Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Marshall Dudley]

If you could attach perimeter guards to the dogs, and perimeter 
transmitters to the ducks, that might work.


Marshall

Jimmie Cairn wrote:
Thanks so much.  No training Cairn Terriers to respect anything,  
These little guys were bred to hunt, and though these  are lovable 
pets, they still retain that killer instinct.Any other animal they see 
as prey that comes into their territory is a 'dead duck'. unless it 
can get out of their range...Guess I will have to find something else.

 Jimmie


*From:* Garnet_LDN 
*To:* silver-list@eskimo.com
*Sent:* Thu, July 22, 2010 12:03:14 AM
*Subject:* Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

You have to train the dogs to respect the ducks.

Yes the dogs could kill the ducks, and no the ducks will not be able 
to out run the dogs, they can not fly, just flutter a bit off the 
ground, and they are sensitive so would stress if you allow the dogs 
to bother them.


Janet

Jimmie Cairn wrote:
> Hi All;
>  I am wondering about these Indian Runner Ducks.  I have three small 
Cairn Terriers, and they are the most territorial little buggers you 
have ever seen.  If any thing runs, they are off after it. Do you 
think they might chase and catch the ducks, or could the ducks fend 
for themselves.  I am hoping the name might mean they could avoid the 
dogs.

>Thanks Jimmie
>
> 
> *From:* Tad Winiecki <mailto:winie...@pacifier.com>>

> *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com <mailto:silver-list@eskimo.com>
> *Sent:* Wed, July 21, 2010 3:42:51 PM
> *Subject:* Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?
>
> How are the Guineas on eating vegetables and plants, and scratching 
up mulches?  Do you protect them at night from varmints?  Do they lay 
eggs you can eat?

>
> Nancy
>
> Garnet_LDN wrote:
> > Indian Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to 
catch.  Nice eggs too.
> > They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to 
lay numerous eggs, kinda
> > like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie pool of water to dunk 
themselves in once or twice a day.

> >
> > No more wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes 
-- but they will also eat your
> > tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put cages 
around the things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the effort 
and protection form wandering deer.

> >
> > Janet
> >
> > ejohns9...@aol.com <mailto:ejohns9...@aol.com> 
<mailto:ejohns9...@aol.com <mailto:ejohns9...@aol.com>> wrote:
> >> */We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We 
even have fire ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even 
DE.  It didn't get rid of them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years 
ago and our ant, flea, tick problems are almost non existent now.  We 
are so impressed with them that we hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter.  
We NEVER want to be without them./*

> >> *//* */Edith/*
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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Gayla Roberts]

Spraying with dilute molasses water willl not kill them but will make them 
leave the area. Try it at 20:1 dilution for starters or weaker. This was 
discovered in vineyards when they sprayed to increase bacterial bloom.
Gayla
  - Original Message - 
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  To: silver-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:19 AM
  Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


Hey PT.

I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  



---Original Message---

Are you using 'food grade' DE or pool/aquarium grade DE? 
  
   

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Jimmie Cairn]

Thanks so much.  No training Cairn Terriers to respect anything,  These little 
guys were bred to hunt, and though these  are lovable pets, they still retain 
that killer instinct.Any other animal they see as prey that comes into their 
territory is a 'dead duck'. unless it can get out of their range...Guess I will 
have to find something else.
 Jimmie





From: Garnet_LDN 
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thu, July 22, 2010 12:03:14 AM
Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

You have to train the dogs to respect the ducks.

Yes the dogs could kill the ducks, and no the ducks will not be able to out run 
the dogs, they can not fly, just flutter a bit off the ground, and they are 
sensitive so would stress if you allow the dogs to bother them.

Janet

Jimmie Cairn wrote:
> Hi All;
>   I am wondering about these Indian Runner Ducks.  I have three small Cairn 
>Terriers, and they are the most territorial little buggers you have ever seen. 
> 
>If any thing runs, they are off after it. Do you think they might chase and 
>catch the ducks, or could the ducks fend for themselves.  I am hoping the name 
>might mean they could avoid the dogs.
>Thanks Jimmie
> 
> 
> *From:* Tad Winiecki 
> *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com
> *Sent:* Wed, July 21, 2010 3:42:51 PM
> *Subject:* Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?
> 
> How are the Guineas on eating vegetables and plants, and scratching up 
>mulches?  Do you protect them at night from varmints?  Do they lay eggs you 
>can 
>eat?
> 
> Nancy
> 
> Garnet_LDN wrote:
> > Indian Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to catch.  
>Nice eggs too.
> > They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to lay 
> > numerous 
>eggs, kinda
> > like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie pool of water to dunk themselves 
>in once or twice a day.
> >
> > No more wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes -- but 
> > they 
>will also eat your
> > tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put cages around 
> > the 
>things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the effort and protection form 
>wandering deer.
> >
> > Janet
> >
> > ejohns9...@aol.com <mailto:ejohns9...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> */We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We even have 
> >> fire 
>ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even DE.  It didn't get rid 
>of 
>them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years ago and our ant, flea, tick 
>problems are almost non existent now.  We are so impressed with them that we 
>hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter.  We NEVER want to be without them./*
> >> *//* */Edith/*
> 
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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Garnet_LDN]

You have to train the dogs to respect the ducks.

Yes the dogs could kill the ducks, and no the ducks will not be able to 
out run the dogs, they can not fly, just flutter a bit off the ground, 
and they are sensitive so would stress if you allow the dogs to bother them.


Janet

Jimmie Cairn wrote:

Hi All;
  I am wondering about these Indian Runner Ducks.  I have three small 
Cairn Terriers, and they are the most territorial little buggers you 
have ever seen.  If any thing runs, they are off after it. Do you 
think they might chase and catch the ducks, or could the ducks fend 
for themselves.  I am hoping the name might mean they could avoid the 
dogs.

   Thanks Jimmie


*From:* Tad Winiecki 
*To:* silver-list@eskimo.com
*Sent:* Wed, July 21, 2010 3:42:51 PM
*Subject:* Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

How are the Guineas on eating vegetables and plants, and scratching up 
mulches?  Do you protect them at night from varmints?  Do they lay 
eggs you can eat?


Nancy

Garnet_LDN wrote:
> Indian Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to 
catch.  Nice eggs too.
> They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to lay 
numerous eggs, kinda
> like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie pool of water to dunk 
themselves in once or twice a day.

>
> No more wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes -- 
but they will also eat your
> tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put cages 
around the things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the effort 
and protection form wandering deer.

>
> Janet
>
> ejohns9...@aol.com <mailto:ejohns9...@aol.com> wrote:
>> */We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We even 
have fire ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even DE.  
It didn't get rid of them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years ago 
and our ant, flea, tick problems are almost non existent now.  We are 
so impressed with them that we hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter.  We 
NEVER want to be without them./*

>> *//* */Edith/*


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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Garnet_LDN]

Making cages to keep the deer out is much easier if you have one of these

http://www.amplesupply.com/detail.aspx?ProdID=180

Hog Ringers to put the 2" X 4" welded rabbit wire together. Worth the cost
for the many applications you will find if you are a do it yourself type.


Janet


ejohns9...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 7/21/2010 3:33:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, 
garnet_...@austin.rr.com writes:


Indian Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to
catch.
Nice eggs too.
They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to lay
numerous eggs, kinda
like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie pool of water to dunk
themselves in once or twice a day.

No more wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes
-- but
they will also eat your
tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put cages
around the things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the effort
and protection form wandering deer.

Janet

Janet,
Thanks for the info.  We do have a huge pond that would be good and we 
have deer problems in our garden. 
We planted tomatoes in our yard instead of the garden due to the 
problem but that doesn't stop deer.
 
Edith
 



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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Jimmie Cairn]

Hi All;
  I am wondering about these Indian Runner Ducks.  I have three small Cairn 
Terriers, and they are the most territorial little buggers you have ever seen.  
If any thing runs, they are off after it. Do you think they might chase and 
catch the ducks, or could the ducks fend for themselves.  I am hoping the name 
might mean they could avoid the dogs.
   Thanks Jimmie





From: Tad Winiecki 
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 3:42:51 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

How are the Guineas on eating vegetables and plants, and scratching up mulches? 
  
Do you protect them at night from varmints?  Do they lay eggs you can eat?

Nancy

Garnet_LDN wrote:
> Indian Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to catch.  
>Nice eggs too.
> They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to lay numerous 
>eggs, kinda
> like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie pool of water to dunk themselves 
> in 
>once or twice a day.
> 
> No more wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes -- but they 
>will also eat your
> tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put cages around the 
>things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the effort and protection form 
>wandering deer.
> 
> Janet
> 
> ejohns9...@aol.com wrote:
>> */We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We even have fire 
>>ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even DE.  It didn't get rid 
>>of 
>>them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years ago and our ant, flea, tick 
>>problems are almost non existent now.  We are so impressed with them that we 
>>hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter.  We NEVER want to be without them./*
>> *//* */Edith/*


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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Smitty]

When the guineas take off flying, they can scare the bejesus outta ya  !!
Had that experience on a neighbors farm when I was young.
It was hiding in a ditch & on taking off I almost had a siezure !!

Smitty


> In a message dated 7/21/2010 4:32:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> jman7...@grandecom.net writes:
> They are a little bird about the size of a chicken. They also make great
> burglary alarms as well. If anything approaches the house at night, they
> make a ton of noise.My folks lived near Huntington,Tx on a small farm and
> they swore by them.
> Joe
>
>
> They even sqwak at us & take off running and flying like something is really
> happening.
> They are a noisy hoot but we like them.Our dog never has fleas but this
> summer she has chosen to stay at our daughters who lives next door but a far
> away next door.  The dog came home recently and we bathed her and she was
> loaded in fleas.  I called my daughter and told her she was going to have to
> do something about her fleas and she laughed and said to "send Guineas".
> Edith
>


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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[EJohns9525]

 
In a message dated 7/21/2010 3:42:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
winie...@pacifier.com writes:

How are  the Guineas on eating vegetables and plants, and scratching up  
mulches?   Do you protect them at night from varmints?  Do  they lay eggs 
you can eat?

Nancy



They are not nearly as vicious as a chicken at the scratching thing.   They 
do lay smaller eggs than a chicken and all are exactly the same shape and  
size.  When ours are young, they roost  in the chicken house but  as they 
get larger, they quit coming back in at night.  Most of ours fly up  in a tree 
late in the evening.  We have lost several this year because  we are 
surrounded by woods which are full of predators
such as coyotes etc. and they attack them during the day as the wander  off 
in the woods behind the barn.  When they are setting on a nest is  when 
they are in the most danger...same as a chicken.  Edith  

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[EJohns9525]

 
In a message dated 7/21/2010 4:32:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
jman7...@grandecom.net writes:

They are a little bird about the size  of a chicken. They also make great 
burglary alarms as well. If anything  approaches the house at night, they 
make a ton of noise.My  folks lived near Huntington,Tx on a small farm and they 
swore by  them.
Joe



They even sqwak at us & take off running and flying like  something is 
really happening.
They are a noisy hoot but we like them.Our  dog never has fleas but 
this summer she has chosen to stay at our daughters who  lives next door but a 
far away next door.  The dog came home recently and  we bathed her and she 
was loaded in fleas.  I called my daughter and told  her she was going to 
have to do something about her fleas and she laughed and  said to "send 
Guineas".   Edith
 

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[EJohns9525]

 
In a message dated 7/21/2010 3:33:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
garnet_...@austin.rr.com writes:

Indian  Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to catch. 
Nice  eggs too.
They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to  lay 
numerous eggs, kinda
like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie  pool of water to dunk 
themselves in once or twice a day.

No more  wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes -- but 
they will  also eat your
tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put  cages 
around the things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the  effort 
and protection form wandering  deer.

Janet



Janet,
Thanks for the info.  We do have a huge pond that would be good and we  
have deer problems in our garden.  
We planted tomatoes in our yard instead of the garden due to the problem  
but that doesn't stop deer.
 
Edith
 

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Joe Martin]

They are a little bird
about the size of a chicken. They also make great burglary alarms as
well. If anything approaches the house at night, they make a ton of
noise.My folks lived near Huntington,Tx on a small
farm and they swore by them.
Joe

On 7/21/2010 1:23 PM, needling around wrote:

  
  
  
  What is a Guinea... pig or fowl???
  Thanks.
  PT
  
-
Original Message - 
From:
ejohns9...@aol.com 
To:
silver-list@eskimo.com 
Sent:
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:12 PM
Subject:
Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


 
We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We
even have fire ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even
DE.  It didn't get rid of them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years
ago and our ant, flea, tick problems are almost non existent now.  We
are so impressed with them that we hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter. 
We NEVER want to be without them.
 
 
 
Edith
  





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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Tad Winiecki]

How are the Guineas on eating vegetables and plants, and scratching up 
mulches?   Do you protect them at night from varmints?  Do they lay eggs 
you can eat?


Nancy

Garnet_LDN wrote:
Indian Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to 
catch.  Nice eggs too.
They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to lay 
numerous eggs, kinda
like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie pool of water to dunk 
themselves in once or twice a day.


No more wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes -- 
but they will also eat your
tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put cages 
around the things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the effort 
and protection form wandering deer.


Janet

ejohns9...@aol.com wrote:
*/We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We even 
have fire ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even DE.  
It didn't get rid of them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years ago 
and our ant, flea, tick problems are almost non existent now.  We are 
so impressed with them that we hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter.  We 
NEVER want to be without them./*

*//* */Edith/*



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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Garnet_LDN]

Indian Runner Ducks will also do the same and they are easier to catch. 
 Nice eggs too.
They do not fly and are a land dwelling hybridized duck bred to lay 
numerous eggs, kinda
like a milk cow. All they need is a kiddie pool of water to dunk 
themselves in once or twice a day.


No more wasps, fire ants, scorpions, daddy long legs, centipedes -- but 
they will also eat your
tender young plants and decorative flowers. I learned to put cages 
around the things I did not want them to eat. It was worth the effort 
and protection form wandering deer.


Janet

ejohns9...@aol.com wrote:
*/We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We even 
have fire ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even DE.  
It didn't get rid of them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years ago 
and our ant, flea, tick problems are almost non existent now.  We are 
so impressed with them that we hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter.  We 
NEVER want to be without them./*
*//* 
*/Edith/*



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[EJohns9525]

 
In a message dated 7/21/2010 1:26:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
ptf2...@bellsouth.net writes:

What is a Guinea... pig or fowl???
Thanks.
PT



fowl

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Ruth Bertella]

Hiya PT,

I'm the guilty party...  I sent a remedy that was sent to me the other day to 
the OT list (I thought) about using Club Soda to get rid of fire ants.   Seems 
DE seems like the superior weapon...   but there are also reports of aspartame 
killin them too.

Ruth
  - Original Message - 
  From: needling around 
  To: silver-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:23 PM
  Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


  Would someone please explain the Club Soda in the subject line of this 
  discussion?  I somehow missed that.
  Thanks.
  PT


  - Original Message - 
  From: "Dorothy Fitzpatrick" 
  To: 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:35 PM
  Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


  Thank you, thank you thank you Brooks--we don't have fire ants but we do 
  have MILLIONS of the ordinary kind and this stops them DEAD!  dee

  On 21 Jul 2010, at 16:19, Renee wrote:

  > Hey PT.
  >
  > I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  Perhaps the 
  > pool grade would be fine for fire ants though.  My husband HATES them and 
  > would douse them all with gasoline (a VERY quick method of killing a 
  > mound) but I won't let him because I don't like that in my yard.  Although 
  > it's been said that the gas vapors just dissipate very quickly.  Still--it 
  > stinks, and DE is safe if my pets walk through it.
  >
  > Samala,
  > Renee
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > ---Original Message---
  >
  > Are you using 'food grade' DE or pool/aquarium grade DE?


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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[needling around]

Would someone please explain the Club Soda in the subject line of this 
discussion?  I somehow missed that.

Thanks.
PT


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From: "Dorothy Fitzpatrick" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


Thank you, thank you thank you Brooks--we don't have fire ants but we do 
have MILLIONS of the ordinary kind and this stops them DEAD!  dee


On 21 Jul 2010, at 16:19, Renee wrote:


Hey PT.

I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  Perhaps the 
pool grade would be fine for fire ants though.  My husband HATES them and 
would douse them all with gasoline (a VERY quick method of killing a 
mound) but I won't let him because I don't like that in my yard.  Although 
it's been said that the gas vapors just dissipate very quickly.  Still--it 
stinks, and DE is safe if my pets walk through it.


Samala,
Renee




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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[needling around]

What is a Guinea... pig or fowl???
Thanks.
PT
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  Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:12 PM
  Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


  We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East TX).  We even have fire 
ant festival yearly.  We have tried many things...even DE.  It didn't get rid 
of them.  However, 7 Guineas adopted us 3 years ago and our ant, flea, tick 
problems are almost non existent now.  We are so impressed with them that we 
hatched 60 more last Fall/Winter.  We NEVER want to be without them.

  Edith

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[EJohns9525]

We live in the fire ant capital of the world (East  TX).  We even have fire 
ant festival yearly.  We have tried many  things...even DE.  It didn't get 
rid of them.  However, 7 Guineas  adopted us 3 years ago and our ant, flea, 
tick problems are almost non  existent now.  We are so impressed with them 
that we hatched 60 more last  Fall/Winter.  We NEVER want to be without them.
 
Edith

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Dorothy Fitzpatrick]

Thank you, thank you thank you Brooks--we don't have fire ants but we do have 
MILLIONS of the ordinary kind and this stops them DEAD!  dee

On 21 Jul 2010, at 16:19, Renee wrote:

> Hey PT.
>  
> I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  Perhaps the 
> pool grade would be fine for fire ants though.  My husband HATES them and 
> would douse them all with gasoline (a VERY quick method of killing a mound) 
> but I won't let him because I don't like that in my yard.  Although it's been 
> said that the gas vapors just dissipate very quickly.  Still--it stinks, and 
> DE is safe if my pets walk through it.
>  
> Samala,
> Renee 
>  
>  
>  
>  
> ---Original Message---
>  
> Are you using 'food grade' DE or pool/aquarium grade DE?


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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Garnet_LDN]

The pool grade is dangerous if inhaled so would not be the best type to 
work with in treating mounds. It's due to the crystalline form of the 
silica in pool grade, being 85% due to heat treatment. It can cause 
silicosis of the lungs and probably other problems.


Food Grade is less than 4% crystalline form so much safer although it is 
still a respiratory irritant and will make some people and animals 
cough, probably just due to the dustiness.


Although chickens sure do seem to love to roll in it in the summer when 
lice are a problem for them.


I have bought Food Grade 50# bags from organic garden suppliers.

Janet

Renee wrote:

Hey PT.
 
I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  Perhaps 
the pool grade would be fine for fire ants though.  My husband HATES 
them and would douse them all with gasoline (a VERY quick method of 
killing a mound) but I won't let him because I don't like that in my 
yard.  Although it's been said that the gas vapors just dissipate very 
quickly.  Still--it stinks, and DE is safe if my pets walk through it.
 
Samala,
Renee 
 
 
 
 
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Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

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Thanks to and Janet for your guidance.  I am in an apartment so a 50# bag is 
difficult to store.  I will keep it in mind for the mounds that get too near 
the building.
PT
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  Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


Hey PT.

I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  Perhaps 
the pool grade would be fine for fire ants though.  My husband HATES them and 
would douse them all with gasoline (a VERY quick method of killing a mound) but 
I won't let him because I don't like that in my yard.  Although it's been said 
that the gas vapors just dissipate very quickly.  Still--it stinks, and DE is 
safe if my pets walk through it. 

Samala,
Renee 




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Are you using 'food grade' DE or pool/aquarium grade DE? 
  
   

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Renee]

Hey PT.

I use the food grade simply because it's what we have for us.  Perhaps the
pool grade would be fine for fire ants though.  My husband HATES them and
would douse them all with gasoline (a VERY quick method of killing a mound)
but I won't let him because I don't like that in my yard.  Although it's
been said that the gas vapors just dissipate very quickly.  Still--it stinks
 and DE is safe if my pets walk through it. 

Samala,
Renee 
 
 
 
 
---Original Message---
 
Are you using 'food grade' DE or pool/aquarium grade DE?

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[needling around]

Hi Renee,
Are you using 'food grade' DE or pool/aquarium grade DE?
Thanks... we have them here in south Florida also!
PT
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  From: Renee 
  To: silver-list@eskimo.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 5:02 PM
  Subject: Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?


Hi Brooks.  Here in south Texas, where fire ants are rampant, we found 
that the best way was to sprinkle some DE around the mound, then stir the mound 
up to get zillions of them to come buzzing out of the mound, then while they 
are swarming around the mound dump a bunch more DE on.

Only the very largest mounds needed another 'dose' the next day, but 
those were rare and always after the second dose they were gone.  Whether all 
dead or moved away, I don't know, but the mound would be done with and they 
never built close to that area with a new mound.

Samala,
Renee 

---Original Message---

 our research using amorphous diatomaceous earth revealed
that NOTHING WE EMPLOYED equaled the ability to incite fire ants to
move to another location 
  
   

Re: CS>Club Soda Gets Rid of Fire Ants?

[Renee]

Hi Brooks.  Here in south Texas, where fire ants are rampant, we found that
the best way was to sprinkle some DE around the mound, then stir the mound
up to get zillions of them to come buzzing out of the mound, then while they
are swarming around the mound dump a bunch more DE on.

Only the very largest mounds needed another 'dose' the next day, but those
were rare and always after the second dose they were gone.  Whether all dead
or moved away, I don't know, but the mound would be done with and they never
built close to that area with a new mound.

Samala,
Renee 
 
---Original Message---
 
 our research using amorphous diatomaceous earth revealed
that NOTHING WE EMPLOYED equaled the ability to incite fire ants to
move to another location