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re: Fire ants in the garden
Posted on 5/5/24 at 12:25 pm to CAT
Posted on 5/5/24 at 12:25 pm to CAT
Hate those dudes because I wear crocs to work in the yard. F that.
Also last summer they got my retriever. He layed in a bed of them and started looking at me all funny like "what did I do wrong???". I got him on the driveway, rolled him over, and brushed them all off. Felt bad for him.
Also last summer they got my retriever. He layed in a bed of them and started looking at me all funny like "what did I do wrong???". I got him on the driveway, rolled him over, and brushed them all off. Felt bad for him.
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Posted on 5/5/24 at 7:36 pm to CAT
Get some diatomaceous Earth.
It works perfect for piles too. Poor a generous amount on a pile. Then get a shovel or something you can disturb the pile with to mix it in a little. It will kill the entire pile in a day.
Edit: Just make sure you don’t get the one for pools. It can be toxic. You can just get whatever food grade you can find.
It works perfect for piles too. Poor a generous amount on a pile. Then get a shovel or something you can disturb the pile with to mix it in a little. It will kill the entire pile in a day.
Edit: Just make sure you don’t get the one for pools. It can be toxic. You can just get whatever food grade you can find.
This post was edited on 5/5/24 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:13 pm to PillageUrVillage
quote:UPDATE
I’ve used this method with some success.
happy to report that teh borax/sugar traps work like a charm.
i use glass mason jars with holes punched in the metal caps
my garden beds are 100% ant free
Posted on 5/15/24 at 10:12 am to CAT
I use orange oil and water drench. Check with garden shop to but the oil. Works great but remember you have to get the orange oil,water on the queen or it just kills ants. 4 Tbs per gallon, I use 2 gallons on medium size mounds say 15 inches across.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:39 am to cgrand
quote:
UPDATE
happy to report that teh borax/sugar traps work like a charm.
i use glass mason jars with holes punched in the metal caps
my garden beds are 100% ant free
FYI: This is what the Terro bait is, borax and sugar. I use the bottled kind for sweet ants in the house. Just put a few drops on a piece of cardboard (I use little squares of cereal boxes) or plastic, and put it in the line or area the ants are in. The little bait stations they sell also work great.
If you have ants that are protein eaters you can mix a little olive oil with it. That would probably help even more with the fire ants. It just gives them more to eat and reason to keep coming back.
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:38 am to LegendInMyMind
Yes, the white powder that stinks to hell is the best I have used to get rid of them.
I tried the demon WP and you would see dead ones on and around the mound the next day but, another mound would pop up nearby.
I tried the demon WP and you would see dead ones on and around the mound the next day but, another mound would pop up nearby.
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