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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

At first reading, that last sentence of your first paragraph, “if you prefer suffering the bites and stings of outrageous ants rather than using a cursed "chemical"  you deserve all of your pain.”  I was thinking that since I use organic control for ants that I should go find some fire ants and roll around naked in them to get my deserved pain.  But you said, “if you prefer,” which makes all the difference.  You kindly wish upon people whatever it is they prefer, whether hedonistic or masochistic.  I’m glad you’ve taken arms against your sea of ants, and found something so effective.  It’s too bad the others in your hamlet aren’t taking measures.

 

We don’t have the beasties up here in Sacramento yet, but they approacheth, say the projected range maps.  Thankfully, organic controls (spinosad and d-limonene) do work against them.

 

~ Stephen

 

From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of halegp@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:30 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] Ant control

 

Here in the DFW area of north Texas we are "blessed" with the wonderfully stinging fire ant.  They are in my lawn, my vegetable garden, my ornamental beds, my potted plants, and even in the small 4 inch pots I use for seedlings and cuttings.  My feet and lower legs stay covered with their stings/bites for most of the summer.  They hurt when they sting/bite and they itch as the bites heal.  I have found only one solution to this problem.  I use Ortho Fire Ant Killer.  One or two tablespoons of the horribly smelling white powdfer eliminates the ants in less than a day.  I will keep having them because my neighbors in this small city make no attempt to control or eliminate these pests.  If you are 110% organic you, of course, cannot use this solution.  I pity you but if you prefer suffering the bites and stings of outrageous ants rather than using a cursed "chemical"  you deserve all of your pain.

BTW these ants will get in okra pods and other vegetables also. 

I feel certain that the Ortho solution will work with all species of ants.

 Gordon Hale
Grand Prairie, Texas

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