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Re: Ant Question

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Yes, DE works great.

(Thinks about getting back up on his beneficial nematode soapbox, decides
against it)

Tom
Austin, TX
Zone Whew! The temperature's finally staying in the double digits.

-----Original Message-----
From: theresa gillman <tmdavis@concentric.net>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 6:05 AM
Subject: 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
>http://members.tripod.com/tmd26
>
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