[Leica] IMG: Large Ant Hill of Medium-Sized Black Ants

[tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)]

Boiling water works, also kerosene.  Also, guineas!!  My guineas eat all of
the ticks and most of the ants around here.  There are are few organic
remedies but what usually happens is that the fire ants leave one nest and
move to another one.  Be careful.  They are dangerous!

Tina

On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 7:06 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
wrote:

> My Mother used plain boiling water to rid ant nests from her little
> darlings.....  Pour and repeat as needed.....
>
> Not toxic......
>
> Frank Filippone
>
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Jim Nichols
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 1:02 PM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Large Ant Hill of Medium-Sized Black Ants
>
> 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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