There is a wonderful chemical that kills ants and is safe to use around the pond. It is NOT a poison - and it only affects/kills certain insects with a certain photoreceptor and enzyme.
The problem is that the manufacturer has targeted 4 specific markets and will not sell it to anyone else (yet) and […]
Lenny, the description of the “budding effect” on your second link explains why so many more mounds are popping up so quickly. Thanks for that link!!!! Yes, I can do the shop vac thing. I was thinking too that I could hotwire an area around the pond to keep the […]
I have some stuff that I get at Home Depot called “Bug Getta Plus” I think. I got it for a plague of garden snails we had a couple years ago but it worked so good I use it every year. This stuff is supposed to attract snails, slugs and ants and […]
Do you own a big wet-vac or shop-vac? I’d be tempted to suck up the mounds after putting some liquid ant killer in the wet-vac reservoir first. You could even leave the pesticide in the reservoir for a couple of days and work on the mounds every day or twice a day since […]
Thanks for the suggestions. All seems OK with the fish so far. But my pond is almost entirely surrounded by fireants. Thanks, Liane, for the information about them being members of the wasp family - I didn’t know that, but it sure explains the painful bites. I don’t have systemic […]
I thought smacking the relative up side the head was a pretty good idea too!
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Linda, Not sure what to suggest for the fireants. They are the bane of existence here in Texas. They are truly evil little creatures. I try not to use chemicals in my yard, but when it comes to fireants, AMDRO!! If you can find a trail of theirs leading away from the […]
Thanks Sue and Lenny, I did do about a 10% water change and added more clay - couldn’t slap him upside the head though, Lenny (but it was my first thought too)- he’s elderly and had no idea they would stream into the pond. He felt bad and said he was careful not to […]
In a message dated 7/8/2008 10:36:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, GoldLenny@gmail.com writes:
Remove the fish if possible. If that isn’t possible, do PWC’s and run fresh carbon in your filter system which is also what you would do if you removed the fish.
Oh yeah… and smack your relative […]
In a message dated 7/8/2008 7:55:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shelties@suddenlink.net writes:
A well-intentioned relative found a huge fireant mound near the top of my waterfall and sprayed it with ant killer after he was bit by one. When I heard this, I ran out to find […]