Re: Ants!

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• To: t*@electro-net.com, Organic Gardening List <o*@lsv.uky.edu>
• Subject: Re: Ants!
• From: M* <s*@earthlink.net>
• Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:01:35 -0800
• References: <199803171345.IAA03847@earth.electro-net.com>

Hi - I read that in Africa, the deal with fire ants by taking a shovelful off the
top of one hill and tossing it on the top of another hill, it seems that fire ants
are very territorial and will
fight newcomers 'til the end.  Has anyone else heard of this
method?

Mary

tbarnum@electro-net.com wrote:

> >I am what I call a Rational Organic Gardener. By that I mean that I am NOT
> >organic so that I can be 'in harmony with the Universe', I am organic so
> that my
> >home and food will be safe for my little boy. If a situation arises where NOT
> >using 'chemicals' is more dangerous than using them, as in Fire Ant
> invasions, I
> >am likely to use pesticides, just not right on the veggies!
>
> Keith,  I'm glad you wrote this, because I've got ant problems and I wasn't
> sure how to treat them.  I don't want to poison my vegetables or us.
> Any other recommendations out there on getting rid of ants, fire and
> otherwise, from the garden?
> Thanks!
> -Trudy
>
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