We don't have fire ants in Europe but all ants use to follow pheromones
paths and are very sensitive to strong smells.
By dry weather, many matters can be used to stop the ants on their
"roads", from coffee powder to sulfur.
My grand parents used to make lines of sulfur along the walls or fron
We don't have fire ants here in the UK, but we do have ants. I have
found that one of the more effective treatments against them is plain
old boiling water, applied to their nest in sufficient quantities. This
also works well against certain garden weeds. It may not be a totally
energy efficient w
pesticides. I do make the fire ants work for me, by chasing the mounds
with the garden hose. This has really improved my top soil. Kicking the
top of the mound works well too, especially in winter and is a great stress
relief. That said, I don't want the little monsters in my home. Fire a
