Best Fire Ant Man

[sistersue]

Zach isn't returning my calls either. There must be other people doing this job - fire ant troubles are wide-spread. Please let me know if you hear of anyone else I can call. Mahalo.

[sistersue]

Will Kill wants $1400 or more to get rid of the fire ants because the property is full of trees and bushes and it's so badly infested. Do you know of other companies that may charge less?

[EightFingers]

Guess I don't feel so alone now. I called a couple companies and they weren't taking any new clients.

[beepbeep]

The thought of blinded animals makes me so sad. Just thinking about fire ants makes my skin hurt.

Pam in CA

[sistersue]

Thanks, dakine

[DoryGray]

Being Zack is overwhelmed, I would go get the Tango, Amdro or whatever & hire someone to treat the yard. The sooner the better.

[terracore]

There are at least a half dozen LFA threads on Punaweb with info from us do-it-yourselfers that are using the same products as the professionals which is mostly derived from the Hawaii Ant Lab (HAL) web site.

LFA on/in the ground and low vegetation will COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR within about 18 hours of spreading Siesta bait granules. They sell a gigantic jug of Siesta at Pahoa Feed for $37. Sometimes you can find it on ebay for $25.

LFA on higher vegetation (trees) will need the Provaunt gel bait recipe available here: http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/labels/sln/1402_2019.pdf Provaunt can be purchased at CPS in Hilo and probably other places. I've also seen it online. You will also need some Xantham gum, peanut butter, and corn oil. They sell Xantham gum at Target in the baking aisle, I'm sure other stores have it too.

Forget Tango, it doesn't work. It might produce mild reductions after 8 months of continued use but it's not something you want to waste your time on if your pets are going blind. Honestly I think the LFA population reductions shown by using Tango is a perceived placebo effect. LFA populations rise and fall with the seasons and weather. You could spray urine around your property for 8 months and when you notice the LFA population declining you'll think your magic urine had something to do with it. Why not wipe them out in 2 days with Provaunt and Siesta instead?

[maud gonne]

Terracore, Do the Siesta bait granules attract or harm dogs or cats/

[Mindful]

I have found monthly Tango applications to work extremely well for me in mid HPP. I don't know the exact science and toxicity yet(beyond growth inhibitor vs barrier applications) but if you have all the gear I will gladly come by and show you how to mix it and will spray it for you. Then you can see how easy it is to manage yourself versus relying on someone for 10 times the price and their schedule.

If your problem is immediate, and I haven't met one that isn't, then start by spreading some Siesta around the house and you have a little time before another longer term application of an inhibitor for a wider application.

The way I see it, the more people treat their property the better.

Hopefully, you're my neighbor and we all win.

[Lodestone]

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Originally posted by maud gonne

Terracore, Do the Siesta bait granules attract or harm dogs or cats/

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No issues with our dogs, who will eat just about anything. The granules are so small that they can't really eat them off the ground. However, I would take care not to spread them on pavement or some other surface they could lick.