I just finished mowing my yard, and found a lot of new mounds. Two of them are huge. All this in just one week, not a good way to start the summer.
Oh, guess I should explain about fire ants, they give a painful sting when disturbed. Usually it's not just a single sting, when one ant stings, they all start in. The pain is annoying for 15-20 minutes, but the stings itch for days as they heal.
The usual method of controlling them is poison, spray or granuals. Sometimes you kill the mound the first try, most of the time they just relocate a feet. I'm guessing this is mostly a southern problem, as we don't get a killing freeze during the winter.
Reason for this post: Anyone read anything about an electronic method of getting rid of these little pests? I don't really care if it kills them, or just makes my property unfriendly to them. Ultrasound is low range, so probably not suitable. Maybe a low current electical impulse, vibrations, or something.
Oh, guess I should explain about fire ants, they give a painful sting when disturbed. Usually it's not just a single sting, when one ant stings, they all start in. The pain is annoying for 15-20 minutes, but the stings itch for days as they heal.
The usual method of controlling them is poison, spray or granuals. Sometimes you kill the mound the first try, most of the time they just relocate a feet. I'm guessing this is mostly a southern problem, as we don't get a killing freeze during the winter.
Reason for this post: Anyone read anything about an electronic method of getting rid of these little pests? I don't really care if it kills them, or just makes my property unfriendly to them. Ultrasound is low range, so probably not suitable. Maybe a low current electical impulse, vibrations, or something.