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Destroyed Fire Ants!
I live in Alabama..... ground zero for the national fire ant infestation. These ants are relentless. They bite, sting, and build gigantic mounds all over the place. You disturb their nest and they either rebuild bigger or move 10ft across the yard. I have tried boiling water. I have tried fire. I have tried yelling and screaming and stomping feet. Nothing seemed to work... that is. Until I discovered this stuff. (Honestly though. I haven't tried very many different kinds of treatments because I do not want to spray poison in my yard. I only tried this stuff because it is certified organic and safe enough to spray directly on vegetable gardens) I treated 6 mounds and the effects were at first startling followed by a sense of confusion and then finishing with amazement! I mixed the concentrated liquid with water as instructed for a 2gal watering can. I then soaked the area around each mound with about 1/2 the contents and then soaked the mound with the remaining 1/2. As I soaked the mound, the dirt on the top started to dissolve away exposing the top layer of the nest (as anticipated). This caused a flurry of activity within the mound. The exposed ants started to act erratically. Ants started to emerge from within and tried to rescue their larva. It seemed the whole nest would emerge. My kids and I watched as thousands upon thousands of ants surfaced. It was truly a spectacle to behold and somewhat terrifying. After I made my initial rounds across all of the mounds I then mixed up some more. I finished by pouring another 1/2 can on top of each of the now exposed mounds/ants. At first the ants weren't dying instantly like I thought they would. Some actually seemed to settle down and would stop freaking out. I thought I just angered them and would face similar mound relocations. Regardless. I told the kids to leave the poor ants alone and let nature take its >altered< course. I checked in throughout the day and noticed that activity around the all of the mounds settled back down. There were some dead ants around the mounds but it seemed as if most retreated back into their nests. Confusion was settling in. It almost seemed less effective than boiling water at this point. The next day is when the realization started to settled in. When I checked up on the squatters in my yard.... their nests looked like literal ghost towns. Everything dried out and there was no activity anywhere. I poked the remains of the mounds.... nothing. Not one ant. Ok, so now either they were dead or they moved. Fire ants normally repair their mounds by the next day or resurface in a week or two. There hasn't been any new mounds in the month and a half since I treated my yard. I am soooo happy with the results that I am buying more of this stuff. There were a couple mounds that I was not able to treat because I ran out of the spinosad. The remaining mounds have remained largely undisturbed. And are growing. I am lulling them into a sense of security because I am about to unleash a torrent of judgement juice on them! AND I CANNOT WAIT TO DO IT!
June 2019 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase
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Monterey LG6150 Garden Insect Spray, Insecticide & Pesticide with Spinosad Concentrate, 16 oz
4.5★ · 3,538 ratings, as of 2023
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