[TheForge] Fw: Fire ants

[Andrew Vida]

I am skeptical as well.  Been stung by the little darlings in FL. 
Formic acid is interesting stuff.  I will, however, state that such 
stings pale in comparison to getting chiggered up real good, which I had 
the unpleasant experience of two summers ago.  Dunno where I picked them 
up, but for at least 10 days I wanted to skin myself alive.  The itch is 
thermonuclear in character.  You just want to peel yourself.  Not 
recommended.

On 12/9/2011 9:06 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Although conceivably possible, this strikes me as extremely unlikely.
> I suspect this is an urban myth in the making.  Insects, being
> cold-blooded, don't suffocate easily, and application of CO2 using
> seltzer sounds quite iffy to begin with.  Did anyone bother to reckon
> how much CO2 two cups of seltzer contains?
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> I'll await reports of some poor soul who actually tries the trick and
> then doesn't run fast enough...
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> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Leslie Valentine
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>> Got problems with these vicious creatures?  Maybe this will help.  It's worth a try.
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>> Fire Ants
>> For those not familiar with Walter Reeves, he is from the University of Georgia agriculture department, specializing in home gardening. His television show, 'Gardening in Georgia', is on each Saturday.
>> I know fire ants are picky eaters and any type poison that is effective takes seven feeding steps before the queen receives it. Plus, if the bait is stored in close proximity to any petroleum or fertilizer products they won't touch it. Contact poisons that are on the market just cause the colony to move away.. A well developed colony can be as deep as 30 feet and spread out some 20 to 50 feet from the mound center. This was documented by studies done in the early 60' s when they were first sited in South Alabama.
>> An environmentally friendly cure for fire ants has been announced by Walter Reeves on his Georgia Gardener radio program. Testimonials that it REALLY WORKS are coming in.
>> Simply pour two cups of CLUB SODA (carbonated water) directly in the center of a fire ant mound. The carbon dioxide in the water is heavier than air and displaces the oxygen which suffocates the queen and the other ants. The whole colony will be dead within about two days.
>> Besides eliminating the ants, club soda leaves no poisonous residue, does not contaminate the ground water, and does not indiscriminately kill other insects. It is not harmful to your pets, soaks into the ground. Each mound must be treated individually and a one liter bottle of club soda will kill 2 to 3 mounds.
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