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Fire ants....

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:59 am
by Jan Mosier
do you have them where you live? If so, what do you use to get rid of them?

We have a lot of sand here where I live and the fire ants are really bad. I walked outside in my crocs to chat with Kyle while he was changing the oil in his vehicle the other day and the ants must have been moving because they tore my feet and ankles up! I was stung twice on the back of one leg, both ankles, top of both feet and between my toes. I said enough is enough! I grabbed the 2 bags of Ortho granules that I had bought and starting covering every mound I saw in my yard, Kyle's yard as well as the pecan orchard.

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:26 am
by Tamara
My only advice is don't step in them or let them crawl on you!! :lol: We don't have them here at least in our neighborhood or this house. We have them in the dirt or desert spaces. We just sprinkled that ant killer powder on them.

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:32 pm
by Lolis
We have them! We use AMDRO fire ant bait. We buy it at Home Depot.

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:38 pm
by tammyfolk
we had them when I lived in North Carolina, but not here in Pennsylvania, so I'm no help.

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:44 pm
by sdwhru
We don't have them too much here in Oklahoma so I'm no help either

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:17 pm
by GinniG
OUCH Jan!!! I feel your pain totally! We had them in Florida and they're horrible!!! We used something Steve got from Home Depot for ours. Just keep on them and you can get rid of most of them... Hope you're feeling better soon!

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:45 am
by sthom97093
Thank goodness no fire ants in Ohio. The greatest pest at our house is the stink bug which send my girls into fits of hysteria.

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:08 am
by Jan Mosier
sthom97093 wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:45 am Thank goodness no fire ants in Ohio. The greatest pest at our house is the stink bug which send my girls into fits of hysteria.
Lucky you. We have stink bugs too, and they put off an awful scent.

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:08 am
by Jan Mosier
GinniG wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:17 pm OUCH Jan!!! I feel your pain totally! We had them in Florida and they're horrible!!! We used something Steve got from Home Depot for ours. Just keep on them and you can get rid of most of them... Hope you're feeling better soon!
Thanks Ginni.

Re: Fire ants....

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:09 am
by Jan Mosier
Lolis wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:32 pm We have them! We use AMDRO fire ant bait. We buy it at Home Depot.
Is it granules or liquid?