Cheryl Hoffman on fri 8 nov 02
In a message dated 11/8/02 11:25:01 AM Pacific Standard Time,
boerner@TISLINK.COM writes:
> In June, we split and stacked two cords of oak. I just went down to the kiln
> site to cover the wood with tarps and found that fire ants have taken over
> the whole stack. These are stubborn, aggressive, little biting
> beast......and I'd like to get them out of my wood before next Friday ! Any
> ideas ?
> Merrie in Mississippi
Merrie,
We have them bad in Florida, too. "Bengal Fire Ant Bait" is the only
product that I have found that kills the mound, rather than have the mound
move to a new location. It does no good to kill the little buggers that are
crawling around...you must find and treat the all the mounds, carefully
following the directions on the package.
Pretty smart little buggers, too. Read somewhere that they silently
climb up on their prey, then the "leader" ant sends a chemical signal to the
rest of them and they all bite at once. I have many scars on my legs to
prove this theory correct.
One night, at an outside party, I stepped into a mound. I was wearing
pantyhose and a dress (yes, occasionally this happens) and they had reached
the level of my waist before they started biting. I stripped bare-assed
naked in front of everyone to get them off...some friends complain that their
retinas are still scorched by the sight.
Cher Gauvin, feeling much better.
Virgil and Susan Leise on fri 8 nov 02
Find the hole...pour a little gasoline in it...set on fire! Be careful.
Susan
Merrie Boerner on fri 8 nov 02
In June, we split and stacked two cords of oak. I just went down to the kiln
site to cover the wood with tarps and found that fire ants have taken over
the whole stack. These are stubborn, aggressive, little biting
beast......and I'd like to get them out of my wood before next Friday ! Any
ideas ?
Merrie in Mississippi
Joan Millette on fri 8 nov 02
Fill a watering can with 2 gallons of water. Add 1/2 or 1 cup of liquid dish
detergent (not dishwaser liquid). and sprinkle heavily over the infested
area and about a foot beyond. You may need a asecond treatment in 24 hours,
but this will do the job as no chemical can.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Merrie Boerner"
To:
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:51 PM
Subject: Fire ants in the wood pile !
> In June, we split and stacked two cords of oak. I just went down to the
kiln
> site to cover the wood with tarps and found that fire ants have taken over
> the whole stack. These are stubborn, aggressive, little biting
> beast......and I'd like to get them out of my wood before next Friday !
Any
> ideas ?
> Merrie in Mississippi
>
>
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Ms Noel on sat 9 nov 02
NO! NO! NO!
DO NOT USE GASOLINE.
YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL WITH GASOLINE VAPORS.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Virgil and Susan Leise"
To:
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: Fire ants in the wood pile !
> Find the hole...pour a little gasoline in it...set on fire! Be careful.
> Susan
>
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Lorraine Pierce on sat 9 nov 02
Hi Cher...glad you are sounding better; thinking of you and wishing you
well. Are you in your house? Did you get your phone back?Glad you've been
talking to professionals as well as friends. A big hug dear...at least one a
day!! Lori
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheryl Hoffman"
To:
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Fire ants in the wood pile !
> In a message dated 11/8/02 11:25:01 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> boerner@TISLINK.COM writes:
>
>
> > In June, we split and stacked two cords of oak. I just went down to the
kiln
> > site to cover the wood with tarps and found that fire ants have taken
over
> > the whole stack. These are stubborn, aggressive, little biting
> > beast......and I'd like to get them out of my wood before next Friday !
Any
> > ideas ?
> > Merrie in Mississippi
>
> Merrie,
> We have them bad in Florida, too. "Bengal Fire Ant Bait" is the
only
> product that I have found that kills the mound, rather than have the mound
> move to a new location. It does no good to kill the little buggers that
are
> crawling around...you must find and treat the all the mounds, carefully
> following the directions on the package.
> Pretty smart little buggers, too. Read somewhere that they
silently
> climb up on their prey, then the "leader" ant sends a chemical signal to
the
> rest of them and they all bite at once. I have many scars on my legs to
> prove this theory correct.
> One night, at an outside party, I stepped into a mound. I was
wearing
> pantyhose and a dress (yes, occasionally this happens) and they had
reached
> the level of my waist before they started biting. I stripped bare-assed
> naked in front of everyone to get them off...some friends complain that
their
> retinas are still scorched by the sight.
> Cher Gauvin, feeling much better.
>
>
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Hendrix, Taylor J. on sat 9 nov 02
BURN THE BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No really. You might try a quick relocation of the pile. Let em' fuss =
and fume (don't get bitten!) and they should go somewhere else. I use a =
mixture of manure tea with citrus oil in it to soak their mounds. It =
works pretty well, but I don't think you want to get your wood wet. =
Citrus oil kills them pretty quickly, but it has to be contact which =
means getting down and dirty with those insects from hell.
Taylor, in Waco surrounded by about 5 really BIG fire ant mounds. Oh, =
but the ant drench is cookin' in the garage.
-----Original Message-----
From: Merrie Boerner [mailto:boerner@TISLINK.COM]
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:51 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Fire ants in the wood pile !
In June, we split and stacked two cords of oak. I just went down to the =
kiln
site to cover the wood with tarps and found that fire ants have taken =
over
the whole stack. These are stubborn, aggressive, little biting
beast......and I'd like to get them out of my wood before next Friday ! =
Any
ideas ?
Merrie in Mississippi
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Carole Rishel on sat 9 nov 02
What's in the Bengal fire ant bait? Is it available in TX?
Carole Rishel
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----- Original Message -----
From: Cheryl Hoffman
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 6:44 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Fire ants in the wood pile !
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In a message dated 11/8/02 11:25:01 AM Pacific Standard Time,
boerner@TISLINK.COM writes:
> In June, we split and stacked two cords of oak. I just went down to the=
kiln
> site to cover the wood with tarps and found that fire ants have taken o=
ver
> the whole stack. These are stubborn, aggressive, little biting
> beast......and I'd like to get them out of my wood before next Friday !=
Any
> ideas ?
> Merrie in Mississippi
Merrie,
We have them bad in Florida, too. "Bengal Fire Ant Bait" is the o=
nly
product that I have found that kills the mound, rather than have the moun=
d
move to a new location. It does no good to kill the little buggers that =
are
crawling around...you must find and treat the all the mounds, carefully
following the directions on the package.
Pretty smart little buggers, too. Read somewhere that they silent=
ly
climb up on their prey, then the "leader" ant sends a chemical signal to =
the
rest of them and they all bite at once. I have many scars on my legs to
prove this theory correct.
One night, at an outside party, I stepped into a mound. I was wea=
ring
pantyhose and a dress (yes, occasionally this happens) and they had reach=
ed
the level of my waist before they started biting. I stripped bare-assed
naked in front of everyone to get them off...some friends complain that t=
heir
retinas are still scorched by the sight.
Cher Gauvin, feeling much better.
_________________________________________________________________________=
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John Jensen on sat 9 nov 02
I'm not sure if I've ever tried this fire ant remedy or not, memory
plays tricks; but I've heard that if you take a shovelful of dirt from
another colony, along with the ants contained therein and put it on your
anthill the ants will abandon the nest. Easy enough to test, unless you
don't have another nearby nest.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
mudbug@toadhouse.com, www.toadhouse.com
Working Potter on sat 9 nov 02
yeh, gasoline vapors EXPLODE when ignited, not a good thing.
Cheryl Hoffman on sun 10 nov 02
In a message dated 11/9/02 1:57:50 PM Pacific Standard Time,
kallahcee@MSN.COM writes:
> What's in the Bengal fire ant bait? Is it available in TX?
> Carole Rishel
>
Hey Carole,
I don't know what's in that stuff...quite sure it's pretty toxic. But
then, fire ants can be deadly. I get a VERY severe reaction to their bites,
not unlike someone allergic to bee stings. And I've had them kill a
dog...army of them crept up on her when she was sleeping and did the "all
bite at once" thing. We also had a case here in Florida: Elderly sleeping
woman, in a nursing home, window left open over her bed. Same tactic...the
whole army silently covered her and bit...killed her.
Bengal is a brand name of a whole line of insecticides. I've used
other brands of fire ant bait, such as Andro and others...they only caused
the mound to move to a new location. Pouring substances down the mound hole
doesn't work because they dig down, then laterally, then up again...think
about it, if it was just a hole straight down, they would drowned every time
it rains. The other baits I have used take days or weeks, reduces the
number, but the queen is protected and she just sets up a new mound someplace
else. With this Bengal product, I believe that the instructions said to mix
with a gallon of water, pour on the mound in early morning or early evening.
When I used it, I swear to you that within a matter of hours, there was a
ring of dead ants 3 in. deep, 2 ft. Wide surrounding each mound. I was
amazed at how fast & well it worked, but also at HOW MANY ants were in those
mounds!
I'm not sure if it's available in all states...last time I had to go
to Georgia from Fl. to buy it. Maybe you could find it on the net...wish I
had an empty container to give you the address or phone # of the company.
Their roach bait works equally well for Palmetto bugs (Big honking
cockroaches).
I really try to avoid using toxic poisons around the house but
sometimes you have to pull out the big guns to protect your life and health
when you live in this climate. When they killed my dog...that was it -- I
declared WAR!
Cher Gauvin, feeling very strong today and standing my ground. Hell hath no
fury like a woman scorned...and game has just begun. Hope to get on the
Monday night clayart chat.
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