Sounds like baking power would also do this quite well. Marshall
Charles Sutton wrote: > I have successfully gotten rid of many mounds of fire ants by spreading > baking soda around (not on) the mounds, and then spraying the soda with > apple cider vinegar. The workers will feed this mixture to the queen and > the acid in her system mixed with the acidic vinegar and soda will expand in > her. She explodes and the mound disappears. It takes time, several days, > and has to be done a couple of times but I got rid of a yard full of them > at Fernindina Beach, Florida. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "daddybob" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:47 PM > Subject: CS>Re: CS>Fire Ants > > > Nothing kills them for good that is legal that I know > > of. > > > > If you called the Ag. Ext. ofc. here about fire ants > > they'd have a good laugh and wish you well. > > > > Short of drastic poisons and awful things that you > > shouldn't do to the environment (like pouring gasoline > > on them), here are some suggestions. > > > > First- you never get rid of them if they've moved in > > to your area, you just chase them around. The goal is > > to keep them at bay, that's the best you can do. > > > > They hate coffee grounds, but if you have too many to > > deal with, you can't drink that much coffee. The > > grounds have to be wet; don't ask me why. > > > > Many baits and poisons are available. What you don't > > want to do willy-nilly is spread these things around > > where birds and such get into them. > > > > Acephate works best, but can be expensive- here's how > > to use less and do less damage to the environment, > > while chasing the Fireants around very effectively: > > Put about 2-3 tablespoons in the bottom of a 5 gallon > > bucket with a little water, and stir it together. Now > > add water to near the top, then just a drop or two of > > dishwashing liquid as an adjuvant. > > > > Pour about a gallon or two per mound, all over the > > mound. It will wash and uncover the top, and expose > > the larva. Get the larva good and wet and all the > > workers who are trying to move the larva. This way all > > the workers will get some when they try to move the > > colony. > > > > Every day inspect your yard for new small colonies > > that came from the damaged ones. If you do this you > > will rid your yard for maybe a month at a stretch. > > > > This really calls for vigilance in late summer/ early > > fall. > > > > It never ends. > > > > Maybe someone here can modify this method with > > something less poisonous and less expensive. I'm all > > ears. > > > > Daddybob > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
