Re: ants in bed with veggies

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• Subject: Re: ants in bed with veggies
• From: "* R* <e*@profnet.org>
• Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:32:41 +0000
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Vasha,

> Our beds are made of cedar to avoid the children ingesting poisonous
> vegetables, and this predicament has put us in a contradictory situation,
> but we need something lethal to queen ants!  Can we poison the ants without
> poisoning ourselves?

I just moved from Florida after 5 years there... and have had my 
"fun" with fire ants. My pest control guys said that the queens 
are anywhere from 4-12 feet deep in the ground.... so killing 
them takes one of those LOOONNNGGGG wands they use..

However, I found that if I disturbed their nests (ie- kicked 
'em, dragged a rake through 'em, -that kind of "disturbed"), 
they moved them... not always the best solution, but it got them 
to leave from wherever they were... and take up residence 
somewhere ELSE I didn't want them..

I also read that using Cream of Wheat is good.. laying it gently 
on the month so as not to disturb them.. they take it to eat and 
it expands when wet (in theory), and kills em..... I didn't use 
this so I don't know..

Another think I saw done, was to take one mound (on a shovel) 
and pour it on another mound... they fight to the death...

Nancy
Erie, Pa.  (Not missing fire ants one little bit!!)


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