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Post by chuckie on May 14, 2021 17:30:20 GMT -6
I had a whole year that there was not a single colony on the property. Then, this year I have found two mounds. Not exactly what the protocol is, but I knock the top off as I enjoy destroying the first section and then put a good bit of "Extinquish" on the top. It does take about a week or so for them to disappear.
I think what happens, is when we get the great amounts of rain at once, and the water comes over the road and into the pasture, these hateful things must come floating in on their boats. I think I will start calling them the "Wuhan Ants."
I sure don't want any of the babies to lay against those hills. Ever so often I will see a grown cow or a larger calf that has whelps between the folds of her back legs. It makes me think they may have laid close to a hill. I walk the land often to make sure there is not a pile brewing. With ever so often of knocking back some noxious weeds, I pretty well keep them away.
Took a magnifying glass and looked to see what made them different. They have an extra section in the middle that looks odd, that I cannot see with my bare eyes. They sure can boil out of the mound when you disrupt it. A flame thrower would be fun to own when they come out. I think I saw the Gov of South Dakota, Christi Noem using one on a video. She had a much larger target than an ant mound. Might could find a baby one for such a small job.
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Post by okie on May 14, 2021 18:38:56 GMT -6
I don't mind them to much as they will eliminate ticks. I don't have many here at this new place and the timber behind the house is infested with ticks.
If they really bother you, beneficial nemetodes will take care of them and lots of other soil pests.
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Post by chuckie on May 14, 2021 20:41:04 GMT -6
Okie, I just don't want the calves to get in them. I have got into them one time and they did burn and blister for a while. But I look where I am going. For some reason, I just don't want to share this spot inside the ditch bank with them.
I have seen pictures where ticks are on the cattle and horses both. We don't have ticks like that. If we had them like that, I think I would invite them to stay.
This week I noticed that the first barn swallow nest had babies in it. I wish I had of counted the mud nest down the hall way and then there is one nest in each stall. One on each side shed. I know there are at least 8. I was walking in the pasture and watching the swallows fly just barely buzzing over the top of the cattle catching the flies over the top of them. Then there were the ones that were flying next to the ground and flying right between the cattle catching the flies there. They were really working the cattle. I saw where they had pooped on one of my feed bags, then I realized that it was dead mosquitoes and horn flies. Poop on!!!
I laid an empty sack over the other bags.
I am so proud they work the horn flies as they buzz on the cattle.
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Post by chuckie on May 30, 2021 9:04:56 GMT -6
My mare, Lady went over to sniff the mound after I had poured the "Extinguisher" on the top. They ran up her legs and started lighting her up. She went bonkers and bucked and started rolling in a different spot. Was not a good thing to see. I knew if I did not do something about the two mounds I had, that they would spread and build more mounds. I used the Extinguisher a couple more times, and they were not killed off. I had picked up a bag of Spectricide Fire Ant killer at Lowes and it guaranteed that it would kill them in 24 hours I believe. You sprinkle it around the mound, then water it in the soil. Do not disturb the mound when you do this as you want the product to sink in the soil so they will not travel beyond the area you watered in. And in a little more than 12 hours, no sign of fire ants.
In a county fairly close to mine, you can see fire ant hills everywhere. I do not want that here. I was told they were like that in this county more to the North Eastern part.
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Fire Ants
May 30, 2021 10:50:54 GMT -6
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Post by bulltrader on May 30, 2021 10:50:54 GMT -6
My mare, Lady went over to sniff the mound after I had poured the "Extinguisher" on the top. They ran up her legs and started lighting her up. She went bonkers and bucked and started rolling in a different spot. Was not a good thing to see. I knew if I did not do something about the two mounds I had, that they would spread and build more mounds. I used the Extinguisher a couple more times, and they were not killed off. I had picked up a bag of Spectricide Fire Ant killer at Lowes and it guaranteed that it would kill them in 24 hours I believe. You sprinkle it around the mound, then water it in the soil. Do not disturb the mound when you do this as you want the product to sink in the soil so they will not travel beyond the area you watered in. And in a little more than 12 hours, no sign of fire ants. In a county fairly close to mine, you can see fire ant hills everywhere. I do not want that here. I was told they were like that in this county more to the North Eastern part. Keep them there. |
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Post by ebenezer on May 30, 2021 13:55:43 GMT -6
If they have to go pronto, either use cheap fly pour-on or some malathion and water. Gone in minutes. When a pipeline breaks and I need to get to a valve or they are just in the wrong spot - you have to be creative.
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Fire Ants
May 30, 2021 19:58:37 GMT -6
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Post by bulltrader on May 30, 2021 19:58:37 GMT -6
If they have to go pronto, either use cheap fly pour-on or some malathion and water. Gone in minutes. When a pipeline breaks and I need to get to a valve or they are just in the wrong spot - you have to be creative. I always have some Ultra Saber. Will that work? |
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Post by ebenezer on May 31, 2021 5:39:17 GMT -6
If they have to go pronto, either use cheap fly pour-on or some malathion and water. Gone in minutes. When a pipeline breaks and I need to get to a valve or they are just in the wrong spot - you have to be creative. I always have some Ultra Saber. Will that work? Yes and you can cut it with water to get full coverage. |
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