Re: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Henry Holland Simms
tdg39 wrote: For our 5 year old grandson who has big, painful swellings from their bites, we mix MSM powder to saturation in CS (made with silver puppy) and gently rub all around the area with a wet cotton ball, then secure the wet cotton ball over the bite with a Band-Aid or piece of tape.

Re: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Ode Coyote
Probably not..but Guinea hens might do a job. They'll pick out ticks like they were caviar. Ode At 05:35 PM 12/9/2003 EST, you wrote: In a message dated 12/9/2003 3:13:41 PM Central Standard Time, wa...@fugitt.com writes: repelling garter for fire ants do garter snakes kill fire

RE: CSRe: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Ode Coyote
Fire ants are attracted to electricity and often nest in or near those green transformer boxes. Or maybe it's the 60 hz vibrations that transformers make? Ode At 06:37 PM 12/9/2003 -0700, you wrote: There is a device offered on the net that is a bottomless cone about 1 ft in length. It is

CSRe: spider bites and such

2003-12-10 Thread cmccauley
I believe you can use the single 9 volt device (DC-Tens Light?) on the microelectricitygermkiller site (yahoo groups) to relieve the pain, swelling, etc.. of spider bites. It's supposed to work really well and is very easy to make. Supposedly the tiny current does something to the proteins or

Re: CSInvive MSP?

2003-12-10 Thread mamapug
What does everyone think of INVIVE MSP? The guy that pushed that stuff (garbage, IMHO) was on the Silverlist, several years ago, and was so obnoxious he was eventually tossed out on his ear. :oP He was SO SURE that only his stuff would work. Yeah, right... Remember him, Mike???

Re: CS I`m finished!

2003-12-10 Thread Carol Kehoe
Congradulatons Marshalee! Not a small feat. Good luck with your move. Will watch for your return. C. Kehoe - Original Message - From: mamapug To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:50 AM Subject: CS I`m finished! Dear Mike, and all my

Re: CSRe: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Marshall Dudley
Has anyone tried aspertame? It works great on most ants. I cannot test on fire ants though because the ag. extension office has been coming out every few days and killing them all. Thanks, Marshall alopez...@aol.com wrote: Someone at the hardware store told me that she uses clothes detergent

CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread mamapug
Hasn`t anyone tried sugar water made with CS, the same stuff that kills bees? I don`t have fire ants or I would give it a try... Marshalee

CS I`m finished!

2003-12-10 Thread mamapug
Dear Mike, and all my friends on the Silverlist, I`m proud to announce: I did it! I have just finished my 3 years at Brigham Young University, and now have a Bachelor`s Degree in Genealogy/Family History. Whew, hard work for a 49 to 51 year old, but I managed. Now I`m moving to Napa,

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread d.linen
mamapug wrote: Hasn`t anyone tried sugar water made with CS, the same stuff that kills bees? I don`t have fire ants or I would give it a try... Marshalee LOL It would be like 'spitting' into the wind. You don't often know you've been invaded by fire ants till there are

Re: CSFire Ants, Aspartame

2003-12-10 Thread Tel Tofflemire
I use (Aspartame) it is sold in Albertsons stores in AZ . aprox $5.00 per pound...They carry it into the chambers to feed the young, (no food value) so they starved distorted several mounds of fire ants here , it takes several applications, of about a small hand full around the ant hill. each

Re: CSRe: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Marshall Dudley
This hill was actually so close to the green transformer housing, that most of the hill was on top of it. But I bet it is the heat though. Interesting. Marshall Ode Coyote wrote: Fire ants are attracted to electricity and often nest in or near those green transformer boxes. Or maybe

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Marshall Dudley
That's an idea also. I had intended to try that for plain ants, but after finding that aspertame works so well, never gave it a try. How about aspertame mixed with CS. Marshall mamapug wrote: Hasn`t anyone tried sugar water made with CS, the same stuff that kills bees? I

Re: CSFire Ants, Aspartame

2003-12-10 Thread Marshall Dudley
For normal ants aspertame kills because it is a neurotoxin that affects insects much more than humans. I have found that it could not be due to starving due to the adults are killed within a day, and one packet (with very little of it taken) will wipe out a full colony of carpenter ants (the big

Re: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Jack Dayton
Vince Richter 12/9/03 6:32 PM Wrote: That sounds like Amdro, and it works great. Trouble is, I'm still looking for a non-chemical solution. Until then, Amdro does the trick when all else fails. ** Yep, that's it ! Thanks for the memory prod. You just sprinkle a

CSRe: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Dan Nave
You wrote: They hate coffee grounds, but if you have too many to deal with, you can't drink that much coffee. The grounds have to be wet; don't ask me why. I remember reading something about using caffine (used coffee grounds and tea leaves, Jolt soft drink, etc) to repell certain garden pests.

RE: CSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Dan Nave
You wrote: The device that I remember was about the size and shape of a goose egg; you turn it on and apply it to the site. It destroys the venom by heat. I surmised that you could simply heat up a smooth rock to the point that it was hot, but not hot enough to burn, and place it on the sting

Re: CSFire Ants GENERAL COMMENT

2003-12-10 Thread Brooks Bradley
-- Dear Marshall, We have experienced the fire ant plague here (North Central Texas) since the late 60's and have instigated numberless protocols designed to control them. NONE has been totally successful...but the most effective have been natural enemies (some apparently

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Brooks Bradley
Dear Marsha, Fire ants are predators primarily, (although omnivorous in actual practice) attracted foremost to animal-type protein. Fire ants (I am almost certain), do not possess any of the enzyme-dependent type organisms as do honey bees or termites; therefore, CS would most

CSRe: CSFire Ants, Aspartame

2003-12-10 Thread daddybob
You can bet I'll try that (aspartame)- it sure is cheaper than acephate. Someone posted about not disturbing the mounds; I respectfully disagree despite all the poison and bait instructions that say not to disturb the mound. The fact is you can drive them out of your yard with nothing but a

Re: CS I`m finished!

2003-12-10 Thread Helena Hsu
Aloha Marshalee Congratulations on getting your degree..!!! We're proud of you... Have a good trip out to California. We'll miss seeing your post for a while. Warmest regards, Helena At 05:50 AM 12/10/2003, you wrote: Dear Mike, and all my friends on the

CSI'm finished!

2003-12-10 Thread Matthew McCann PE
Congratulations, Marshalee! May you return soon to the List, and may you enjoy success in all your future endeavors. Best wishes, Matthew

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Nenah Sylver
To eliminate fire ants, you might try simply pouring boiling water into their nest. Nenah -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread d.linen
I have ants in the house and aspartame never worked on them. How did you get it to work, Marshall? Marshall Dudley wrote: That's an idea also. I had intended to try that for plain ants, but after finding that aspertame works so well, never gave it a try. How about aspertame mixed with CS.

CSfire ant mound disturbing +possible nontoxic poison

2003-12-10 Thread william meyer
hi one reason not to disturb mounds is to attempt to limit their infestation, in other words, disturbing the mounds will spread them around and make it harder to avoid being bitten. if they have a mound, you can more easily avoid them. place a flag at each mound. for house ants, sugar will

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Norman Cameron
hi group You could go to Google and type in ..fire ants+boric acid...in my HO ant's nests don't seem to survive long after this treatment..at least for house ants To eliminate fire ants, you might try simply pouring boiling water into their nest. Nenah -- The silver-list is a moderated

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread d.linen
What about diatomaceous earth? Norman Cameron wrote: hi group You could go to Google and type in ..fire ants+boric acid...in my HO ant's nests don't seem to survive long after this treatment..at least for house ants To eliminate fire ants, you might try simply pouring boiling water into

RE: CS I`m finished!

2003-12-10 Thread Richard Harris
Congratulations marshalee! 'm so proud or your accomplishment. Best wishes on your relocation. Suggestion: Sell your sister on having a big book sale--bringing in cash and providing Room for Sis.. Also, if you or your sister are not into Godzilla, contact V and find out more--this plus CS with

Re: CSCSFire Ants

2003-12-10 Thread Marv Hacker
Hi, I recall someone on the list who wrote that, in order to get some types of ants interested in aspartame, he had to mix it with apple juice. Best regards, :) Marv - Original Message - From: d.linen To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2:49

Re: CS I`m finished!

2003-12-10 Thread Wayne Fugitt
Morning Marshalee, I have just finished my 3 years at Brigham Young University, and now have a Bachelor`s Degree in Genealogy/Family History. Congratulations ! Hurry and get set up, and hurry back to the list. Maybe I will still be alive then. Many of my friends think the spider

Re: CSLYME-it does work

2003-12-10 Thread william meyer
hi i have had lyme success with ionic silver. i was never diagnosed with lyme because diagnosing lyme is a pitiful joke. i have heard story after story of deluded souls traipsing from one doctor to another while they ordered test after test that are known to be unbelievably inconsistent. in many

Re: CSInvive MSP?

2003-12-10 Thread Val Morten
it is the best i have used(5000ppm) roger - Original Message - From: theskyk...@aol.com To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:03 PM Subject: CSInvive MSP? What does everyone think of INVIVE MSP?