Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 06:06:39 -0400 (EDT) From: "Carl Strohmenger (HSC)" <cstrohme@com1.med.usf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2278$foo@default> Subject: Re: S. alata and fire ants...
On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Paul Ulrich wrote:
> I have a S. alata that I just put in my new bog garden here in middle
> GA about a month ago. It is growing quite well but I noticed that fire
> ants had cut a hole in one of the pitchers and were going in and
> out... Any ideas?
> Is there any way for me to kill the ants in my bog without damage to
> the little ecosystem that I have set up?
Try scatterring some granules of Amdro(c) or Spectracide(c) fire
ant killer around the base of the plant. That has worked for me. However,
do not put down a great amount - only enough for the ants to consume in a
day or so.
- Carl
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