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how do you kill ants?

realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
edited March 2014 in General Discussion
trying a new method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHEE49qmN8A
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    We use AMDRO. Basically corn meal w/Boric Acid on it. Sprinkle around foundation and under house. Ants gone in about 24 hours.
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
    edited November -1
    [:D][:D][:D][:D]
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  • rob223rob223 Member Posts: 2,358 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Dumb ants.

    Little Johnny is sitting on the corner, squishing ants with his thumb. Stupid, dumb ants. Worthless, dumb ants.
    A preacher happened to be walking by and saw little Johnny and hearing him making the statements and seeing him killing the ants. says, "Son, what are you doing?".
    Johnny says "I'm squashing these dumb, worthless ants. There's no use for them".
    (P) Son, son, everything has a purpose and place for all of God's creations.
    (J) Not these dumb, stupid ants.
    (P) Son, name me three things that God has made that there is no purpose for?
    (J) Hmmm, the breast on a Nun, the Weiner on a Preacher and these dumb, stupid, worthless ants!!!!
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  • 1BigGuy1BigGuy Member Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    For small ant hills in the yard, I've found that a kettle of boiling water kills effectively without dangerous chemicals.
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  • mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,291 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    magnifying glass
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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  • nutfinnnutfinn Member Posts: 12,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    DDT
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  • GTGrammyGTGrammy Member Posts: 632 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    grits- sprinkle on they take it back to ant hill and gourge on it and then it expands and POOF no more ants [^][^][^]
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  • Old.22BoltsOld.22Bolts Member Posts: 6,032
    edited November -1
    chlorpyrifos.......
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    little johny was killing ants by dropping little drops of nitroglycerin on them, a preacher walked and asked what he was doing, he replied "i'm killing ants, this is the most powerfull stuff on earth"

    the preacher said, no holy water is the most powerful stuff on earth, i once sprinkled this on a lady and she passed a baby

    johny replied: thats nothing i once sprinkled this on a cats * and he passed a harley
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  • blackpowder70blackpowder70 Member Posts: 154 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by GTGrammy
    grits- sprinkle on they take it back to ant hill and gourge on it and then it expands and POOF no more ants [^][^][^]


    I second that.Done it many times.Fire ants are bad around here.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    horntoad4.jpg
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  • realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    my method was more fun
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
    You trap ants.
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  • realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    I ambush them from above with the element of suprise.
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mogley98
    magnifying glass



    +1

    Its fairly slow, but very satisfying. [}:)]
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The harvester ants in my yard will not touch Amdro, neither will the small ants, nor the Argentine ants. [:(]
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  • Blade SlingerBlade Slinger Member Posts: 5,891
    edited November -1
    Has a .243 enough
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  • nards444nards444 Member Posts: 3,994 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Terro works pretty well as thats what we have used. Typically we keep a few bait stations out of the way of kids and pets in the kitchen cabinets and garage to keep the stray ant from starting an infestation.

    Now it depends on your issue as far as what kind and where you live. If you live in typical suburb without much forest or fieds chances of ants diminish. But either way your doing yourself a disfavor if you dont treat your foundation once a year. We usually buy a bag or two of the terro granuals comes in a orange bag, you rip off the top turn up side down and shake it walking around the foundtaion. Water it a little and the stuff last most of the summer into the fall. It also helps with spiders. I have done this every year and have had no issues, the year I didnt do it, we had ants. Dont use the powder stuff as it washes away quick. With the terro you can also treat the mounds directly.

    A lot of it is common sense to. Keep the grass cut, segreate fire wood, pick up trash and dont let food trash linger in the house or garage during the summer months.
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  • woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 23,478 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    [:D][:D][:D]quote:Originally posted by rob223
    Dumb ants.

    Little Johnny is sitting on the corner, squishing ants with his thumb. Stupid, dumb ants. Worthless, dumb ants.
    A preacher happened to be walking by and saw little Johnny and hearing him making the statements and seeing him killing the ants. says, "Son, what are you doing?".
    Johnny says "I'm squashing these dumb, worthless ants. There's no use for them".
    (P) Son, son, everything has a purpose and place for all of God's creations.
    (J) Not these dumb, stupid ants.
    (P) Son, name me three things that God has made that there is no purpose for?
    (J) Hmmm, the breast on a Nun, the Weiner on a Preacher and these dumb, stupid, worthless ants!!!!
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  • realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    The 12ga is next.
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  • rambo rebelrambo rebel Member Posts: 4,028
    edited November -1
    I spray paint the mound area with black paint. then stir it a little with a stick. then when the ants come out and see what I've done the leave on their own. afterall no one wants to live in a black neighborhood.[:D][:D][:D][}:)]
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  • ToolfogieToolfogie Member Posts: 1,254 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I prefer head shots. [:p]
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  • realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rambo rebel
    I spray paint the mound area with black paint. then stir it a little with a stick. then when the ants come out and see what I've done the leave on their own. afterall no one wants to live in a black neighborhood.[:D][:D][:D][}:)]


    haha wow
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by us55840

    What, no one uses a 458?

    [:o)]


    458s are too unwieldy- a 1911 is much handier and gives up little in the bore diameter department.
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  • realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    If 223/5.56 wasnt so expensive Id have my buddy bring his RDIAS of his over and run some thur my sbr lol.
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