Fire Ants down south??
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I have them here where I live. By far.....although expensive...gasoline kills them quick.
I have 2 acres and we had them bad this past summer because of the mild winter before. They are no fun when they get on you...believe me!
Like was posted above, I like to park my riding mower over a big hill and scatter them dang things. If you want to have some fun, find two large mounds, as they are most likely separate colonies; then take a shovel and dig one hill up and toss it on the other.
They really go at it!
I have 2 acres and we had them bad this past summer because of the mild winter before. They are no fun when they get on you...believe me!
Like was posted above, I like to park my riding mower over a big hill and scatter them dang things. If you want to have some fun, find two large mounds, as they are most likely separate colonies; then take a shovel and dig one hill up and toss it on the other.
They really go at it!
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My son-in-law poured gas on several mounds in his yard and set them on fire.
He then overfilled his rideing mower and proceeded to mow the lawn.
On the second trip around the yard he noticed flames comeing up between his legs.
The mower didn't survive. The ants mover over a few feet and built new homes.
He then overfilled his rideing mower and proceeded to mow the lawn.
On the second trip around the yard he noticed flames comeing up between his legs.
The mower didn't survive. The ants mover over a few feet and built new homes.
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Originally Posted by Chugalug
My son-in-law poured gas on several mounds in his yard and set them on fire.
He then overfilled his rideing mower and proceeded to mow the lawn.
On the second trip around the yard he noticed flames comeing up between his legs.
The mower didn't survive. The ants mover over a few feet and built new homes.
He then overfilled his rideing mower and proceeded to mow the lawn.
On the second trip around the yard he noticed flames comeing up between his legs.
The mower didn't survive. The ants mover over a few feet and built new homes.
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Have u guys seen the mgyver episode with all the ants that would eat humans if they got on you. I was wondering why not just get all the people out and drop a bomb and kill those bloody suckers out. fordguy101
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From: Allen, Tx
I just tore open one of my walls because I had fire ants (and uncles) all over the kitchen. They had a huge nest just below the foundation where water pipes come up through the slab. I shoveled away four 5 gallon buckets of nest and angry fire ants and there's still some in there. I got bit a few times but I'm not really allergic to their bites. They feel like mosquito bites. Anyway, to kill them, I sprinkle acephate on them and on the nest. The whole colony is usually dead in a couple of days as they track that stuff all over their nest and bring it to the queen. I really enjoyed watching these big son of a guns writhe in pain as they come in contact with acephate, eat it and choke on it. I have already nuked 4 mounds this week. I hate those damn things already when they are in the yard, but in the house, that's ridiculous. They can't even help with the mortgage or anything. Ants don't have wallets because they don't have pockets to carry them in. Great excuse.
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Boy I am glad I live in Iowa.
Anyway I feel sorry for the people in south America where they have 2 advacuate the whole area. When the human eating ants come 2 town. Boy I just want 2 get rid of those people and drop a bomb. But I hate the big black ants that I see only in the summer. fordguy101
Anyway I feel sorry for the people in south America where they have 2 advacuate the whole area. When the human eating ants come 2 town. Boy I just want 2 get rid of those people and drop a bomb. But I hate the big black ants that I see only in the summer. fordguy101
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From: Broken Arrow, OK.
Originally Posted by bigdaddyII
Sometimes I get so excited that I go around the neighborhood looking for more mounds to burn.
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Plenty of them here in Mississippi.
Have you ever noticed that a bunch of them will crawl up your leg and they all start biting at the same time. It's like the ant leader says "ya'll wait till I get to his knee and give the signal to bite". Then about 50 of them start biting all at once and you do the fire ant dance.
Have you ever noticed that a bunch of them will crawl up your leg and they all start biting at the same time. It's like the ant leader says "ya'll wait till I get to his knee and give the signal to bite". Then about 50 of them start biting all at once and you do the fire ant dance.
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From: "tween the cotton and tob
These things are like Herpees... you aint gettin rid of em. They is smart lil frickers. By the time you walk up to the mound to drop poison, they have felt the vibrations in the ground, have secured the queen and are off to a new location. Only thing you can do is keep at em and keep pushing em and make em someone elses problem!