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Posted by John ('48 Cub ), Ohio on May 25, 2001 at 06:37:27 from (24.93.215.6):
In Reply to: Fire Ants! posted by Steve (SC) on May 24, 2001 at 08:01:11:
Don't have fire ants in Ohio, but I have heard that this technique works on any ant species so it might be worth a try. Go to the swimming pool supply store and buy a bag (probably 50 lb and less than $10.00) of Diotomaceous Earth. It is an extremely fine particle powder that looks and feels like lime. The particle size is so small that it is supposed to penetrate the joints on the little bugger's exo-skeletons and give thema whopping case of ant-arthritis until their joints freeze up. Then they starve. Also, since the DE powder kills mechanically, they never develop any resistance. Just put a heavy ring around each hill so that they have to walk through it on each trip in an out of the colony and track it right into the house for the others (just like my kids). Try to do it when no rain is expected for a few days as the rain will wash some of it away and reduce its effectiveness. I don't know if it will work, but it's cheaper than chemicals so it might be worth a try. JohnP.
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