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jamesp
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Very angry fire ants May 28, 2016 8:50:34 GMT -5

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May 27, 2016 9:04:50 GMT -5 Intheswamp said:

Sad story here...

AL woman killed by fire ants in Selma day after her mother dies

That is a story for a horror novel Ed.
Pretty sure insects are responsible for way more deaths than any other critter on earth.
If you add their spread of disease then certainly.

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Very angry fire ants Jun 22, 2022 15:16:48 GMT -5 RickB, rockpickerforever, and 2 more like this

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Take a deep shovel full of dirt out of the center of the nest and wait a couple of days for them to reopen all of the tunnels. Empty a small propane tank into the hole. Propane is heavy and it will fill every tunnel.

Wait a bit - 5-15 minutes, then wad up some paper, light it and toss it into the hole the whoosh of flame should be their doom. I did that here 20 years ago and they have never returned.

Propane

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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,606	Very angry fire ants Jun 22, 2022 15:42:03 GMT -5 RickB, opalpyrexia, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Jun 22, 2022 15:42:03 GMT -5
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mohs In Memoriam RIP mohstly Member since January 2009 Posts: 19,412	Very angry fire ants Jun 22, 2022 16:22:56 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mohs on Jun 22, 2022 16:22:56 GMT -5 Headed to ant hell Used to use a can of flameble Light match & torch those red dudes Bad idea onlots of fronts Now regret that I dig ants Fireworks & dum dum Boyz
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liveoak still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2022 Posts: 4,700	Very angry fire ants Jun 23, 2022 6:14:01 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by liveoak on Jun 23, 2022 6:14:01 GMT -5 Amdro works pretty good- but it has to be fresh. For some reason the older the stuff gets in the closed container, the less it's effective. AND no sparks & fire :-) Patty
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Very angry fire ants Jun 23, 2022 7:47:03 GMT -5 1dave and hummingbirdstones like this

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Post by RickB on Jun 23, 2022 7:47:03 GMT -5

I wipe the entire mound out in minutes. I fill a five gallon bucket about half full with water then spray
a lot of the cheapest ant and roach insecticide that I can find into the bucket. Then I will spray a strong
stream of water back into the bucket to mix and emulsify the ant spray. Pour it into and around the big mounds.
Follow up on top of the mound with a light mist of the insecticide. Works great when we go camping. I do avoid
camping on points of land around lakes that have trees. No matter what you do to keep them away from a camper,
they will fall out of the trees, land on your camper and find their way inside. Points of land around water
funnel and concentrate ant activity.

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