Fire Ants

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K-town Vol Fan said:
I didnt want to start a thread so maybe someone here will know.

What can I do to repell chipmunks? They are living under my deck and driving my beagle ape ****. Never seen him act so crazy. I dont really want to kill them just want them to make a home somewhere else. I figured after a few near death experiences at the hands of my beagle they would leave, but alas. Still here.
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Take about 2-3 pounds of weed (without smoking it) and sprinkle it around the deck.
 
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Go aeiou said:
In the Good Ole Days people had cats that stayed outdoors. No mole problems. No squirrel problems, etc.
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Got 4 untame cats and more on the way. They're stupid. The old farm dog that went between the 3 houses used to take care of them but when he got too old to venture up the road to our house, they came back.
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
My neighbor has an outdoor cat but I haven't seen him in my back yard since my beagle treed him.
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We have one in the neighborhood that lives in storm sewers and is constantly leaving trophys on people's door mats.
Farmers used to always have at least one that hung around the barn.
It takes a special cat.
 
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68ss said:
I spray my yard with bifen. It is pet friendly once dry and works awesome. I get mine at at supply, 60.00 a gallon for concentrate and mix with 30 gallons of water.
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Bifen works for many unwanted pests. Directions say it needs to dry for two hours before pets are in the treated area.
I typically spray the back yard after the dog has gone out for the last time at night.
 
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Halph66 said:
Biden works for many unwanted pests. Directions say it needs to dry for two hours before pets are in the treated area.
I typically spray the back yard after the dog has gone out for the last time at night.
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I think I missed something. This reads like a subtle political joke.

I have chipmunks and voles here. No dog though, so I'm not sure I really care about getting rid of the critters. Neither seem to be doing any noticeable damage to my yard or flower beds.

Saw a groundhog ambling through the neighbor's driveway/yard a month or two ago. Don't think it was Phil.
 
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rwemyss said:
I think I missed something. This reads like a subtle political joke.

I have chipmunks and voles here. No dog though, so I'm not sure I really care about getting rid of the critters. Neither seem to be doing any noticeable damage to my yard or flower beds.

Saw a groundhog ambling through the neighbor's driveway/yard a month or two ago. Don't think it was Phil.
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That's funny. It was a typo, but it's golden.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
I don't see any mounds. My biggest problem area is the paver decking around the pool. I assume they are in the sand/ paver base
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Man you should live in Texas. They pop up all over my yard. We are very used to them but you literally can't walk barefooted in the yard. I took 7-8 bites over the course of the summer while stopping for a moment to rest while mowing the yard. I learned to step out in the street to rest. Down here, they will build or at least congregate anywhere alongside a concrete edge like your paver decking or sidewalky or steps.
 
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We lived in Florida for 7 years. The best thing I found to kill fire ants was Andro. Sprinkle a little on the mound and they will carry it into the mound. 24 hours later, no fire ants.
 
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1Big_Orange_Fan said:
Man you should live in Texas. They pop up all over my yard. We are very used to them but you literally can't walk barefooted in the yard. I took 7-8 bites over the course of the summer while stopping for a moment to rest while mowing the yard. I learned to step out in the street to rest. Down here, they will build or at least congregate anywhere alongside a concrete edge like your paver decking or sidewalky or steps.
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I lived in Florida for 3 years. They were everywhere.
 
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I think I got into sone once in Maryville.

Conventional wisdom would say its too far north. Been outdoors my whole life. SC, Florida. Never experienced that sudden of crazy onslaught if itching burning feeling on both legs.

Coulda been something else who knows. Was weird though.
 
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Two old solutions my great uncle gave me,

For fire ants, dissolve 1C sugar & 1tbs borax in 1qt water. Soak cotton balls in mixture and place around the mound. They like the sweetness of the sugar and take it back into the mound to the queen. The poison from the borax will kill the queen and entire mound.
Do not leave out for pets, the borax can be harmful.

For moles, the easiest and cheapest solution is juicy fruit gum. Remove sticks from wrapper and "stick" in the trails. Moles will eat the gum but unable to pass it. Kinda of cruel but effective.

Good luck
 
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I don't know what the specific active ingredients are in it, but we've always had great luck with Bengal fire ant killer. It's affordable and is reliable. It's worked better than anything else we've tried. Just sprinkle a little on a mound, and it's dead I a couple days. We'll hit the mounds in the yard when they first appear in the spring, and then any new mounds that pop up a week later. After that our place stays clear for the majority of the summer. Some years we have to retreat a few mounds in mid/ late September, some years we don't. Nothing else we've found works as completely or quickly.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
I think I got into sone once in Maryville.

Conventional wisdom would say its too far north. Been outdoors my whole life. SC, Florida. Never experienced that sudden of crazy onslaught if itching burning feeling on both legs.

Coulda been something else who knows. Was weird though.
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That sensation sounds like fire ants but they also leave a big pimple like bump that often will develop a white looking head on it. I guess it depends on skin type but on me they can leave a scar for about 6 months and they can itch for days.
 
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1Big_Orange_Fan said:
That sensation sounds like fire ants but they also leave a big pimple like bump that often will develop a white looking head on it. I guess it depends on skin type but on me they can leave a scar for about 6 months and they can itch for days.
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Had to take a benadryl.
 
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StarRaider said:
I have used that stuff for about 10 years and it works great, although not for fire ants. I live on the Stones River and I see mounds on "the other side" of the river but I have not seen any on "my side". I am sure just a matter of time though.
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You fish the river? Any good smallmouth? I’ve been tempted to float it
 
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IF you can find the nest, a syringe full of gasoline will eliminate the entire nest. Yes it will leave a small stain on pavers but after a couple of rain showers or pressure wash it goes away. Keep a jug of ammonia handy. if you get bitten apply ammonia and sting will go away. However, last time i got bitten, scar lasted almost a year :mad:
 
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Listen up all you city boys. Forget going to lowes and spending lots of money on different choices. Go to the grocery store and get some GRITS. That’s right, those ants will eat the grits and explode. You can thank me later.
 
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