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« on: September 30, 2013, 07:29:09 pm » |
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How in the hell do you get rid of the Crazy Ants-? They are a pain in the ASS. What pesticide works the best on them?
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KevinN
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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2013, 07:33:22 pm » |
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Inside or Out?
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Easttex91
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2013, 07:38:31 pm » |
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Dude we've got them so damned bad it's driving us crazy!! I got one quote of almost $700 just to treat my one acre for 30 stinking days.
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2013, 07:48:08 pm » |
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The only ants i have are the big red ones that have the hole in the grounds. Ive tried couple different ways of killin em but havent found nothig to stop em. I swear everyday they have another spot! What kind of ants are u dealin with?
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Easttex91
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2013, 07:50:41 pm » |
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These are tiny little ants they don't bite but you get them by the millions. They eat regular ant poison like candy.
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KevinN
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2013, 07:50:48 pm » |
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Don't know where your located but most pest control companies have TOP CHOICE (made by Bayer) available. It's a fire ant treatment but works on ALL ants. It's pricey... Usually around $250-$300 (up to 2000 square feet usually) for a normal sized yard but guaranteed for A YEAR!!
For inside your home.....use a bulb duster and boric acid. Take your wall socket /switch covers off and dust inside them. Dust around your water entry points (where water pipes come out of wall... Under sink)....dust your window seals/crevices....dust your weep holes outside your home if it's a brick home. If it's a mobile... Lay down a barrier of boric acid around your skirt.
Sprays typically don't work well on crazy ants or sugar ants (as a deterrent ) unless you make direct contact. They will avoid them. Sucrose/sugar based Baits from Lowes/Home depot work better.
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2013, 08:27:52 pm » |
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Talstar xtra for total ant control. Can be broadcast for large areas, spot treatment,
mound treatment, what ever. About 40 bucks a 25 lb. bag.
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2013, 08:35:07 pm » |
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Hate them! I had them move into the relays for my IDM, horn, and trailer light relays. Had me scratching my head trying to figure out what was wrong with my truck fir three days
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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2013, 08:35:23 pm » |
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We had the outside done last week and we are doing the inside this week. They are a pain in the ass and becoming a big problem. I live close to Houston. These crazy ants can kill a fire ant. They do not have mounds they gather up under anything they can. I am ready for them to go away..
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charles
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2013, 09:09:49 pm » |
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I sprayed all the ant piles around my house with permethian and horse fly mix 3 wks ago and aint seen hide nor hair from any any ants.
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Why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can!
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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2013, 09:59:39 pm » |
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Idk but have had old timers tell me if you put out sweet-n-low they will eat it but can't digest it and they die. I ain't never tried but it's cheap enough it may be worth a shot
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« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2013, 10:16:50 pm » |
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The best thing I have found for ants is phipronil. It's the same active ingredient that's in frontline. Over and out ant poison use to have it in it. I don't think it contains it anymore due to EPA issues. It would be real expensive but if u could buy some from a vet and put it in a spray bottle and spray around the entry points in the house it will kill them. If u find some old over and out that has it in the active ingredients sprinkle it around the yard and wet it with a garden hose. I have put it in a spray bottle with water and let set and shake it to mix it as good as possible then spray in the house. If they get in it it will kill the colony. If bees get in it it will kill the hive hence the EPA issue.
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« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2013, 10:24:03 pm » |
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Fipronil is still used in the Top Choice.... Works great. Just expensive.
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« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2013, 09:13:28 am » |
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Im buying a house right now that has been sitting for a little bit. The termite inspector saw them ants and said permetherin once a month for 3 months all over the inside and outside of the house... In the bottoms corners I mean.
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« Reply #14 on: October 01, 2013, 10:56:36 am » |
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do it your self pest control.com TERMIDOR work good kills ant for about 14 days i think
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KevinN
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« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2013, 10:56:48 am » |
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It has a good knockdown but no residual....becomes ineffective to fast.
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« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2013, 10:59:24 am » |
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do it your self pest control.com TERMIDOR work good kills ant for about 14 days i think
Thermidor is regulated... You ain't getting it without knowing someone , lol. But it kills for A LOT longer than 14 days....it's effective for YEARS!!! |
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« Reply #17 on: October 01, 2013, 11:23:11 am » |
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Are you an exterminator Mr. Kevin? Lol seems like you know your ish
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KevinN
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« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2013, 12:08:52 pm » |
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I do hold a license through the state of Texas. Technician - Pest and Termite But... I've decided to make a change. Tired of the chemicals and the business in general....so...I've decided to substitute teach and get back into school in the evenings. See if I can handle the youngsters now days. Should be interesting  |
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« Reply #19 on: October 02, 2013, 11:36:23 am » |
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well i buy TERMIDOR all the time and it works pretty good on crazy ants, they look like somebody poured out a can of coffee, they also have a powder that is sopposed to kill the queens
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