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[email protected] 08-02-2004 09:03 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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Katra 08-02-2004 09:12 PM

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In article ,
wrote:

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


Much as I hate to use them, sometimes there IS a use for inorganic
pesticides...

I had to give in to control rats in the poultry yard.
Sounds like you are in the same boat. Just use the least damaging
possible.

i'd use 5% sevin personally

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Suzie-Q 08-02-2004 10:03 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
wrote:

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!


Have you tried posting in news:alt.consumers.pest-control ?
They may have some tips for you.

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Suzie-Q 08-02-2004 10:03 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
wrote:

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!


Have you tried posting in news:alt.consumers.pest-control ?
They may have some tips for you.

8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~

"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
*************************************************
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Suzie-Q 08-02-2004 10:08 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
wrote:

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!


Have you tried posting in news:alt.consumers.pest-control ?
They may have some tips for you.

8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~

"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
*************************************************
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B-0b1 09-02-2004 01:20 AM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
Alex..I you an still get it...spread and rub ito the stem areas an OLD
but effective Tobacco Based bug killer called "Black Leaf 40"...if you
cannot, then take a few ouces of pure tobacco( strong type) and make an
infusion and Spray it on the lower leaves and upper stems...let me know
IF it works as DDT if you can get it at all is also very effective. Any
sulphur-based spray may also be effective if available. Stay in touch.
B-0b1

wrote:

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex

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B-0b1 09-02-2004 02:16 AM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
Alex..I you an still get it...spread and rub ito the stem areas an OLD
but effective Tobacco Based bug killer called "Black Leaf 40"...if you
cannot, then take a few ouces of pure tobacco( strong type) and make an
infusion and Spray it on the lower leaves and upper stems...let me know
IF it works as DDT if you can get it at all is also very effective. Any
sulphur-based spray may also be effective if available. Stay in touch.
B-0b1

wrote:

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex

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Michelle 09-02-2004 06:48 AM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 14:43:02 -0600, wrote:
Get some dish deturgent mix one table spoon of deturgent with water
in a spray bottle spray the plants with it all over the leaves it
tastes awful and it is relitively harmless to most plants
and will keep ants my mom used it on roses and it kept off ants aphids
and a few kinds of fungi
hope it works for you
regards
michelle

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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Michelle 09-02-2004 06:55 AM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 14:43:02 -0600, wrote:
Get some dish deturgent mix one table spoon of deturgent with water
in a spray bottle spray the plants with it all over the leaves it
tastes awful and it is relitively harmless to most plants
and will keep ants my mom used it on roses and it kept off ants aphids
and a few kinds of fungi
hope it works for you
regards
michelle

Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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Dewitt 09-02-2004 03:02 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:08:42 -0600, B-0b1 wrote:

Alex..I you an still get it...spread and rub ito the stem areas an OLD
but effective Tobacco Based bug killer called "Black Leaf 40"...if you
cannot, then take a few ouces of pure tobacco( strong type) and make an
infusion and Spray it on the lower leaves and upper stems...let me know
IF it works as DDT if you can get it at all is also very effective. Any
sulphur-based spray may also be effective if available. Stay in touch.
B-0b1


Tobacco based insecticides are generally not recommended these days
due to their toxicity and the possibility that they will introduce
tobacco mosaic virus.

deg

B-0b1 09-02-2004 04:59 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 


Dewitt wrote:

On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:08:42 -0600, B-0b1 wrote:

Alex..I you an still get it...spread and rub ito the stem areas an OLD
but effective Tobacco Based bug killer called "Black Leaf 40"...if you
cannot, then take a few ouces of pure tobacco( strong type) and make an
infusion and Spray it on the lower leaves and upper stems...let me know
IF it works as DDT if you can get it at all is also very effective. Any
sulphur-based spray may also be effective if available. Stay in touch.
B-0b1


Tobacco based insecticides are generally not recommended these days
due to their toxicity and the possibility that they will introduce
tobacco mosaic virus.

deg


Mosaic Virus??? Hadn't seen that yet..My grandad used Black Leaf 40 for

over 35 . yrs and NEVER had ANY problems. He was not into
commerical sprays at all.
I'm talking PURE tobacco's NOT a mixed Tobacco spray made by some
chemical . company...old fashioned and reliable...but perhaps not
even available anymore??
A GOOD pure cleaned smokable product is what I'm
recommending..unless now
Tobacco causes lung fungus?? Since I do NOT smoke...I'd not heard
of this?? Can . Humans get it.??.as I know a gal that stuffs empty
ciggy "ready-made" shells with . fine pipe tobacco foolishly
thinking she's gaining something and NOT realizing that . the
metallic poisoing as well as Carbon Monoxide comes from the flax paper
alone!!
Oh well...ALL bad habits all have their "Grave-yard"
preparations?? LOL! B-0b1
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Elizabeth of the Tudor Tarts 09-02-2004 05:59 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 

"Michelle" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 14:43:02 -0600, wrote:
Get some dish deturgent mix one table spoon of deturgent with water
in a spray bottle spray the plants with it all over the leaves it
tastes awful and it is relitively harmless to most plants
and will keep ants my mom used it on roses and it kept off ants aphids
and a few kinds of fungi
hope it works for you
regards
michelle


*postscript to that one - Dove Dishwashing Liquid*

Dove is totally organic, and seems to work quite well with MOST destructive
insects.



Cowboy Bob 10-02-2004 12:32 AM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
Nematodes. Specific to cutter ants. Probably can get them through the
web or most organic nurseries. Takes a while to start, but are VERY
effective.

Richard

wrote:
Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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Red 10-02-2004 09:56 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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.


wrote in message
...
Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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Red 10-02-2004 09:56 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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.


wrote in message
...
Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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dt 10-02-2004 10:00 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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


dt 10-02-2004 10:00 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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


Dewitt 10-02-2004 10:05 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:01:15 GMT, "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.


When I think of the local organic guy on the radio, I think of John
Dromgoole. I'd bet a fairly large amount of money that this is not
something he would recommend.

Actually, calling his store (http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com/)
would probably be useful in dealing with the problem.

deg

Dewitt 10-02-2004 10:05 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:01:15 GMT, "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.


When I think of the local organic guy on the radio, I think of John
Dromgoole. I'd bet a fairly large amount of money that this is not
something he would recommend.

Actually, calling his store (http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com/)
would probably be useful in dealing with the problem.

deg

Red 10-02-2004 10:27 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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.


wrote in message
...
Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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Red 10-02-2004 10:31 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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.


wrote in message
...
Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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dt 10-02-2004 10:31 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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


dt 10-02-2004 10:32 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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


Dewitt 10-02-2004 10:39 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:01:15 GMT, "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.


When I think of the local organic guy on the radio, I think of John
Dromgoole. I'd bet a fairly large amount of money that this is not
something he would recommend.

Actually, calling his store (http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com/)
would probably be useful in dealing with the problem.

deg

Red 10-02-2004 10:40 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
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.


wrote in message
...
Hi!
I live in Bastrop & have an horrific problem with native cutter ants.
They have totally defoliated some of my shrubs & rose bushes. Does
anybody have any advice. Preferablly organic, but at this point
anything will be appreciated!
Thanks!
Alex


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Rusty Mase 10-02-2004 11:33 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:01:15 GMT, "Red" wrote:

The local guy on the radio,


Many years ago, I ran into a guy who got really mad at these ants,
they were probably Atta texana and he went after them with carbon
disulfide. Locally, these ants are most common along floodplains next
to waterways like Barton Creek. I did not speak much with him after
that. It might have worked but I do not want to even think about it.

If a colony of leaf cutter ants, fungus ants, town ants, what ever you
want to call them, showed up in my yard and wanted a rose plant to
eat, well rose plants are really cheap.

Rusty Mase

Rusty Mase 10-02-2004 11:36 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:01:15 GMT, "Red" wrote:

The local guy on the radio,


Many years ago, I ran into a guy who got really mad at these ants,
they were probably Atta texana and he went after them with carbon
disulfide. Locally, these ants are most common along floodplains next
to waterways like Barton Creek. I did not speak much with him after
that. It might have worked but I do not want to even think about it.

If a colony of leaf cutter ants, fungus ants, town ants, what ever you
want to call them, showed up in my yard and wanted a rose plant to
eat, well rose plants are really cheap.

Rusty Mase

Rusty Mase 10-02-2004 11:36 PM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:01:15 GMT, "Red" wrote:

The local guy on the radio,


Many years ago, I ran into a guy who got really mad at these ants,
they were probably Atta texana and he went after them with carbon
disulfide. Locally, these ants are most common along floodplains next
to waterways like Barton Creek. I did not speak much with him after
that. It might have worked but I do not want to even think about it.

If a colony of leaf cutter ants, fungus ants, town ants, what ever you
want to call them, showed up in my yard and wanted a rose plant to
eat, well rose plants are really cheap.

Rusty Mase

Cowboy Bob 11-02-2004 12:24 AM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
You think so. So did I. There was a single mound in my yard when I lived
offf Cameron Rd. I told the landlord to leave them be. In a few months
it rained, and the entire yard was covered. Hundrends of mounds, over 20
that were more than 6 feet in diameter with multiple openings. Billions
of ants. Stripped the entire yard, every ornamental, all the trees and
most weeds, and spread into the neighbors yard. They were crawling up
the exterior walls. Like a scifi movie. Used nematodes, applied several
times over a few weeks. Took a few more months, but they were beat back.
Weren't eliminated, but beat back. I used to say I had the world's
largest urban colony of leaf-cutter ants.

Richard

Rusty Mase wrote:

If a colony of leaf cutter ants, fungus ants, town ants, what ever you
want to call them, showed up in my yard and wanted a rose plant to
eat, well rose plants are really cheap.

Rusty Mase



Cowboy Bob 11-02-2004 12:24 AM

Cutter ants!! Help!!!!!
 
You think so. So did I. There was a single mound in my yard when I lived
offf Cameron Rd. I told the landlord to leave them be. In a few months
it rained, and the entire yard was covered. Hundrends of mounds, over 20
that were more than 6 feet in diameter with multiple openings. Billions
of ants. Stripped the entire yard, every ornamental, all the trees and
most weeds, and spread into the neighbors yard. They were crawling up
the exterior walls. Like a scifi movie. Used nematodes, applied several
times over a few weeks. Took a few more months, but they were beat back.
Weren't eliminated, but beat back. I used to say I had the world's
largest urban colony of leaf-cutter ants.

Richard

Rusty Mase wrote:

If a colony of leaf cutter ants, fungus ants, town ants, what ever you
want to call them, showed up in my yard and wanted a rose plant to
eat, well rose plants are really cheap.

Rusty Mase



Rusty Mase 11-02-2004 02:13 AM

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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

Rusty Mase 11-02-2004 02:56 AM

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

Katra 11-02-2004 06:16 AM

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.

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dt 11-02-2004 03:59 PM

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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


dt 11-02-2004 04:01 PM

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


Katra 11-02-2004 06:39 PM

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.

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Rusty Mase 11-02-2004 07:42 PM

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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

B-0b1 12-02-2004 02:02 AM

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


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Katra 12-02-2004 06:40 PM

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.

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Katra 12-02-2004 07:42 PM

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.

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