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11-02-2004, 02:13 AM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:59:20 GMT, Cowboy Bob
wrote: You think so. So did I. OK, I have not had that sort of experience so I have not had the opportunity to be see their downside. They were common out at Zilker Park but they seen to be disappearing there - just like the ground squirrels that used to be very common out there. Rusty Mase |
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#32
11-02-2004, 02:56 AM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:59:20 GMT, Cowboy Bob
wrote: You think so. So did I. OK, I have not had that sort of experience so I have not had the opportunity to be see their downside. They were common out at Zilker Park but they seen to be disappearing there - just like the ground squirrels that used to be very common out there. Rusty Mase |
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#33
11-02-2004, 06:16 AM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
In article ,
dt wrote: Red wrote: The local guy on the radio, who is organic, recommends finding the mound by tracking the ants and then poking a hole down into it with a piece of re-bar to the point where you enter the cavity of the mound. Then get a room fogger and turn it upside down and set it off in to the hole. sarcasm Oh, *that's* organic, all right! /sarcasm DT Might not be organic, but sounds like it'd work... I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. Sounds like he has a problem that justifies it. K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#34
11-02-2004, 03:59 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
Katra wrote:
In article , dt wrote: Red wrote: The local guy on the radio, who is organic, recommends finding the mound by tracking the ants and then poking a hole down into it with a piece of re-bar to the point where you enter the cavity of the mound. Then get a room fogger and turn it upside down and set it off in to the hole. sarcasm Oh, *that's* organic, all right! /sarcasm DT Might not be organic, but sounds like it'd work... I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. Sounds like he has a problem that justifies it. Oh, I'm sure it would work. I just can't believe anybody even halfway "organic" would squirt a room fogger down an anthill. Hell, after you've poked the rebar in, a gallon of boiling water works wonders. Although you might have to do it twice. DT |
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#35
11-02-2004, 04:01 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
Katra wrote:
In article , dt wrote: Red wrote: The local guy on the radio, who is organic, recommends finding the mound by tracking the ants and then poking a hole down into it with a piece of re-bar to the point where you enter the cavity of the mound. Then get a room fogger and turn it upside down and set it off in to the hole. sarcasm Oh, *that's* organic, all right! /sarcasm DT Might not be organic, but sounds like it'd work... I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. Sounds like he has a problem that justifies it. Oh, I'm sure it would work. I just can't believe anybody even halfway "organic" would squirt a room fogger down an anthill. Hell, after you've poked the rebar in, a gallon of boiling water works wonders. Although you might have to do it twice. DT |
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#36
11-02-2004, 06:39 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
In article ,
dt wrote: Katra wrote: In article , dt wrote: Red wrote: The local guy on the radio, who is organic, recommends finding the mound by tracking the ants and then poking a hole down into it with a piece of re-bar to the point where you enter the cavity of the mound. Then get a room fogger and turn it upside down and set it off in to the hole. sarcasm Oh, *that's* organic, all right! /sarcasm DT Might not be organic, but sounds like it'd work... I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. Sounds like he has a problem that justifies it. Oh, I'm sure it would work. I just can't believe anybody even halfway "organic" would squirt a room fogger down an anthill. Hell, after you've poked the rebar in, a gallon of boiling water works wonders. Although you might have to do it twice. DT Ok, but I've never had much luck with that. Dad used to use gasoline. :-P Said it was biodegradable. I think that is debatable but it did eventually evaporate. I think I'd try the nematodes first if he feels he has the time, money and energy. We are coming up on the right season for them to propagate. K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#37
11-02-2004, 07:42 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:08:54 -0600, Katra
wrote: I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. My colony of these buggers disappeared after I found my Daisy Red Rider bb gun. I even got more extreme, but lets not go into that. Rusty Mase |
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#38
12-02-2004, 02:02 AM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
Hey..stay organic as 10/15% sevin dust in solution ( available at Lowes)
could just as easily be dribbled down their nesting mound?? It is very effective in any environment! Momma Nature will LUV-YA for it! B-0b1 Rusty Mase wrote: On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:59:20 GMT, Cowboy Bob wrote: You think so. So did I. OK, I have not had that sort of experience so I have not had the opportunity to be see their downside. They were common out at Zilker Park but they seen to be disappearing there - just like the ground squirrels that used to be very common out there. Rusty Mase -- "Beaten Paths are for Beaten People". -- Anon. |
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#39
12-02-2004, 06:40 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
In article ,
Rusty Mase wrote: On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:08:54 -0600, Katra wrote: I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. My colony of these buggers disappeared after I found my Daisy Red Rider bb gun. I even got more extreme, but lets not go into that. Rusty Mase You _murdered_ all your geckos??? Whatever for????? :-o K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#40
12-02-2004, 07:42 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
In article ,
Rusty Mase wrote: On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:08:54 -0600, Katra wrote: I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. My colony of these buggers disappeared after I found my Daisy Red Rider bb gun. I even got more extreme, but lets not go into that. Rusty Mase You _murdered_ all your geckos??? Whatever for????? :-o K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#41
12-02-2004, 07:42 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
In article ,
Rusty Mase wrote: On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:08:54 -0600, Katra wrote: I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. My colony of these buggers disappeared after I found my Daisy Red Rider bb gun. I even got more extreme, but lets not go into that. Rusty Mase You _murdered_ all your geckos??? Whatever for????? :-o K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#42
12-02-2004, 07:51 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
Ah, honey, Sevin dust is hardly organic,
but it does bio-degrade rather quickly... K. In article , B-0b1 wrote: Hey..stay organic as 10/15% sevin dust in solution ( available at Lowes) could just as easily be dribbled down their nesting mound?? It is very effective in any environment! Momma Nature will LUV-YA for it! B-0b1 Rusty Mase wrote: On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:59:20 GMT, Cowboy Bob wrote: You think so. So did I. OK, I have not had that sort of experience so I have not had the opportunity to be see their downside. They were common out at Zilker Park but they seen to be disappearing there - just like the ground squirrels that used to be very common out there. Rusty Mase -- "Beaten Paths are for Beaten People". -- Anon. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#43
12-02-2004, 07:57 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 00:16:15 -0600, Katra
wrote: You _murdered_ all your geckos??? Whatever for????? :-o I grew very weary of them for (1) eating all my beneficial insects (2) leaving their feces, empty egg cases and shed skins in all my storage areas (3) they are not native (4) they are beady-eyed ugly things (5) they are not protected in any fashion. And finally, they were imported into my neighborhood about 20 years ago by one of my neighbors who thought it might be great to have them around. By experience I found that not to be the case. Rusty Mase |
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#44
12-02-2004, 08:36 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
In article ,
Rusty Mase wrote: On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:08:54 -0600, Katra wrote: I'm all for organic, and don't care if my rather huge colony of Med. geckos that breed in and crap all over my attic stay there, (they control the vast majority of both household and yard bugs), but there is a time and place for pesticides. My colony of these buggers disappeared after I found my Daisy Red Rider bb gun. I even got more extreme, but lets not go into that. Rusty Mase You _murdered_ all your geckos??? Whatever for????? :-o K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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#45
12-02-2004, 08:44 PM
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Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
Ah, honey, Sevin dust is hardly organic,
but it does bio-degrade rather quickly... K. In article , B-0b1 wrote: Hey..stay organic as 10/15% sevin dust in solution ( available at Lowes) could just as easily be dribbled down their nesting mound?? It is very effective in any environment! Momma Nature will LUV-YA for it! B-0b1 Rusty Mase wrote: On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:59:20 GMT, Cowboy Bob wrote: You think so. So did I. OK, I have not had that sort of experience so I have not had the opportunity to be see their downside. They were common out at Zilker Park but they seen to be disappearing there - just like the ground squirrels that used to be very common out there. Rusty Mase -- "Beaten Paths are for Beaten People". -- Anon. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katra at centurytel dot net,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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