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Thread: How do I get rid of ants nests?
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17th January 2009, 01:26 PM #46SENIOR MEMBER
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maybe you should try some cellulose to see if it toughens you up Ha Ha
thanks love a bit of fun
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17th January 2009, 02:58 PM #47Senior Member
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Me too.
Lignin + cellulose----> Rigidity.
Does Rigidity = Toughness.??
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17th January 2009, 11:13 PM #48SENIOR MEMBER
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What's wrong with ants you sookie la la, send out an invitation to some ant eaters. Patience, nature will prevail.
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17th January 2009, 11:17 PM #49SENIOR MEMBER
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We want vid of the ants fleeing!
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18th January 2009, 02:19 AM #50SENIOR MEMBER
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Ants are very useful critters, without them we'd have no karris (or, probably, other trees). Their holes ventilate the soil.
However, I've found pyrethrum effective. Just mix and poor a litre or two into the hole. Ant granules also work well, they can be found in green sheds across this wide brown land.
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18th January 2009, 02:47 AM #51SENIOR MEMBER
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The name made me think of chlordane. It's not the same, but it's not nice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorpyrifos
For those who don't know what chlordane is, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlordane
This was popular too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT - the SEC in WA used it to treat its poles, subsequently causing problems for farmers on whose land it treated the poles.
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19th January 2009, 04:39 PM #52
Had a similar problem once and got some stuff, can't remember the name, that you put down the hole and the ants turn on each other and eat each other. Problem was we ended up with an ant that was over a meter in size. Had to shoot it.
Hey Fred, you could always move to a high rise in the city.Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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19th January 2009, 04:51 PM #53
Chlordane, those were the days
John,
Chlordane/DDT/Dieldrin all good old fashion organochlorine pesticides work very well but can last for decades in the soil if the conditions are right. We have areas of land here in Vic that have levels that will outlast all of us, even the youngsters like Stirlo and FC.
All of these were banned in Vic in the mid 1980's, that's how I got my start in the workforce, testing animals from the slaughteryard bound for the US.
The National Heritage can get exemptions, an old house here 1800'sbuild, Emu Bottom I think it was, they pulled up the floorboards and flooded the undersoil area, if they used chlorpyrifos would have to do it again in 5-7 years, whereas the chlordane means she's right for a long, long time.
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23rd January 2009, 09:39 AM #54
I did a search on the Internet and the yanks use something called instant grits witch is meant to be ground up corn. The theory is the ants eat the grits and gas builds up in there digestive system and due to the inability to fart the die of internal gas poisoning I have had a look for instant grits back no luck yet.
My understanding is that ants are a sign of poor soil condition so if you wish to get rid of them long term you need to improve you soil this is probably going to be hard in the drought condition that you live in.
I hope this has helped but I don't know how but I still hopeCheers Rum Pig
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3rd February 2009, 06:14 AM #55Home Hobbist
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Rum Pig,
Got this mental picture of a whole lot of ants at Big Shed's place coming out of there nest, cocking there legs and letting off a big farts. A true Ozzy Ant.
Sorry ... Couldnt Resist....
Regards,
Keith.
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21st April 2009, 12:17 AM #56
I use powered lime.
I think a 20 kg bag is around $5.
Same as the talc but cheaper.
I also you use it mark the ground
I also do not like the idea of killing the ants and destroying the soil.
The ants can do their thing not near my shed.
Cheers
Pulpo
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21st April 2009, 04:54 PM #57
Bullants
Fred
We have been through this exercise recently. There were about 15 very large nests of bullants on a block which were to be erradicated. A product called "WEBZONE" was used and it is mixed at the rate of 100 M/L to 20 Litres of water or you can make it stronger if it were necessary 100M/L to 15 litres of water. It makes the water look a bit like milk when mixed, and it is poured down the nest makining sure you do not spill it everywhere.
The active ingredient is Bifenthrin. There is not a trace of bullants in any nest two days after treatment they are all dead. Once the liquid is poured down the nest they come out and migrate away from the nest up to five meters at which time they die. Have not had a dead bird or any thing else type of problem. Hope this helps. The chemical sells for about $50.00 per litre and you do not need very much for an excellent result.
The reason for cleaning up the ants is to build on the block without the problem of being hospitalised during the process. Regards Mike
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27th April 2009, 12:07 AM #58
Don't know if anyone has suggested this already but here goes. A few years back on the TV was an ad for echidnas, they had models and evertything. The ants crawled over over the models and this one echidna called Rex would come waddling in when called and eat em all. You could try Bunnies but they might not stock them anymore.
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27th April 2009, 07:54 PM #59
And where can I get a girl like that?
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