coffee grounds kill roaches and other bugs, but the grounds must be fresh. If you use used grounds, then someone has drunk all of the poison.
----- Original Message ----- From: "daddybob" <daddybob52...@yahoo.com> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:47 PM Subject: CS>Re: CS>Fire Ants > Nothing kills them for good that is legal that I know > of. > > If you called the Ag. Ext. ofc. here about fire ants > they'd have a good laugh and wish you well. > > Short of drastic poisons and awful things that you > shouldn't do to the environment (like pouring gasoline > on them), here are some suggestions. > > First- you never get rid of them if they've moved in > to your area, you just chase them around. The goal is > to keep them at bay, that's the best you can do. > > 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. > > Many baits and poisons are available. What you don't > want to do willy-nilly is spread these things around > where birds and such get into them. > > Acephate works best, but can be expensive- here's how > to use less and do less damage to the environment, > while chasing the Fireants around very effectively: > Put about 2-3 tablespoons in the bottom of a 5 gallon > bucket with a little water, and stir it together. Now > add water to near the top, then just a drop or two of > dishwashing liquid as an adjuvant. > > Pour about a gallon or two per mound, all over the > mound. It will wash and uncover the top, and expose > the larva. Get the larva good and wet and all the > workers who are trying to move the larva. This way all > the workers will get some when they try to move the > colony. > > Every day inspect your yard for new small colonies > that came from the damaged ones. If you do this you > will rid your yard for maybe a month at a stretch. > > This really calls for vigilance in late summer/ early > fall. > > It never ends. > > Maybe someone here can modify this method with > something less poisonous and less expensive. I'm all > ears. > > Daddybob > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > 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 > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >
