tcolvin
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I'm getting more ant hills than I like. What can you kill any hills with that doesn't affect the cattle. I thought of spraying the mounds with lorsban but not sure if that's a good idea with the cows in the field.
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greybeard
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1 is more than I like. Nobody can have just 1...........
bird dog
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Red ants or fire ants?
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tcolvin
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I think fire ant
Travlr
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Rafter S
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Pour boiling water on the nest will get a bunch of them. Otherwise, welcome to my world. Forty years ago, shortly after fire ants came into this part of the world, you didn't dare sit on the ground anywhere, or even rest your hand on a fence post longer than a minute or so. Back then in most pastures there wasn't a spot you could park a pickup without covering up at least two or three.
They decimated the quail population. The only good thing I can say for them is that they also seem to have eliminated seed ticks, but given the choice I'd rather have the ticks.
They've gotten better in recent years. I don't know why.
Ouachita
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Son of Butch
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Home Depot sells Ortho Fire Ant Colony Killer - recommended no pets allowed in area for 24-48 hours. I have no idea how well it works.
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tcolvin
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How can I go back and and add it? I've tried but can't find where to find my profile that I can change it.
J+ Cattle
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I don't think they do very well in drought years, wet years they seem to explode in population.
kenny thomas
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Click.on the Icon that probably has a T for your name. Under that is account details. You can add your location there.
J+ Cattle
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You can mix Borax and sugar in a 50/50 ratio and sprinkle that on the mound. I usually kick the mound to stir them up and bring them out of the ground so they will find the mixture right away. They take it down into the mound for the sugar, but the Borax will kill them. You normally have to treat the mounds a couple of times because they have so many eggs that hatch afterwards. It works and is a natural product.
kenny thomas
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Ortho Fire Ant Killer. Sprinkle it on the top and walk away. The workers will carry it inside the mound and they are dying within a few minutes.
Infinity
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I don't think this works for fire ants. They don't care about sugar...they go for protein. For a natural remedy, cold pressed orange oil injected down in the hill will work, but for a pasture??...too expensive and a lot of time involved.
Yeah, nobody told me that when we first moved to Austin. And wouldn't you know, I was sportin' Daisy Duke shorts when I first discovered fire ants. Yowza!!!!! I met Jesus.
We used Ortho when we lived in TX and it did seem to work but there was no way to keep the dogs inside that long. No issues, so either they avoided the mounds, or the Ortho didn't bother them. But that could get pretty pricey for a pasture.
Diazanon about had them gone from Ga as soon as they got here, then it got banned and the consumer can't buy it anymore. Licensed commercial pest controllers can still get it. Next best thing that you can still buy yourself is Dursban.
Mrcopier
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Demand CS, it's a concentrate poison liquid, i kick the mound and spray liberally and they are gone within 10 minutes. But it's time consuming in a pasture. But works
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bird dog
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I used Extinguish. Work pretty good for one year but they restock the area quickly in bottom land. A little bit expensive and you need something like a herd seeder to put it out.
