"When your tool is a hammer every problem looks like a nail"
Simon & Garfunkel?
OTT - Have you tried the macro Elmarit 60 so far?
How do you think it would fare on ants?
Amities
Philippe
2017-01-17 19:03 UTC+01:00, Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Jim,
> Fire Ants are widespread where I live (coastal SC) and I have found
> that spot treating doesn't help. What has worked best for me is to treat
> the yard with a broadcast fire ant bait. It also helps to convince your
> neighbors to do the same treatment. They can be controlled but not
> eliminated. Clemson University has been experimenting with Phorid flies (I
> think that's the name) which are a natural enemy of Fire Ants in South
> America. Hope springs eternal. Ironically, there is a second species of
> invasive ant (Tawny Crazy Ants) which preys on Fire Ants. The enemy of my
> enemy is my friend.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Charlie,
>>
>> I did that some time ago. They just relocated from the first, remote,
>> location to one that is more likely to provide danger to visitors.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 1/17/2017 11:28 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>>
>>> Jim,
>>> My Dad was an avid gardener for many years. He had a foolproof
>>> method
>>> for determining if a plant was a flower or a weed: pull it up, if it
>>> comes
>>> back it was a weed. Regarding your ant mound, poison it and if they come
>>> back they're Fire Ants.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks, Mike. I've already put in a call to the exterminator. To my
>>>> eyes, they still look like fire ants. I want a professional opinion.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
>>>> On 1/17/2017 11:17 AM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Jim, as long as they aren't fire ants or another invasive they won't
>>>> hurt
>>>>> anything and provide cleanup services. they will be fun and
>>>>> educational
>>>>> for
>>>>> the grand kids. I have a few ant hills here around the place, two or
>>>>> three
>>>>> that I've enjoyed watching for 25 years. My vote is skip the
>>>>> exterminator.
>>>>> When your tool is a hammer every problem looks like a nail.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> M
>>>>>
>>>>>
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