doublenot7
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Import some Phorid flies to your yard. But this works also:
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jimson55
north east texas
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I have found a very effective (100%) non toxic treatment. First, let me say that IMHO fire ants do not like healthy soil. I have had my place for over 12 years and I have had maybe six fire ant mounds on my property. I have on occasion gotten rid of fire ants for my neighbors who are constantly fighting the boogers every year.
I purchase pure orange oil (usually sold in 1 quart bottle at the plant store) and use only 2 oz of the oil mixed with 1 gal of water in a milk jug. I pour the whole gallon on the ant mound starting in the middle of the mound and then in a circular motion until I have drenched the whole mound.
The orange oil is an enzyme and effectively melts the exoskeleton of the ants. When the mound is drenched enough to get to the queen ant, the colony is done for. Try it. I think you will be pleased and the orange oil will not harm your pets.
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southernkilowatt
North Carolina
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I like to take a shovel full of mound A and put it in mound B. Then a shovel full of mound B and put it in mound A. They have an instant war and kill each other. I use a magnifying glass on the rest 
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Deb and Ed M
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travelnutz wrote:I like our method for dealing with fire ants. Don't visit, go to, or live where the fire ants are and certainly not when they are active. Works perfectly every time and you don't need to buy anything from a store or apply it! Even your dogs will thank you profusely!
LOL!! But we're heading that way pretty soon - I have to REALLY watch my dogs, who think that fire ant mounds are something that needs to be "marked" :-(
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bobsue2
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This pretty effective too........
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ventrman
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Let's see now, how do you get rid of Fire Ants? My suggestion would be to fire them.
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Charlie D.
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FIL Swears that a mixture of Chlorine bleach and water works. Chlorine is/was a major component in insecticides.
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sirdrakejr
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When I lived in TX I found a small can ( looked like a 1 qt paint can ) of killer made by Chevron that smelled like sulfur. It said to kick the top off the ant hill and put one teaspoon of the stuff on it. I did that to three hills I found in a CG in Grapevine and they were all gone the next morning. When I returned home to CO I tried it there on the regular red ants and it got rid of them too. I don't know what happened to the stuff but I cannot find it made any more. It was best stuff I ever used.
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Have used Amdro with good results..
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