03-28-2015, 06:09 PM
Coincidentally I stepped right on a nest of fire ants on shore today.
I returned with my Regent 50SC which is 5% Fipronil.
Termidor SC contains the active ingredient
9.1%. Fipronil
Dilution was 3 drops in 100 cc. I use
. a syringe to extract it from the bottle. I then loaded up on the diluted liquid and coated small pieces of paper placed on aluminum foil directly over the nest. For bait peanut butter. I observed long enough to see a small swarm traveling from the ground onto the foil. Not all, but many also checked out the paper. They returned to the peanut butter or hole talking to each ant along the way.
This was a very large colony covering area about 5 ft by 2ft. So I used several baits and covered with plastic containers.
Tomorrow I will update.
A small spot treatment like this is likely more environmentally sound.
Yes, as I pointed out already in every post this is a very toxic chemical for bees.
I returned with my Regent 50SC which is 5% Fipronil.
Termidor SC contains the active ingredient
9.1%. Fipronil
Dilution was 3 drops in 100 cc. I use
. a syringe to extract it from the bottle. I then loaded up on the diluted liquid and coated small pieces of paper placed on aluminum foil directly over the nest. For bait peanut butter. I observed long enough to see a small swarm traveling from the ground onto the foil. Not all, but many also checked out the paper. They returned to the peanut butter or hole talking to each ant along the way.
This was a very large colony covering area about 5 ft by 2ft. So I used several baits and covered with plastic containers.
Tomorrow I will update.
A small spot treatment like this is likely more environmentally sound.
Yes, as I pointed out already in every post this is a very toxic chemical for bees.
Former Puna Beach Resident
Now sailing in SE Asia
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Now sailing in SE Asia
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