low mounds about a foot in diameter. They swarm when disturbed. I understand it takes an expert to see the difference between native fire ants and those from Brazil. I understand a 4% mixture of borax in sugar will kill fire ants if the syrup is thin enough for them to suck. When I put some in a lid on the mound, I discovered big red ants, that probably weigh ten times more than the little ones, peacefully among the fire ants on their mound. I thought fire ants didn't tolerate other ants. Was I wrong? |
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John A. Keslick, Jr. wrote:
Did you know fire ants kill termites? Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Beware of so-called TREE EXPERTS who do not understand TREE BIOLOGY! www.treedictionary.com http://mercury.ccil.org/~treeman/ Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. Some people will buy products they do not understand and not buy books that will give them understanding. "sawney beane" wrote in message ... I live on the NC Piedmont. My yard gets tiny red ants with low mounds about a foot in diameter. They swarm when disturbed. I understand it takes an expert to see the difference between native fire ants and those from Brazil. I understand a 4% mixture of borax in sugar will kill fire ants if the syrup is thin enough for them to suck. When I put some in a lid on the mound, I discovered big red ants, that probably weigh ten times more than the little ones, peacefully among the fire ants on their mound. I thought fire ants didn't tolerate other ants. Was I wrong? Walter R. Tschinkel from Florida State claims Fire ants eat termites. But I admit I first heard it as a rumor. http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-tschinkel.php Carl -- to reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) |
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Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:
Walter R. Tschinkel from Florida State claims Fire ants eat termites. But I admit I first heard it as a rumor. http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-tschinkel.php Carl http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/commun...er99/ants.html This one says fire ants help termites. |
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sawney beane wrote:
Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote: Walter R. Tschinkel from Florida State claims Fire ants eat termites. But I admit I first heard it as a rumor. http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-tschinkel.php Carl http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/commun...er99/ants.html This one says fire ants help termites. It still refers to them as 'foes' but, evidently, there can be exceptional circumstances. (interesting screen name by the way - hope you don't also share dietary habits!) Carl -- to reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) |
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Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:
sawney beane wrote: Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote: Walter R. Tschinkel from Florida State claims Fire ants eat termites. But I admit I first heard it as a rumor. http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-tschinkel.php Carl http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/commun...er99/ants.html This one says fire ants help termites. It still refers to them as 'foes' but, evidently, there can be exceptional circumstances. (interesting screen name by the way - hope you don't also share dietary habits!) Carl I wanted to be Sweeney Todd in honor of Tod Slaughter's performance in the 1936 film, but I was afraid I wouldn't be taken seriously discussing meat pies in alt.cooking-chat. "Tell me boy, are you afraid of me?" "N-n-n-n-n-n-no sir." "Well take care you don't give me cause to make you afraid of me." |
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Happybattles wrote:
Try posting he http://groups.google.com/group/alt.c...control?lnk=li Thanks. It sounds like what I was looking for. |
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sawney beane wrote:
Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote: sawney beane wrote: Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote: Walter R. Tschinkel from Florida State claims Fire ants eat termites. But I admit I first heard it as a rumor. http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-tschinkel.php Carl http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/commun...er99/ants.html This one says fire ants help termites. It still refers to them as 'foes' but, evidently, there can be exceptional circumstances. (interesting screen name by the way - hope you don't also share dietary habits!) Carl I wanted to be Sweeney Todd in honor of Tod Slaughter's performance in the 1936 film, but I was afraid I wouldn't be taken seriously discussing meat pies in alt.cooking-chat. "Tell me boy, are you afraid of me?" "N-n-n-n-n-n-no sir." "Well take care you don't give me cause to make you afraid of me." So SB was an improvement over that? I'm reminded of the college that allowed the students to name portions of the new student union building and, for a brief time, managed to have an Alfred Packer Memorial Cafeteria! lol! Carl (sorry - back on topic now) -- to reply, change ( .not) to ( .net) |
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sawney beane wrote:
I live on the NC Piedmont. My yard gets tiny red ants with low mounds about a foot in diameter. They swarm when disturbed. I understand it takes an expert to see the difference between native fire ants and those from Brazil. I understand a 4% mixture of borax in sugar will kill fire ants if the syrup is thin enough for them to suck. When I put some in a lid on the mound, I discovered big red ants, that probably weigh ten times more than the little ones, peacefully among the fire ants on their mound. I thought fire ants didn't tolerate other ants. Was I wrong? That is great that you're using borax. I recently started working for a company that has a lot of experience in solving building problems with the least toxic method. It was an eye opener to me how many of the commonly used products contaminate our air. I work on the Dear Sammi SaferBuilder column, so I get to learn about all sorts of non toxic solutions. Borax is one of their top suggestions for ants. Another thing that they've suggested with ants is boiling water. Boil a huge pot of boiling water. With fire ants, this is a two person job. The reason is that when you start to pour the boiling water over the nest, they sometimes run towards you and try to bite. One person pours the boiling water over the nest, the second person stands nearby with a hose and hoses the ants off of the first person. If there are multiple queens, you may have to do this for a few days in a row. Gazelle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://SaferBuilding.com/ New Building Methods to Protect your Air. How-To Sheets, Environmental Disclosures, Certificates, Put Dear Sammi SaferBuilder on your website for Free ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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TalStar is the best product for fireant, or go generic and look for
"Bifen" (sp?) as the main ingredient. Bayer makes it with Bifen, as do a few others. Its devastating to fireants.... Talstar is available in different mesh sizes of granulated, for broadcst by spreader, or just mound applicaition etc......or in a water emulsion trype powder for spray.....Some great stuff |
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