Some info I gleaned from Butterfly Gardening for the South by Geyata
Ajilvsgi.

"Fire ants continaully move their larvae and queen within the mound to
regulate temperatire. Midmorning to early evening is the best time to
treat the mound in the spring, for the anys will have the larvae near
the top of the mound to receive the warmth. During the summer they are
only near the surface only during the cooler mornings or late evenings.

If you like fruit, orange, grapefruit or lemon rind blended up in a
blender and mixed with water is toxic for them. Safer's soap can be
added also. Remove as much of the white inner liner linning of the rind
before grinding.

If you use boiling water, sneak up on the mound quietly and gently.
Ground tremors send them downwards.

J. Kolenovsky


Shyamal Mitra wrote:
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Hi,
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This may have come up in the newsgroup earlier. What is the
safest way of getting rid of fire ants? BTW how do I access
the archives for this newsgroup? Thanks.
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Regards,
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Shyamal

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