[Leica] IMG: Large Ant Hill of Medium-Sized Black Ants
Douglas Barry
imra at iol.ie
Sun Jan 15 14:46:32 PST 2017
Mind yourself, Jim. Time to round up the family and tell them they have to
make sacrifices sometimes :-)
Douglas
Who's glad he lives in Ireland where there's none of those yokes around.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Large Ant Hill of Medium-Sized Black Ants
> Thanks, Ric. I didn't realize that there were both red and black fire
> ants. These must be the black ones.
>
> I have some granules, though they are several years old. I could try to
> apply some and water them in.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 1/15/2017 3:38 PM, RicCarter wrote:
>> looks like fire ants
>>
>> the dry poison that they grab and carry downthe hole is effective but
>> requires patience
>>
>> the liquid mix to make a gallon of pour is faster, but make syou hunt for
>> the main hole and risks stings on your ankles
>>
>> they will NOT go away on their own
>>
>>
>> ric
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 15, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> For some time now, I have been watching this scene develop. Between my
>>> paved parking area and the adjoining fence, a large ant hill has
>>> developed. The ants appear to be black and about 3/8 inch long. Before
>>> I attempt to poison them, I thought I would ask these groups for advice.
>>>
>>> A view of the ant hill:
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ant+Hill.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Some ants, seen on the leaf:
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ants+2.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>>
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