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Houston braces for invasion of 'Crazy Ants'
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| March 26, 2014
| Robert Gearty
Posted on 03/27/2014 6:43:30 AM PDT by listenhillary
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To: listenhillary
Biological warfare against insects is both high and low tech.
The low tech part is bizarre, basically getting 500 gallons of a type of insect in a stainless steel vat, mashing them, then seeing is anything grows on the mash. If it can eat the mashed insects, it might be able to eat the living ones.
The home, low tech version, used against fire ants, is to get a quart glass jar, put some honey in it, and set it next to an anthill. When there are a bunch of ants in it, pour in some boiling water to kill them, seal the jar, and put it in a cool, dark place for a couple of weeks. Then, when a fungus or something grows on the water, pour the water over the nest. Typically it will wipe out both that nest, and several other nests within about 10 yards.
It will be a bit trickier with crazy ants, since they do not make obvious nests, just using small holes in the ground over their massive, underground nest. However, it would be worth it to try the same technique.
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
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posted on
03/27/2014 7:53:05 AM PDT
by
MrEdd
(vHeck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: SomeCallMeTim
Gotta be more redneck..................
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posted on
03/27/2014 7:57:25 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: Lazamataz
I don’t know if it will work for these ants but a friend of mine leaves opened packages of artificial sweetener around and it kills fire ants that eat it.
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posted on
03/27/2014 7:59:09 AM PDT
by
IMR 4350
To: Lazamataz
We used grits in SC on fire ants...pretty effective...cheap and worth a try...
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:01:10 AM PDT
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: IMR 4350; Lazamataz
There is also a product called Terro, a borax powder mixed in a syrup that ants love...we used it to eliminate two nests that were under our foundation and coming into the house and it eliminated another that was coming in from the neighbor’s house.
http://www.terro.com/
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:05:41 AM PDT
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: SZonian
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
WHAT?! ..a wok dish w/o Curry & Ginger?
waiting for the obligatory pic(s).
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:08:04 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: listenhillary
I did have an ant infestation in a clock radio. 
To: I_Publius
I won’t use anything else...
It is a bit problematic in a way though...the ants SWARM to the bait so you need to feed them extra to keep them from wandering away from your baited area...
Then after a couple of days...nothing...then a few days later another, slightly smaller swarm arrives (hatched eggs)....a few days later...nothing...then a few days later, another, even smaller swarm arrives and we repeat the cycle maybe one more time until NOTHING.
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:10:52 AM PDT
by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: Rummyfan
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:11:16 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." ~Voltaire)
To: Red Badger
Think I’ve seen her pic before. Doesn’t she make cigars in Cuba?
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:12:52 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: CynicalBear
Diazinon was great until they outlawed it.
To: I_Publius
i noticed, there were no comments..
everyone sick/pukin' reading the article?
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:19:14 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: Sigurdrifta
Or trenches filled with burning oil. 
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:23:05 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(The future ain't what it use to be -- Yogi Berra)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Add chocolate for a real treat!
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:23:16 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: listenhillary
Homeowners need to immediately rent “The Naked Jungle”, once again Charlton Heston can save the day! I kind of like the ant flambe method.
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:24:07 AM PDT
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: Fresh Wind
Terro is good - and that outfit has Deltadust, which I’ve heard is also very good.
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:28:38 AM PDT
by
spankalib
("I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.")
To: listenhillary
Works on some ants:
Peanut butter mixed with diatomaceous earth
OR
Peanut butter mixed with Sevin dust
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:30:07 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(The future ain't what it use to be -- Yogi Berra)
To: smokingfrog
Did you have all the alarms set at the same time and woke up the entire neighborhood?
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posted on
03/27/2014 8:30:08 AM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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