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  1. 04-26-2018, 05:24 PM #1
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    Talk to me about waging war on red ants

    red ants invading exterior house wall from ground level. wall is wood, dirt abuts wood....old house
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    Nuke the site from orbit.

    Behead the remains, if any.
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    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point
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    Takes awhile, but we've always won that war using this weapon of ants destruction..

    Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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    You can mix/rake diatomaceous earth into the dirt around the house perimeter, or spray it at the junction of earth/wall. That'll do it.
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  5. 04-26-2018, 05:51 PM #5
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    thanks all, off to battle
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  6. 04-26-2018, 06:06 PM #6
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    Termidor SC. Expensive but affective.
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  7. 04-26-2018, 06:09 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by SumJongGuy View Post
    Takes awhile, but we've always won that war using this weapon of ants destruction..

    In-Laws live on the outskirts of the Frances Marion Nat'l Forest in SC. Serious ant issues there including fire ants. They use this stuff and swear by it. No pets or kids though.
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  8. 04-26-2018, 06:48 PM #8
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    Get the dirt away from the wood.

    3dr for TERRO, battled a colony last year after the wet spring and they invaded a houses stress skin panels.
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  9. 04-26-2018, 07:01 PM #9
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    Magnifying glass




    Might take longer, but it’s more satisfying
    . . .
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    Quote Originally Posted by MiCol View Post
    thanks all, off to battle
    Take a couple of road flares with ya for back up.
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  11. 04-26-2018, 07:35 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Core Shot View Post
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    Might take longer, but it’s more satisfying
    Naval jelly and gasoline is quicker and potentially much more fun.
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  12. 04-26-2018, 07:52 PM #12
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    Corn starch and corn meal. They can't digest the corn meal, but they love it. The corn starch solidifies like concrete if it gets wet. I am about to build a few feeder boxes to put around the house. Don't tell the Vegan aristocracy.
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  13. 04-26-2018, 08:01 PM #13
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    nice

    i'm underway

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    Quote Originally Posted by Core Shot View Post
    Magnifying glass




    Might take longer, but it’s more satisfying
    This^^^
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    use good underwear to keep the ants out of your pants.
    Plus these.

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  15. 04-26-2018, 08:39 PM #15
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    ^ I'm going to be dreaming about that tonight....nightmares....
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    Quote Originally Posted by MiCol View Post
    ^ I'm going to be dreaming about that tonight....nightmares....
    If Freeride Systems ever comes out with ski pants...this is your pattern.

    I'd take a pair of these (in a stash pant type fit) with an Antero 3 in the desert camo.
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    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point
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  18. 04-26-2018, 09:25 PM #18
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    Diatomaceous earth. No more buying poison ☠️
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    Borax is the main ingredient in a lot of ant traps. I've found it works well on its own if scattered lightly near a trail or hill. Cheap and easy.
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    If there is another ant colony close by take a shovel full of ants from one colony and dump it on the other... they will kill each other
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    Used to battle ants as a young lad

    Quite fun if you get after it
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    DD battling teh ants..



    Be careful

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  23. 04-27-2018, 05:53 AM #23
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    They're tougher than they look..

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    Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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  25. 04-27-2018, 06:51 AM #25
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    I’ve had good success with Amdro for fire ants, and other ants in general (but not so much with very small ants). It’s bait that gets taken back to the colony and kills the queen. Yeah DE is great and non-toxic, but it just kills insects that come in direct contact with it. Bugs find a way to get around it, and it’s effectiveness doesn’t last that long, especially if it gets wet or moist, it tends to cake up, and the bugs roll right across it.
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