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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 375628" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Fireants are becoming quite a problem in many areas. If they get on you in large quantities it can be a very dangerous thing. Keep a close eye on the nests and if you see ANY signs call the control people back ASAP. I was watching a thing on National Geographic that said they are becoming very resistant to the chemicals used to kill them.</p><p> </p><p>When I was a kid my parents used to pour boiling salt water (as salty as they could get it) onto the mounds of all sorts of ants. It did an awesome job of controlling them. I have also heard that neem oil is useful against all sorts of pests. It is an organic oil that is not harmful to plants or people. I use it to control lice and fleas when we get attacked by them. One teaspoon mixed with a quart of water and a few drops of dishwashing liquid works better on fleas and ants than anything commercial we have tried (and we have tried quite a few things!). I get the neem oil on ebay, 8 oz was about $6 and it goes a LONG way. It smells vile, but when it is diluted it works with no real scent. For lice I mix a few drops into a palm full of conditioner, apply it all over the hair, let it sit for ten minutes then comb everything out with a lice comb. Not only does it kill adults, the eggs do not hatch and they come off of the hair very easily. No hair pulls because the lice are glued to the hair.</p><p> </p><p>I have done this twice now and even though I treat again in 2 weeks I have yet to find any lice or eggs the second comb out!!! I have no problems with the neem oil that I have with the commercial pesticides and neither do my kids. </p><p> </p><p>I hope the fireants don't come back. Make sure the mound is destroyed so new ones don't move in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 375628, member: 1233"] Fireants are becoming quite a problem in many areas. If they get on you in large quantities it can be a very dangerous thing. Keep a close eye on the nests and if you see ANY signs call the control people back ASAP. I was watching a thing on National Geographic that said they are becoming very resistant to the chemicals used to kill them. When I was a kid my parents used to pour boiling salt water (as salty as they could get it) onto the mounds of all sorts of ants. It did an awesome job of controlling them. I have also heard that neem oil is useful against all sorts of pests. It is an organic oil that is not harmful to plants or people. I use it to control lice and fleas when we get attacked by them. One teaspoon mixed with a quart of water and a few drops of dishwashing liquid works better on fleas and ants than anything commercial we have tried (and we have tried quite a few things!). I get the neem oil on ebay, 8 oz was about $6 and it goes a LONG way. It smells vile, but when it is diluted it works with no real scent. For lice I mix a few drops into a palm full of conditioner, apply it all over the hair, let it sit for ten minutes then comb everything out with a lice comb. Not only does it kill adults, the eggs do not hatch and they come off of the hair very easily. No hair pulls because the lice are glued to the hair. I have done this twice now and even though I treat again in 2 weeks I have yet to find any lice or eggs the second comb out!!! I have no problems with the neem oil that I have with the commercial pesticides and neither do my kids. I hope the fireants don't come back. Make sure the mound is destroyed so new ones don't move in. [/QUOTE]
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