Re: HELP! FIRE ANT INVASION!

Ctcreel@top.cis.syr.edu
Wed, 17 Nov 93 15:15:30 EST

You can use two things to get rid of fire ants, or ants in general.
First and foremost, you can use Diazinon. This is s very dangerous
chemical (as most pesticides are) that will get rid of ants in
about an hour... from the entire facinity. Unfortunately, if you
read the packaging, you will find out that it does nasty things
to mammals as well. But it is perfectly safe for plants.

The second, much more safe route is Dionasheous earth (I am sure
that this is spelled incorretly). There are two types, the first
is salt water and the second is fresh water. You want the fresh
water. This is the organic farmer's best friend. It is nothing
more than the crystalline remains of water going critters. It works
like this... you spread this stuff around and the ants walk over it
and slices up their armor, causing them to die a slower death through
dehydration. You may be skeptical, but I have used this stuff for
army ants and roaches in various greenhouses in Maryland and New York
and the proprieters (friends of mine who trusted that I wasn't crazy)
were quite pleased witht the results

Chris