Re: fire ants

2014-08-14 Thread Sander Steffann
Hi Suresh, Op 13 aug. 2014, om 03:16 heeft Suresh Ramasubramanian het volgende geschreven: > Needs an "Anthill Inside" sticker like Hex at the Unseen University. I should have bought one at the Discworld Convention last weekend :) http://www.pjsmprints.com/stickers/index.html Cheers, Sander

RE: fire ants

2014-08-13 Thread Darden, Patrick
Perhaps diatomaceous earth or Delta Dust. Once they are dead you can air-spray or vacuum the area to get rid of it all. --Patrick Darden -Original Message- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Eduardo A. Suárez Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 1:53 PM To: NANOG Subjec

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On Wednesday, August 13, 2014, wrote: > 2014-08-12 15:06, me wrote: > >> Ran across this paper the other day and didn't know how big a problem >> it was. Looks like Eduardo's post confirms it. >> >> http://www.rainbowtech.net/products/docs/c51ce4107047eb1b2dc/Ants%20in% >> 20OSP%20Equipment.pdf.

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread charles
On 2014-08-12 15:06, me wrote: Ran across this paper the other day and didn't know how big a problem it was. Looks like Eduardo's post confirms it. http://www.rainbowtech.net/products/docs/c51ce4107047eb1b2dc/Ants%20in%20OSP%20Equipment.pdf.pdf Now that is fascinating. I like how they reprodu

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread me
Ran across this paper the other day and didn't know how big a problem it was. Looks like Eduardo's post confirms it. http://www.rainbowtech.net/products/docs/c51ce4107047eb1b2dc/Ants%20in%20OSP%20Equipment.pdf.pdf --John On 08/12/2014 12:52 PM, Eduardo A. Suárez wrote: Hi, it's not a joke. H

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread Mike.
On 8/12/2014 at 2:59 PM Tom Morris wrote: |Terro is my go-to for that... it's basically boric acid mixed with a sugar |solution. The ants eat it and perish. It's the only thing I've found that |works on the infamous Crazy Rasberry Ants that like to eat electrical |panels. = In case

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread TR Shaw
+1 for CO2 (But stand way back as they will go everywhere) +1 for moth balls in the enclosure (esp prophylactically) +1 for boric acid mixed with molasses (use externally) Also stops carpenter ants in poles.) Tom On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Robert Glover wrote: > On 8/12/2014 11:52 AM, Eduard

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread Robert Glover
On 8/12/2014 11:52 AM, Eduardo A. Suárez wrote: > Hi, > > it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. > Are there any DIY ways to manage that? > > Thanks, Eduardo.- > Shop vac?

RE: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread Aaron D. Osgood
Freeze it with a CO2 extinguisher then clean it out and re-seal the enclosure. You may want to consider a small open dish of repellant/killer in the enclosure in case they get in again :-) Aaron D. Osgood Streamline Solutions L.L.C 274 E. Eau Gallie Blvd. #336 Indian Harbour Beach, FL 3293

RE: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread Eric Wieling
I've used mothballs* in outside enclosures each spring, but I've never had a full blown nest in an enclosure.Fireants are hard to kill, but they will move their nest. * naphthalene, para-dichlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene, pDCB, or PDB -Original Message- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-b

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:52:45 -0300, "Eduardo A. Su?rez" said: > it's not a joke. Here we have a fire ants nest in the fiber patch panel. > Are there any DIY ways to manage that? Does the local zoo have an aardvark they're willing to loan you? :) This might be a tad difficult to deal with, as the

Re: fire ants

2014-08-12 Thread Tom Morris
Terro is my go-to for that... it's basically boric acid mixed with a sugar solution. The ants eat it and perish. It's the only thing I've found that works on the infamous Crazy Rasberry Ants that like to eat electrical panels. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Eduardo A. Suárez < esua...@fcaglp.fc