Ant Hill on Mound

Southern-Grower · 10-17-2005, 09:42 AM

does anyone have a idea about getting rid of ants with eggs around a mound, without poison?????????

i've done the grit and corn meal thing to no avail!!

AnnaJW · 10-17-2005, 04:24 PM

I'm glad you asked this question, because I have the same problem!

Anna

Bonheur · 10-17-2005, 06:45 PM

I've had success getting rid of fire ants using dried molasses.

Casa Del Gatos · 10-18-2005, 05:53 AM

Water. Lots of it. They will move, then you can poison the new mound. I have had really good luck with the Bayer ant killer dust. It only takes a little bit per mound.

Also, Rotenone (pyrethrins) will get them, just don't let the spray get on the nanner leaves!

rsieminski · 10-18-2005, 07:24 AM

How about the old powdered sugar/boric acid trick?

bigdog · 10-18-2005, 10:11 AM

I've had good success with diatomaceous earth around my strawberries in the past. Use it liberally, and apply again after it rains (even though it'll still work after rain).

JoeReal · 10-18-2005, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rsieminski

How about the old powdered sugar/boric acid trick?

The ants have easily evolved to pick out easily only the sugar crystals from the boric acid crystals. Moreover, the queen ants have a recipe of making an offspring type that is more tolerant of ingesting boric acid.

rsieminski · 10-18-2005, 03:39 PM

Boric Acid is not very poisonous. I guess, if the little critters ate enough of it, they would die. It works because like diatomaceous earth, it's an abrasive to their little bodies, and dehydrates them. Maybe this happens when they are learning to seperate the sugar from the mix? It works on contact(carrying, walking through, etc.). The sugar is used to attract them.

Southern-Grower · 10-18-2005, 05:07 PM

ty all for yur suggestions..

as i tryed to flood the A**H***s to no avail..

so i'm using that granular tasty smelling stuff..

i did this on the raja in gh and it did work, just don't like it..

i put on top without water and they smelled that stuff and ran off..
then i on hands and knees and removed all granules from soil ..

i'm still here and ate 90+ bananas from plant..

bananalover · 10-19-2005, 06:27 PM

Ok what is. . .granular tasty smelling stuff..?

Southern-Grower · 10-20-2005, 04:12 PM

spectracide fire & ant killer

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