10-22-2012, 04:07 PM
We use amdro and extinguish at our farm and house in HPP. I use chopsticks cut down to 4-6 inches and dip them in PB. Place them all over and check them every 20-30 minutes. Dept of Ag uses this method to find them.
Get the trail coming out and them feeding, that is the important part, then I use a tsp each of amdro and extinguish. I also will place this as close to where the trail starts as possible. It is how I have taken care of every outbreak I have come across. You don't need very much of either of these products. I hear often of people just sprinkling it around their property and it is a waste.
Both of these products I have watched be carried up into trees ONCE LURED OUT with PB. Ive seen nests in pots taken out within days. Amdro is quick. Extinguish is Insect Growth Regulator so slower. Hell of a combo though. Extinguish is fairly cheap. CPS sells for $11 a pound?
For problems up in trees you can also dip the chopstick in PB then in Amdro and Extinguish and place up in tree. Works well also. The key to taking out Fire Ants is to do repeat applications. One app can take out small nests, but several applications are needed usually for larger more spread out ones. Do it 1 week apart. I find them very active in the morning. Best time to feed them!
Fire Ants have many queens and many nests so if they have been out there for a while, chances are repeat applications are needed. Small amounts, dry weather, pb to lure them out, should do the trick. Good luck all.
Get the trail coming out and them feeding, that is the important part, then I use a tsp each of amdro and extinguish. I also will place this as close to where the trail starts as possible. It is how I have taken care of every outbreak I have come across. You don't need very much of either of these products. I hear often of people just sprinkling it around their property and it is a waste.
Both of these products I have watched be carried up into trees ONCE LURED OUT with PB. Ive seen nests in pots taken out within days. Amdro is quick. Extinguish is Insect Growth Regulator so slower. Hell of a combo though. Extinguish is fairly cheap. CPS sells for $11 a pound?
For problems up in trees you can also dip the chopstick in PB then in Amdro and Extinguish and place up in tree. Works well also. The key to taking out Fire Ants is to do repeat applications. One app can take out small nests, but several applications are needed usually for larger more spread out ones. Do it 1 week apart. I find them very active in the morning. Best time to feed them!
Fire Ants have many queens and many nests so if they have been out there for a while, chances are repeat applications are needed. Small amounts, dry weather, pb to lure them out, should do the trick. Good luck all.