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"Okay, I am curious. I stopped on the way in this morning and picked up some cornmeal. We will be trying the cornmeal at the next suspected hot spot of our resident ants. While the Terro is working always intersted in friendly options. "

"I have also read about the use of cornmeal.  Ants are attracted, it expands and destroys them from the inside out, and they carry it back to the nest for the rest of the colony.  Can't speak from experience.  "

"While driving out to the front gate this afternoon to get the mail I saw a trail of the leaf cutter ants crossing our road. There were so many thousands in line that I could see the trail as I drove by in my pick up truck. Went back to take a…"

"i did a quick google search and will probally end up with nightmares. the soldier ant of that species is hugh! Wonder if there is a fungicide which can prevent the development of the fungus growth that the ants desire? of course it would have to be…"

"Besides the Imported Fire ant many of us in the deep South have to contend with the South American Leaf Cutter Ant. In the last 3 years, on my property, these ants have overnight stripped a 6'x45' bench of Poinsettias, (20) 15'…"

"Though I haven't tried it in the greenhouses I have had good control at my house with cornmeal. Sprinkle some in the areas they frequent. They carry it back to the nest. Appearently cornmeal cannot be digested by ants so it wipes out the…"

"we are always open minded about natural or friendly options to pest challenges but... Lynn, we also get challenged each year with ants carrying our seeds away and are forced to take action. It sounds like we are fortunate not to have a fire ant…"

"Scott, Down this far South along the Texas Gulf Coast we sometimes have very moderate Winters where the daily temperatures are in the 60-70'sF and the imported fire ants reproduce so fast they are almost impossible to control. Open cattle…"

"You just have to find one nest, ten ounces will do it! "

"The problem I have in the Spring when it warms up and rains a lot outside is that the Imported Fire Ants may take over 20-30 large containers over night in the greenhouses. I can't drink enough iced tea to pee that much! :)"

"Find the nest and pour urine on it. Organic, effective and free."

"Lynn remember, whatever you use has to be consumed by the workers and transported back to the nest and fed to the queen. Once this happens you will rid them for good...........that is untill another queen comes into the area. This may or may not…"

"have fireants here and I use Ortho with 50% active ingrediant Acephate, little dab 'ill do ya'. they overwinter under the state highway in front of my place from birmingham to Memphis and branch off to nest under any southfacing concrete…"

"Terro is one brand. We sell it in our store. It works very well and yes it will freak you out with the number of ants that show up, but eventually they go on to that big ant farm in the sky!"

"they sell a few different brands of a liquid bait that has boric acid and a sweetner. we just squirt a dab near the ants preferrably near their entrance and watch then feed. It can be a little scary at first as they gather but they do die. We…"