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First it was gophers (which haven't left yet, by the way)...
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 375711" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>OH Mah Garshk.....Yeah you ain't lived in the South huh? Well lemme educate you on Fahr Ants. Nasty, nasty, nasty. Hates everyone, everything, and they do NOT abide by the same "talk" that every other insect does. "You stay there. I stay here. I don't kill any of your kin, you leave my family alone. We have the actual fire ants, and they move across the lawn like it's on fire. We finally gave up trying to kill (no such thing) and with 2 acres? yeah - Well...we "control" where they go. That is the best you can do. We have found there are PROMISES in a bag. $30-$50 a season is the best you can hope for. The blue foil bag (can't think of the name) is the best so far. But you had better follow it to the T on the directions and pray for NO rain after you spread it out. </p><p> </p><p>IF you do get bitten? ( Nasty little buggers thoroughly love to be up to your knees in hordes before biting in masses) Rinse right away with clean water - then apply a paste of ANY meat tenderizer ADOLPHS works best. Some reason it takes the sting right out of the poison sting. DO NOT pop the zit that you get from the bite. If you do? Apply hydrogen peroxide and neosporin, then cover with a bandaid. We have people die here they get bitten so badly. </p><p> </p><p>ALSO - when I find mounds in the yard AFTER we do a treatment (months later?) I will put out INSTANT GRITS. Yup - I also put a FLAG up (like a lawn marking flag for digging) to let everyone know it's a HOT zone. Don't MOW over them either. They can feel you standing three feet away from their mounds and will invade you up to your knees THEN attack....it's awful. Stripping off all your clothes and running for a hose is NOT an uncommon thing here to see. Really. (no kidding) </p><p> </p><p>Oh the grits? They take the grits down to the Queen - she gets thirsty, they take her water, she drinks; blows up. No more mound - They elect a new queen - she picks a new spot - and they move. Also Dawn dishwashing detergent suds seem to deter them somewhat. They don't like Dawn so well. (maybe ----snort they're Vamires.......get it? They don't like Dawn?) oh owww.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 375711, member: 4964"] OH Mah Garshk.....Yeah you ain't lived in the South huh? Well lemme educate you on Fahr Ants. Nasty, nasty, nasty. Hates everyone, everything, and they do NOT abide by the same "talk" that every other insect does. "You stay there. I stay here. I don't kill any of your kin, you leave my family alone. We have the actual fire ants, and they move across the lawn like it's on fire. We finally gave up trying to kill (no such thing) and with 2 acres? yeah - Well...we "control" where they go. That is the best you can do. We have found there are PROMISES in a bag. $30-$50 a season is the best you can hope for. The blue foil bag (can't think of the name) is the best so far. But you had better follow it to the T on the directions and pray for NO rain after you spread it out. IF you do get bitten? ( Nasty little buggers thoroughly love to be up to your knees in hordes before biting in masses) Rinse right away with clean water - then apply a paste of ANY meat tenderizer ADOLPHS works best. Some reason it takes the sting right out of the poison sting. DO NOT pop the zit that you get from the bite. If you do? Apply hydrogen peroxide and neosporin, then cover with a bandaid. We have people die here they get bitten so badly. ALSO - when I find mounds in the yard AFTER we do a treatment (months later?) I will put out INSTANT GRITS. Yup - I also put a FLAG up (like a lawn marking flag for digging) to let everyone know it's a HOT zone. Don't MOW over them either. They can feel you standing three feet away from their mounds and will invade you up to your knees THEN attack....it's awful. Stripping off all your clothes and running for a hose is NOT an uncommon thing here to see. Really. (no kidding) Oh the grits? They take the grits down to the Queen - she gets thirsty, they take her water, she drinks; blows up. No more mound - They elect a new queen - she picks a new spot - and they move. Also Dawn dishwashing detergent suds seem to deter them somewhat. They don't like Dawn so well. (maybe ----snort they're Vamires.......get it? They don't like Dawn?) oh owww. [/QUOTE]
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