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Fire Ant question

17 years ago

How do you get fire ants out of your garden?

I've tried pouring boiling water on the hills and digging up the hills to physically remove them. Both of those of course can kill plants too.

I am not willing to use pesticides in my organic garden.

Any other tips are appreciated!

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someguyinmaine
17 years ago
About 15 or so years ago, I saw someone pour a gallon of vegetable oil on a huge fire ant hill. He waited about 20 minutes to let it soak in, and then lit it. It burned for about an hour. That's the only non-pesticide way that I know of personally to get rid of them. BTW, if you change your mind about pesticides, permethrin works extremely well.
west_texas_peg
17 years ago
Check this thread for other options

Here is a link that might be useful: Help! Fire Ants.
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digdirt2
17 years ago
Or these many previous discussions for tons of suggestions.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: Fire ant control discussions

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