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Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: Dognot] #15178892 09/01/24 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Dognot
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Ortho Orathene for the win. Sprinkle on the mound and they are all dead the next day.


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Right after a rain, fire ants swarm in the air and move queens out of the nest relocating to start a new nest some distance away. I used to find them in my swimming pool all the time after a rain.

Buy a can of Orthene, open the lid and punch a few holes in the covering foil with a nail. Use that like a shaker to powder the mounds. STAND UP-WIND. I think that stuff actually "Stinks" them to death.

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Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: Jon] #15178933 09/01/24 01:44 PM
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I’m convinced fire ants are just alien scouts. Don’t bother trying to convince me otherwise.


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Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: 9094] #15178967 09/01/24 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 9094
Ortho Orathene for the win. Sprinkle on the mound and they are all dead the next day.


That's what I use. thumb


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Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: RoadRunnerTR21] #15178989 09/01/24 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadRunnerTR21
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Ortho Orathene for the win. Sprinkle on the mound and they are all dead the next day.


That's what I use. thumb



Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: Jon] #15179109 09/01/24 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon
…I have some of the Nagasaki grade Amdro left and will go after them with that. Mine is old and been in a hot sea container for a while but will see if it still works. …

I don’t think it holds up too well over time. I had a container in the garage that was probably 2 years old and the ants ate it all up to no effect. Got a new container from HD and they were dead the next day.


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Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: gander] #15179141 09/01/24 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by gander
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I’ve been at war with fire ants for a long time.

When killing ants you know what I want to see?
Dead ants.

When you use over and out with water you’ll get a big pile of dead ants. Every thing else seems to just move them around.

I hate those vermin.

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Over and out is what I use. Seems like it eliminates ants for about three months.


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Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: Dognot] #15179189 09/01/24 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dognot
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Ortho Orathene for the win. Sprinkle on the mound and they are all dead the next day.


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Another thumbs up for Orathene.

Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: COFF] #15179338 09/01/24 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by COFF
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…I have some of the Nagasaki grade Amdro left and will go after them with that. Mine is old and been in a hot sea container for a while but will see if it still works. …

I don’t think it holds up too well over time. I had a container in the garage that was probably 2 years old and the ants ate it all up to no effect. Got a new container from HD and they were dead the next day.

Well apparently mine must have not been as old as I thought it was. And a good chance it spent time in an open front shed that was shaded. At any rate, all mounds are now currently dead. I leave the red harvester ants alone to help boost the horny toad population out here. Appears to be no collateral damage to those ants. To see them working you’d think they were expecting a blizzard.

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions - I really appreciate the help. I’m going to get some of that Orathene to have on hand in my arsenal.

Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: Jon] #15179353 09/01/24 09:21 PM
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My chickens found where I put some out and gobbled it right up

Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: Notaguide] #15179355 09/01/24 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Notaguide
My chickens found where I put some out and gobbled it right up

Did it seem to bother them any?

Re: Amdro fire ant killer risks [Re: Jon] #15179412 09/01/24 11:01 PM
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No and now my eggs taste better

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There you go. Off label use. thumb

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