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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1551223" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Brother of one of my former next-door neighbors is Dr. J.T. Vogt, one of the leading experts on fire ants in the US, now with the USDA Forest Service. Some years back, he and I had a discussion on myths involving control/eradication of 'far aints'. Here's what he sent me: </p><p></p><p> Re: fire ants...here are a few samples of weird control methods I've managed to gather over time (actual products):</p><p></p><p>Ant E-Vacuator (vacuum device with an impeller to crush the ants as they pass through it)</p><p></p><p>Yaardvark (electric shock device)</p><p></p><p>McCoy Ant Stomper (windmill driven device to disturb the mound and crush the ants with a roller)</p><p></p><p>Grits (the uninformed don't realize that worker ants don't eat solid food, thus they won't blow up if you put grits on the mound; they just carry them into the mound and feed them to the larvae, which CAN process solid food - but they do so, and provide nourishing liquid food to the workers.)</p><p></p><p>The "Solar Ant Charmer" (look it up on the internet, they'll send you a free video)</p><p></p><p>Various explosive devices</p><p></p><p>The "Queen Stomper" (kind of like a 5-footed cane you smush down into the mound)</p><p></p><p>Injectors (forget the names)</p><p></p><p>Gas (of course)--the kicker is I have a couple news articles about people burning the porches off their houses trying this</p><p></p><p>Various other mechanical devices</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1551223, member: 12607"] Brother of one of my former next-door neighbors is Dr. J.T. Vogt, one of the leading experts on fire ants in the US, now with the USDA Forest Service. Some years back, he and I had a discussion on myths involving control/eradication of 'far aints'. Here's what he sent me: Re: fire ants...here are a few samples of weird control methods I've managed to gather over time (actual products): Ant E-Vacuator (vacuum device with an impeller to crush the ants as they pass through it) Yaardvark (electric shock device) McCoy Ant Stomper (windmill driven device to disturb the mound and crush the ants with a roller) Grits (the uninformed don't realize that worker ants don't eat solid food, thus they won't blow up if you put grits on the mound; they just carry them into the mound and feed them to the larvae, which CAN process solid food - but they do so, and provide nourishing liquid food to the workers.) The "Solar Ant Charmer" (look it up on the internet, they'll send you a free video) Various explosive devices The "Queen Stomper" (kind of like a 5-footed cane you smush down into the mound) Injectors (forget the names) Gas (of course)--the kicker is I have a couple news articles about people burning the porches off their houses trying this Various other mechanical devices [/QUOTE]
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