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Fire Ant Control
Tonight we're watching K Street (holy cow, what a show) and noticed our Macaw
was acting weird. I looked around and for the first time in ten years, living in Texas, we had fire ants walking in near the fire place. I got so flustered I immediately got the vacuum out and my husband found how they were getting in, but they were up on our birds gym area. They were taking the food and making their way up to her. Either she was bitten, or was acting strange because they were there, we don't know. She showed no swelling and I always groom the feather sheaths on her head so she lets me examine her under the magnifying light. Anyway, that's my fire ant story. They are the only insect I cannot tolerate in or out. They are very bad, I'm allergic to them. Needless to say, there is a bead of boric acid around the patio up near the rock on the house and I used a relatively new product which uses a powerful mint concoction, but is organically okay. Tomorrow I'll buy some bait and that will be that. I did want to warn people about Amdro. They used to sell a toxic bait, but now they are selling something else, still calling it Amdro, but I believe it is not what you buy in those pound containers for 9 dollars. This new Amdro has a neuro toxin, or some type organophosphate, not good. If you want to be as toxic free (to the environment) as possible, labels must be read. The pesticide industry is never to be trusted. And I mean NEVER. Not the organic products, nothing should be assumed. They sell pyrethrum, but if there is PBO (pipernol butoxide) in it, it's a relatively dangerous synergist...the beat goes on. Victoria |
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