[TheForge] OT: Fire ants Not killed by Club Soda..

[dann at wctatel.net]

According to Snopes,  they went back and called Walter Reeves, the Georgia
professor that was quoted:  It is False.   Walter Reeves didn't say that,
and he says the Club Soda method doesn't kill the ants.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/fireants.asp

But I do wonder if anhydrous amonia would do the trick. That is an old
farmer's method to kill gophers, and other critters that live underground.

Dann
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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.
> Spread the word.
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