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RE: Ant Question

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Does Diamatheous(sp?) Earth work on Fire Ants? I used it on ant hills in my
yard with success, but they weren't Fire Ants...

At 04:27 AM 9/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
>Here in Texas we are plagued with them, and believe it or not, Johnson's
>Baby powder is what we use to move them elsewhere, but it has to be
>Johnson's, not some generic talcum powder, as I think there is something
>about the Johnson perfume that they can't stand. If there aren't any plants
>growing immediately adjacent to the ant-infested area, you can also use
>boiling water efficaciously.  Please let me know if you are successful with
>any other non-poisonous methods, Richard
>

MI zone5
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