Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Garden Safe Fire Ant Killer http://texasbluelime.com/wp/2007/11/21/garden-safe-fire-ant-killer/ Supplies 5 gallon bucket of watershovel Ingredients 1/4 cup Turpentine (not "turpatine")1/4 cup ammonia1/4 cup Lysol® cleaner1/4 cup Dawn® dish washing liquid Instructions Add each of the ingredients to the bucket of water and mix gently. (Add the Dawn last to keep the suds at bay.)Quickly and carefully, dig up the fire ant mound at lest 1-2 feet into the ground. Remember the queen lives at the bottom. Work quickly so you don't get stung.Gently, pour the entire 5-gallon bucket into the mound. The water will carry the ingredients deep into the mound. The suds will coat the ants. If you dug down far enough, you have a good chance of killing the queen. Notes I like to leave the mound uncovered for a day or two to monitor activity. If necessary, I make another batch, dig further down and try again. When I stop seeing activity, I cover the hole back up.My grandfather shared this recipe with everyone on his street. They had enormous success in getting rid of the ants in their corner of the neighborhood. Radiating UNCONDITIONAL LOVE & Truth To ALL who share our circle, our universe, our love, our trust. May I always be found worthy. Gratitude & Thankfulness to All of Us aSoaringHawk Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with joy & glory. Thank you for YOU, ALL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hello to Soaring Hawk, I have no doubt that this concoction would kill the fire ants, but thought it was only fair to point out some of the hazards to the ingredients. I do not want to show any disrespect to you or your father, as many people do not understand the harms that can be caused by these products. I will give everybody just a little information on these 4 products. 1. Turpentine: It is a resin and oil from pine trees, it can cause tissue death, damage kidneys, central nervous system depression, headaches, nausea, and confusion. Low concentrations can irritate eyes, nose, and throat. 2. Lysol: It contains phenols and dioxin (agent orange). It is also a suspected carcinogen. 3. Ammonia: The vapors and liquids can be corrosive causing severe burns and irritation to the skin, eyes, and lungs even in low concentrations. 4. Dawn dish soap: This contains sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl benzene sulfonate, and formaldehyde a know carcinogen. Then there is what these things would do to the soil that it would be used on. Because of the oil and chemicals in these products it would be several years before it would grow anything, except maybe weeds. During rains these chemicals would spread to the area around it, and would then be in any foods grown in that area. If you would like to check this information out for yourself there is a couple of sites that I might recommend. One would be environmental working group www.ewg.org. The other is product matrix, and then enter the product that you want to look up. Now each to his own, but I personally like to use green products. I have found that they work just as well, if not better. That way I can protect my health, my family's health, and the health of the environment. I hope you will take this information in an educational manner, after all we all learn something new everyday. Bless us one and all. Annie > > Garden Safe Fire Ant Killer > >> > - 5 gallon bucket of water > - shovel > > Ingredients > > - 1/4 cup Turpentine (not " turpatine " ) > - 1/4 cup ammonia > - 1/4 cup Lysol® cleaner > - 1/4 cup Dawn® dish washing liquid > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Can't you just use boiling water? Seems to me that it would be a lot easier and healthier for you and the environment!Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 , " annielovenlife " <annielovenlife wrote: > > Hello to Soaring Hawk, > > I have no doubt that this concoction would kill the fire ants, but > thought it was only fair to point out some of the hazards to the > ingredients. I do not want to show any disrespect to you or your > father, as many people do not understand the harms that can be caused > by these products. Annie Hi Annie thank you for the information and the polite way you stated your information. Soaring Hawk thank you too for trying to help the people that are bothered by this annoying critters. Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 I've used cornmeal to put on fireant mounds ...it works, but of course you need to reapply. edefreedom1945 <edefreedom1945 Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:40:34 PM Re: Garden Safe Fire Ant Killer , "annielovenlife" <annielovenlife@ ...> wrote:>> Hello to Soaring Hawk,> > I have no doubt that this concoction would kill the fire ants, but > thought it was only fair to point out some of the hazards to the > ingredients. I do not want to show any disrespect to you or your > father, as many people do not understand the harms that can be caused > by these products. AnnieHi Annie thank you for the information and the polite way you stated your information. Soaring Hawk thank you too for trying to help the people that are bothered by this annoying critters. Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 A few comments about fire ants from doing some checking: The most common one in the south is Quaker Quick Grits. But there's plenty of "debunkers". Never tried it. I had 7 different mounds about our acre and a half and what we did was a "shovel relay". the three of us took a shovelfull of ants from each mound and intermixed the ants from one mound with the next one to it. After 3 shuffles two days apart , the mounds all seem pretty much dead from the fighting that erupted. -- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678), July 17, 2001. My Uncle was told by a man who owns an exotic farm that "Rio Birds" eat fire ants. The guy has some on his land and has no problem anymore. They look like small emus, about the size of a chicken with grey feathers, if I remember right. I can't be sure of the spelling, or proper name of these birds but maybe it will help. -- Aaron Franz (starkgp), April 17, 2003. http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=005lde Also diatomaceous earth, Quaker quick Grits, or rice, (???) http://www.answerbag.com/articles/get-rid-of-ants/ed9d1e44-b654-e97e-bd53-4be1340671be «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»§ - PULSE ON 21st CENTURY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE! §Subscribe:......... - «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»DISCLOSURE:Any information here in is for educational purpose only; it may be news related, purely speculation or SOMEONE’S OPINION. Always consult with a qualified Medical Doctor before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.SUBMISSION POLICY & CONDITION OF MEMBERSHIP:By becoming a member of this group you AGREE to hold this group its members, list owners, moderators and affiliates harmless of any liability for any direct, consequential, incidental, damage incurred.Anything going to this list may eventually be posted on another list.If you post a piece to the list. We reserve the right to attach yourname and email address to the piece, as well as to keep them on record.You should NOT post copyrighted material unless proper attributionsto the source of the material are made.Submissions are gladly accepted. Please feel free to post material thatyou think is worthy.YOU AGREE; to accept responsibility and liability for your own actions and to contact a licensed Medical Doctor before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE; you must : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Thanks for this information Annie! And the link - great site. And thanks to all the input from everyone else! I have used boiling water: I poured 3 gal, within a couple minutes dug down a foot or so, poured another 3 gal. Not sure if I killed the queen but the ants were gone. Radiating UNCONDITIONAL LOVE & Truth To ALL who share our circle, our universe, our love, our trust. May I always be found worthy. Gratitude & Thankfulness to All of Us aSoaringHawk Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with joy & glory. Thank you for YOU, Annie! , " annielovenlife " <annielovenlife wrote: > > Hello to Soaring Hawk, > > I have no doubt that this concoction would kill the fire ants, but > thought it was only fair to point out some of the hazards to the > ingredients. I do not want to show any disrespect to you or your > father, as many people do not understand the harms that can be caused > by these products. > > I will give everybody just a little information on these 4 products. > > 1. Turpentine: It is a resin and oil from pine trees, it can cause > tissue death, damage kidneys, central nervous system depression, > headaches, nausea, and confusion. Low concentrations can irritate > eyes, nose, and throat. > > 2. Lysol: It contains phenols and dioxin (agent orange). It is also a > suspected carcinogen. > > 3. Ammonia: The vapors and liquids can be corrosive causing severe > burns and irritation to the skin, eyes, and lungs even in low > concentrations. > > 4. Dawn dish soap: This contains sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl > benzene sulfonate, and formaldehyde a know carcinogen. > > Then there is what these things would do to the soil that it would be > used on. Because of the oil and chemicals in these products it would > be several years before it would grow anything, except maybe weeds. > During rains these chemicals would spread to the area around it, and > would then be in any foods grown in that area. > > If you would like to check this information out for yourself there is > a couple of sites that I might recommend. One would be environmental > working group www.ewg.org. The other is product matrix, and then > enter the product that you want to look up. > > Now each to his own, but I personally like to use green products. I > have found that they work just as well, if not better. That way I can > protect my health, my family's health, and the health of the > environment. > > I hope you will take this information in an educational manner, after > all we all learn something new everyday. > > Bless us one and all. > > Annie > > > > > > > > Garden Safe Fire Ant Killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hello Soaring Hawk, You are so welcome. Sounds like the boiling water worked, isn't that great. Hope you got that queen!! I really like both of those sites, I have found a lot of useful information on them. Glad you enjoyed them also. Bless us one and all. Annie , " aSoaringHawk " <aSoaringHawk wrote: > > Thanks for this information Annie! And the link - great site. > > And thanks to all the input from everyone else! > > I have used boiling water: I poured 3 gal, within a couple minutes dug > down a foot or so, poured another 3 gal. Not sure if I killed the > queen but the ants were gone. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 , " edefreedom1945 " <edefreedom1945 wrote: Hello Edith, You are very welcome for the information. Thanks for the nice compliment! Bless us one and all. Annie > Hi Annie thank you for the information and the polite way you stated > your information. Soaring Hawk thank you too for trying to help the > people that are bothered by this annoying critters. Edith > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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