Not the same stuff. My vet said pool filter stuff would hurt pets,
silica or something.
Don's iPhone.
On Dec 11, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com>
wrote:
An interesting part of this string is the mention of diatomaceous
earth. At one time I had an above ground pool and am vaguely
familiar with this very fine white powder used in the filter. If
kept dry, does it actually kill certain pests such as fire ants? I
assume that ‘kills mechanically” means that it gets on their feet
and disrupts some bodily function.
Hopefully Mark Minton or someone can give us more detail.
Fritz
From: Louise Power [mailto:power_lou...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 12:26 PM
To: Texas Cavers
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] crazy ants
I got an e-mail from my sister today in response to the article. She
lives SE of San Antonio and says:
We have not seen them here but my friend, XXXX, who lives in
Cotulla, about 90 miles south of here, has had them for about 3
years. Her exterminator comes and sprays and it essentially kills
only the ones it hits. They then move the hive across the street or
down into a vacant lot, etc.. Once they are disturbed again they
move back to her house. She is having an influx of them right now.
The only good thing is they do get rid of the fire ants but these
are more invasive than fire ants. They do not sting and that is the
another good thing about them.
I sent her a link on diatomaceous earth, http://www.dirtworks.net/Diatomaceous-Earth.html
and recommended that she send it to her friend. It may at least
help keep them out of her house. I've been using it for years. Kills
pests mechanically, not chemically, so they don't become immune to
it. Good for getting rid of a lot of other pests, too.
Louise
> From: bmixon...@austin.rr.com
> To: texascavers@texascavers.com
> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:38:44 -0600
> Subject: [Texascavers] crazy ants
>
> We'll see. I can't help being suspicious of a press release that
> quotes a professional exterminator, a "market development" person
for
> a company that makes a pesticide licensed for use against them,
and a
> professor who studies them, presumably with grant money. Notice that
> is says that no bait has been developed specifically for them, not
> that no existing bait works. My personal little bit of conspiracy
> theory.... -- Mixon
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