Re: [PSES] ant control

2016-09-16 Thread Curtis McNamara
John W said: "Bifenthrin has been banned in Europe since mid-2011. It is a pyrethroid and is probably toxic to bees." Yes, very toxic to bees. "Bifenthrin is highly toxic to fish and small aquatic organisms. It's also very highly toxic to bees."

[PSES] Call for PSES Board of Directors Officers' Nominations

2016-09-16 Thread Mike Nicholls
Candidate nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 IEEE Annual Elections of officers for the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES) Board of Directors (BoD) for a two year term, beginning January 1, 2017. Open positions are: • Secretary • Treasurer • VP for

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread John Woodgate
It can be a safety-of life issue, either through direct short-circuit or damaging insulation. MICS cable eliminates the latter, but the crazy ants are so small that only boxes with quite a high IP rating resist infestation. With best wishes DESIGN IT IN! OOO – Own Opinions Only

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread Doug Powell
It appears there may be some bass for magnetoreception in several species. I have setup a news alert to keep an eye on this. Thanks all, this topic seems to be of great interest. Doug On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Scott Aldous < 0220f70c299a-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org> wrote: > It's

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread John Woodgate
It doesn't matter whether it is borax (sodium tetraborate) or boric ('boracic') acid; it's the borate ion that is toxic. Bifenthrin has been banned in Europe since mid-2011. It is a pyrethroid and is probably toxic to bees. With best wishes DESIGN IT IN! OOO – Own Opinions Only

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread Richard Nute
Hi Scott: Thank you for the reference. The one from Texas Tech was quite enlightening. Rich - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread Kunde, Brian
I believe it is Boric acid you want; not Borax, which is a salt of Boric Acid. I learned years ago that there are two types of ants; some like sweet, some like fat. So I made two different mixtures. One with boric acid and powdered sugar and the other with boric acid and bacon grease. I put the

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
Borax is also the active ingredient in the Terro. -Original Message- From: Pete Perkins [mailto:peperkin...@cs.com] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 1:17 PM To: Nyffenegger, Dave; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] Fire ants Ant bait: our local garden guy recommends a home

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread Pete Perkins
Ant bait: our local garden guy recommends a home brew mixture of equal parts powdered sugar, powdered dry yeast and Borax - ask at your drug store (not Boraxo the hand cleaner). Scatter it where you see the ants and they carry it back to the nest to feed the young; evidently the ants can't

Re: [PSES] Fire ants

2016-09-16 Thread Scott Aldous
It's Friday, so let's indulge a bit. First, a few tidbits: http://www.livescience.com/37720-crazy-ants-invade-electronics.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/super-ants-with-deadly-attraction-to-electricity-escape-from-gloucestershire-and-head-for-london-9627259.html On to the