Vicious TX critter attack and guns useless
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Nestor Rivera
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yes petrochem will work but watch out for the water police (a special law unit here in S.Texas) Pesonaly we liked useing the pearburnner on them little suckers followed by diesel and amdro.
When yankees find a place inhabited by biting animals that swarm and whose name contains the word "fire," we MOVE. Some people haven't caught on all the way yet. We call these people "Southerners."
BTW, you certainly can use firearms on ants. Not much is accomplished and it's difficult to prove which trophy was downed by which shooter, but it passes the time....
Don
(Not a Southerner, just a redneck.)
BTW, you certainly can use firearms on ants. Not much is accomplished and it's difficult to prove which trophy was downed by which shooter, but it passes the time....
Don
(Not a Southerner, just a redneck.)
Don...fire ants are so prevalent down here in South Tex that you CAN't move to get away...and they are still spreading Northward.
Few years ago was running a horseranch in a little town north of here [S.A.] called 'Neiderwald. Ants were so bad that I couldn't stall the horses in warm or rainy weather...they'd get eaten alive. Woke up many times to have ants swarming the bed. Put the posts in transmission fliud filled cans...was good unless a sheet hit the floor and hung off the bed.
Almost burned down my cabin once...dogsfood on the porch was covered with ants...use the old WD40 and matches trick. Went inside and little later smelled something burning...went out and poch was on fire...burned up my metal detector. {:-[
Flying ants are hive swarms...young queens going out to make more nests.
I like Diazinon to get rid of them.
exploding bottle rockets are fun to use to 'get rid' of grasshoppers...ya gotta TIE them to the rocket tho.
Few years ago was running a horseranch in a little town north of here [S.A.] called 'Neiderwald. Ants were so bad that I couldn't stall the horses in warm or rainy weather...they'd get eaten alive. Woke up many times to have ants swarming the bed. Put the posts in transmission fliud filled cans...was good unless a sheet hit the floor and hung off the bed.
Almost burned down my cabin once...dogsfood on the porch was covered with ants...use the old WD40 and matches trick. Went inside and little later smelled something burning...went out and poch was on fire...burned up my metal detector. {:-[
Flying ants are hive swarms...young queens going out to make more nests.
I like Diazinon to get rid of them.
exploding bottle rockets are fun to use to 'get rid' of grasshoppers...ya gotta TIE them to the rocket tho.
Glenn E. Meyer
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One of their best tricks is during a flood, they abandon the nest and become a large amber ball and float away.
Then, when they touch something, they swarm it.
They have also killed old people in homes who get swarmed and can't move.
Charming critters.
Then, when they touch something, they swarm it.
They have also killed old people in homes who get swarmed and can't move.
Charming critters.
When my daughter was about 1 1/2, she got into a fire ant bed in FL. I looked and saw her flailing and screaming. She had HUNDREDS of bites ALL OVER HER! Her hands and feet swelled up and turned purple, and she STILL has scars from their attack. I hate the little pests....
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"Pray as if your life depends on God, Prepare as if it all depends on you..." -Texas Preacher
Liberty or death, what we so proudly hail... DON'T TREAD ON ME!!-Metallica
"Many's the men who've battled foe
many the number slain,
many the lads have fallen though
Scotland shall rise again."
Danger Dave
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We've got them here in Georgia, too. They don't belong here, I wish they'd just go home.
And the fire ants, too!
I remember when I was in college, I ran into a friend of mine from NJ. We stopped to talk and I realize he's standing in a bad spot, so I tell him, "You're standing in a bed of fire ants." I'll never forget his next words, "Is that bad?" Man, talk about culture shock! I had no idea that there were people who had never heard of those evil things! A little life hint - when they name a biting/stinging critter "fire ____", it's not wise to stand in it's nest.
On the plus side, they're supposed to be importing a wasp that lays its eggs inside the critters and the larva eats their insides & kills 'em. Pops their heads clean off when they're ready to hatch.
And somebody's patented a fungus that kills Kudzu! No joke - it's supposed to be available in 3 or so years.
And the fire ants, too!
I remember when I was in college, I ran into a friend of mine from NJ. We stopped to talk and I realize he's standing in a bad spot, so I tell him, "You're standing in a bed of fire ants." I'll never forget his next words, "Is that bad?" Man, talk about culture shock! I had no idea that there were people who had never heard of those evil things! A little life hint - when they name a biting/stinging critter "fire ____", it's not wise to stand in it's nest.
On the plus side, they're supposed to be importing a wasp that lays its eggs inside the critters and the larva eats their insides & kills 'em. Pops their heads clean off when they're ready to hatch.
And somebody's patented a fungus that kills Kudzu! No joke - it's supposed to be available in 3 or so years.
Glenn E. Meyer
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Giant Fungus attacks. Wasp mutates and eats baby.
There's no love lost between me and fire ants as I'm one of the unlucky few that is alergic to them. Although one bite is only gonna itch like hell for a few days, the most likely scenario for fireant bites is being swarmed when you disturb the nest. That very well could kill me. Had to be very careful when I lived in Texas
I now live in Virgina where the little b@stards have a hard time surviving the winter
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I now live in Virgina where the little b@stards have a hard time surviving the winter
.paratrooper
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Since no one has mentioned it as yet I will say that regular old bleach will terminate the ants as good as anything . A lot cheaper too . When you find a mound start at the outside . Make a big ring around and work in . After you have drowned the outside ants pour the rest down into the nest . You may want to rig up a spray deal so you can stay a few feet away . Those garden pump and spray deals would be great .
Start with that and then pour a bunch down the middle . DO NOT OPEN THE SPRAYER WITH PRESSURE IN IT !!!Keep a jug with bleach handy for the Coup De Grace .( That's French for " The last kick in the A** " )
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Start with that and then pour a bunch down the middle . DO NOT OPEN THE SPRAYER WITH PRESSURE IN IT !!!Keep a jug with bleach handy for the Coup De Grace .( That's French for " The last kick in the A** " )
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Art Eatman
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I've managed to keep my wife's yard--a couple of acres--free of far aints by a mix of 1/2 cup of Dove liquid soap, a cup of gasoline; all in a five gallon bucket of water. I use her flower-sprinkler can; about a gallon on a mound. Sometimes I have to go down for doubles, but it definitely works.
Art
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Danger Dave
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I've done this, it works about 80% of the time (the other 20%, they just move the nest).
You need:
A big pointed stick (like a broomhandle or something - you want it at least 4 ft long, cause they're gonna swarm it)
A good sized cup full of plain old bleach
A small pot of very hot (like just taken off the stove hot) water
Take the stick, poke it as far down in the center of the nest as you can (the dirt them is soft - you'll find you'll sometimes go about 3 ft deep!). Then make some circular motions to turn the hole into a long, skinny funnel & pull the stick out. You've got to do all this pretty quick! I recommend keeping some ant spray & hose the stick down ASAP.
Next, pour the bleach down the hole. Follow immediately with the boiling water.
Bleach + Hot water = chlorine gas = nest full of dead critters
I swear, I've used it, it works about as good as any of the fire ant killers!
You need:
A big pointed stick (like a broomhandle or something - you want it at least 4 ft long, cause they're gonna swarm it)
A good sized cup full of plain old bleach
A small pot of very hot (like just taken off the stove hot) water
Take the stick, poke it as far down in the center of the nest as you can (the dirt them is soft - you'll find you'll sometimes go about 3 ft deep!). Then make some circular motions to turn the hole into a long, skinny funnel & pull the stick out. You've got to do all this pretty quick! I recommend keeping some ant spray & hose the stick down ASAP.
Next, pour the bleach down the hole. Follow immediately with the boiling water.
Bleach + Hot water = chlorine gas = nest full of dead critters
I swear, I've used it, it works about as good as any of the fire ant killers!
My brother got into an extended war with fire ants one summer. He tried everything, diesel fuel on the mound, boiling water, dried grits, Ortho, Diazinon, Dursban, the works.
Finally, he got irritated and jammed an oxy-acetylene torch into the nest and turned on the tanks without lighting the torch.
About five minutes later, he pulled the torch out of the nest, backed up about 20 feet and tossed a lit road-flare at the mound.
Made one hell of a crater in the backyard, but the fireants went away.
LawDog
Finally, he got irritated and jammed an oxy-acetylene torch into the nest and turned on the tanks without lighting the torch.
About five minutes later, he pulled the torch out of the nest, backed up about 20 feet and tossed a lit road-flare at the mound.
Made one hell of a crater in the backyard, but the fireants went away.
LawDog
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>My brother got into an extended war with fire ants one summer. He tried everything, diesel fuel on the mound, boiling water, dried grits, Ortho, Diazinon, Dursban, the works.[/quote]
Dried grits??? Dried grits?!??
You southron boys are nutz.
pax
"I couldn't think of another city in the world that lined its streets with stone leviathans honoring failed rebels against the state." -- Tony Horwitz regarding Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue
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Dried grits??? Dried grits?!??
You southron boys are nutz.
pax
"I couldn't think of another city in the world that lined its streets with stone leviathans honoring failed rebels against the state." -- Tony Horwitz regarding Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue
[This message has been edited by pax (edited July 14, 2000).]
m_d_atwood
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Danger Dave:
We've got them here in Georgia, too. They don't belong here, I wish they'd just go home.
And the fire ants, too!
I remember when I was in college, I ran into a friend of mine from NJ. We stopped to talk and I realize he's standing in a bad spot, so I tell him, "You're standing in a bed of fire ants." I'll never forget his next words, "Is that bad?" Man, talk about culture shock! I had no idea that there were people who had never heard of those evil things! A little life hint - when they name a biting/stinging critter "fire ____", it's not wise to stand in it's nest.
On the plus side, they're supposed to be importing a wasp that lays its eggs inside the critters and the larva eats their insides & kills 'em. Pops their heads clean off when they're ready to hatch.
And somebody's patented a fungus that kills Kudzu! No joke - it's supposed to be available in 3 or so years.[/quote]
kills kudzu? cool.
We've got them here in Georgia, too. They don't belong here, I wish they'd just go home.
And the fire ants, too!
I remember when I was in college, I ran into a friend of mine from NJ. We stopped to talk and I realize he's standing in a bad spot, so I tell him, "You're standing in a bed of fire ants." I'll never forget his next words, "Is that bad?" Man, talk about culture shock! I had no idea that there were people who had never heard of those evil things! A little life hint - when they name a biting/stinging critter "fire ____", it's not wise to stand in it's nest.
On the plus side, they're supposed to be importing a wasp that lays its eggs inside the critters and the larva eats their insides & kills 'em. Pops their heads clean off when they're ready to hatch.
And somebody's patented a fungus that kills Kudzu! No joke - it's supposed to be available in 3 or so years.[/quote]
kills kudzu? cool.
Brings back many memories! Back in the olden days in LA (no! Loosy-anna, y'all), we had them ants around the house.
Burning plastic models, railroad flares,
M-80s, etc. didn't cut it. I finally decided that all the dog-poop piled on the nest would kill anything.
Couple weeks later, all the poop was gone & the nest had at least doubled in size (hint - that doesn't work).
Ended up running over the nest with the lawn mower (just to get a ground-level start) & taking turns with a shovel & gas. After a good saturation w/much stirring, a match seemed to make them seek safer neighboorhoods.
That oxy-acetylene mixure in a regular ol' baloon makes a pretty good noise. Oh, don't hold it in your hand.
Back in the olden days in LA (no! Loosy-anna, y'all), we had them ants around the house.Burning plastic models, railroad flares,
M-80s, etc. didn't cut it. I finally decided that all the dog-poop piled on the nest would kill anything.
Couple weeks later, all the poop was gone & the nest had at least doubled in size (hint - that doesn't work).
Ended up running over the nest with the lawn mower (just to get a ground-level start) & taking turns with a shovel & gas. After a good saturation w/much stirring, a match seemed to make them seek safer neighboorhoods.
That oxy-acetylene mixure in a regular ol' baloon makes a pretty good noise. Oh, don't hold it in your hand.