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05-07-2008, 11:55 AM
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Fire ants?
When I lived in Houston a few years back, fire ants were a big issue in our area. Are they as prevalant in SA as they are in Houston?
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05-07-2008, 12:01 PM
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If you're not the solution,you're the problem!!
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Originally Posted by SA08
When I lived in Houston a few years back, fire ants were a big issue in our area. Are they as prevalant in SA as they are in Houston?
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I don't know if they are "as prevalent" but we certainly have our share!  |
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05-07-2008, 12:45 PM
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I haven't seen nearly as many here as I have in Houston or Dallas. They are definitely around, but we're not battling three mounds in our yard all the time...
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05-07-2008, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by chipsndip
I haven't seen nearly as many here as I have in Houston or Dallas. They are definitely around, but we're not battling three mounds in our yard all the time...
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Good to know! We ALWAYS had mounds unless we kept amdro on the yard at all times & that gets pretty spendy!
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05-07-2008, 01:36 PM
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Waiting on the world to change....
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Speaking of Amdro.....does anyone else have a problem KEEPING it on the yard once applied? We can't keep the birds from eating it every time we put it down.....so we never get our ant problem solved! Argh&*^% Any suggestions? (Stepped in a mound last week....not a fun experience!)
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05-07-2008, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by RecovringKrspyKremeAddict
Speaking of Amdro.....does anyone else have a problem KEEPING it on the yard once applied? We can't keep the birds from eating it every time we put it down.....so we never get our ant problem solved! Argh&*^% Any suggestions? (Stepped in a mound last week....not a fun experience!)
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You could switch to Spinosad. It's an organic fire-ant killer and AFAIK doesn't appeal to birds. |
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05-07-2008, 02:35 PM
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I don't get a lot of Fire Ants in my yard but occasionally I will find a bed. Someone once told me that if I put some Cinnamon on the bed that they would go away because Fire Ants do not like Cinnamon. A few months later I discovered a bed and remembering what I had been told I sprinkled a little Cinnamon on the bed. I checked it a few days later and they were gone. I don't know where they went but I didn't see another bed in the yard so if they just moved, which I assume they did, they moved out of my yard. Try it and see if it works for you. It's not very spendy!
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05-07-2008, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SA08
Good to know! We ALWAYS had mounds unless we kept amdro on the yard at all times & that gets pretty spendy!
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That's pretty much waht i have to do as well. When I fertilize the yards in the spring and the fall, i also throw down some ant killer. I believe it's a must here. |
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05-07-2008, 05:13 PM
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We always have mounds, esp. after a good rain.
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05-08-2008, 12:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnappyBob
I don't get a lot of Fire Ants in my yard but occasionally I will find a bed. Someone once told me that if I put some Cinnamon on the bed that they would go away because Fire Ants do not like Cinnamon. A few months later I discovered a bed and remembering what I had been told I sprinkled a little Cinnamon on the bed. I checked it a few days later and they were gone. I don't know where they went but I didn't see another bed in the yard so if they just moved, which I assume they did, they moved out of my yard. Try it and see if it works for you. It's not very spendy!
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I believe you've found another beneficial use for cinnamon! Good for humans, bad for fire ants! I've never seen a fire ant I didn't want dead. |
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