Help! Zillions of ants! I think they're fire ants

It does work very very well.

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I just bought two more large bags of Bengal's Fire Ant Killer for 5.47 + tax of course, each at Wally World. One tablespoon per mound and controls for 3 - 6 months. If that doesn't work I'll try the stinky stuff.

I need it around my foundation too. They are everywhere and I've got nasty blisters on my feet.

I'm from NL Michigan and we would freeze those nasty critters right out of the state.



digApony

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I am so convinced that Basic H will help you that I am willing to send you some Basic H free of charge if you will do me a favor and document the results.

The website www.help-me-get-rid-of-ants.com is my site that has only been up for a few weeks. I am interested in getting some good testimonies for it and you sound like a great candidate!

I missed two phone calls yesterday from the Michigan area and now I am wondering if it was you that was trying to get in touch with me. I will keep my phone by my side today in case you want to take me up on my offer.

I am very excited to get to hear how it works for you so I hope you will consider.

I sprinkled one tablespoon of Bengal's Fire Ant Killer on three large mounds. The ants appear very dead. This morning I found another mound near my back porch steps, that was pretty much hidden. I sprinkled Bengal's on that this morning and watered the mound.

Whew, I hope that's all of them. I see that they like water, because all four mounds were near where the water runs off my roof. We had tons of rain this year.

I did find a site that has a lot of methods of killing them without poison such as with dry ice, exchanging mounds so they kill each other, and in the winter if you get freezing weather you can uncover the mound and expose them. Corn meal was mentioned as well.

I should have saved the link and posted it. Try a Google and maybe you will find it.

Thanks everyone!

digApony

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You'll find lots of things they CLAIM will kill them, but they really don't work at all
If you do not kill the Queen, you haven't accomplished anything at all

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The chemical I used kills the queen the Extension office said, or at least it should. I am going to stay on them for as long as necessary. The bag says every 3-6 months and you best believe I marked my calendar for three months.

I can't stand those nasty critters. I got bit several times today when I found the new mound. They swarm and bite and it burns!

Thanks,

digApony

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I can't stand them either.

I like Spectracide, but other chemicals do well too

My neighbor has tried most all the "non chemical" methods, and he still has more than me

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They are hard to eradicate, unlike other ants. I understand that when you do other methods than the known chemicals you just stress the colony and the queen "flys" out and the workers nurture her and build a new mound. That's probably why you see new mounds popping up nearby.

Also the Extension office agent told me that when you use a bait the ants soon figure out that food A kills and food B doesn't so they stop eating food A- the bait. This also stresses the nest.

So far I have not seen any new mounds. My ex husband says that he puts ant powder on his and it kills them, but then sees them popping up nearby. So that's proof he's only stressing the mound.

I gave him a bag of Bengal's.

I also read where the U.S., Australia and other countries have created fire ant eradication programs, but only Australia has succeeded in fully eradicating them. It is a serious problem for agriculture and such and apparently Australia is serious about getting rid of them.

Thanks,

digApony

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I use Amdro -- available at most hardware and lawn and garden stores, at least around here it is. Takes them out within few hours, just follow package directions.

This is the remedy we use for fire ant bites...

as soon as possible after being bitten, cut a bell pepper, and rub it on the spots. I have also used some from the freezer when out of fresh and the cold feels good too. I just run it under warm water for a moment and scratch it with a fork for the juices. Kids really appreciate how quickly it helps.

We have been using this for yrs and what we have found is it seems to prevent the long term effects of the bite, we rarely get those pustules that can last for months. Not sure if something in the bell peppers neutralizes it or what, but we do know it works.

Also, I have been experimenting for the past two seasons with plain dried molasses around the perimeter of the garden, raised garden beds and anywhere I find a fire ant trail or mound.
It does not kill them, but since I have been using it, I rarely see any new fire ant mounds or trails and that's just fine with me.
My guess is that fire ants are protein eaters and the sweetness of the molasses makes them look elsewhere.
Not sure why it works, but it has for us.

I believe they are not sweet eating ants. I see trails where there are other types of food. My cat is very old and she throws up quite regularly and I see them after that.

When I do see a trail on my porch I have been spraying them with Raid Flea spray. That works.

I think my cat has gotten a few or more bites as well. Poor baby.

digApony

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my vote is for the Bengal brand it worked great for us

Whatever you end up using, just be careful if you have pets. A few years back our elderly neighbor decided to "help" us with our fire-ants and sprinkled something outside our front step without asking (I had been treating with natural methods-kettles of boiling water poured on the mound, etc). My kitty stuck his nose in the powder to sniff at it, licked his nose, and went into seizures. He died shortly after in my arms. I don't know what he was using, but if you use poison, be certain kids/pets/livestock can't get near it. I hope you can beat the problem- I HATE fireants, and have all sympathy for you.

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The extension services down here used to give out amdro for free to try to hold the population down. Couldn't hurt to ask. Amdro does work, but ya have to keep at it.

My barn is a little over 200 feet out from my house and last night I was working out there and I stepped out to get a bucket and guess what? I got bit all the way up my jeans.

So I guess as soon as the weather lets up, I'll go mound hunting out there.

Oh my....... zillions!

digApony

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Fire Ants are smart little creatures. The mound can only be killed if you kill the queen. Here's why Amdro works and home remedies and fast kill methods don't work. The queen eats a liquid that the workers produce by eating food (or bait) and digesting it. They then feed this liquid to the queen. If the worker eats something toxic and begin to die, the queen is on to your ploy fast and won't eat. She moves her home and the surviving colony to a new mound just a few feet to a couple of yards away. Amdro works because it does not kill them fast. They can eat the food and feed the liquid to the queen before they begin to die. Once she has eaten it, it's too late.

So home remedies work, gas works, fast kill poisons work, but only on the worker ants. None of these things work on the queen. Amdro is by far my favorite fire ant killer. I broadcast it around the yard and also spot treat mounds. Only apply it when the ants are foraging. Once the jug is open, it begins to loose strength so buy the small jugs and use it all up at once.

I thought I read online somewhere.Fire ants are up the east coast to Maine or maybe it was Maryland.

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Fire ants suck welcome to my world.
Here's an organic method....http://www.arbico-organics.com/categ...ver-guide-ants


I use over and out to get them out of the yard and green light for the garden.

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No, amazingly enough it doesn't. It gets into & between the crevices and cracks in hardshelled insects - like fire ants!, cutting into the flesh killing them but doesn't stick to and cut into earthworms. It's cheap, has no toxins and does the job. Just be sure it's food grade, it adds a lot of nutrients to the soil too. google it, you'll be amazed how many uses there are for diatoamaceous earth.

I have a huge bag of it.

Thanks,

digApony

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