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In reply to the discussion: Invasion of Crazy Ants Maddening For Southern U.S. [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)35. You can order beneficial nematodes from garden catalogs
They attack the larvae of any critter that lays eggs in the ground, including fleas and termites, so maybe ants too. They kill a lot of garden pests but don't harm anything beneficial to humans or plants. They're pricey but well worthwhile. I manage organic gardening with their help and almost never have problems.
Indoors, if you can stand the smell yourself, the original formula of Irish Spring deodorant soap repels just about everything. I live in a hundred year old home that's virtually bug free w/o pesticides at all.
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When the temperatures are high the fire ants invade homes looking for cool, food and water.
xtraxritical
May 2013
#41
Water company meter reader says fire ants love to nest around the underground meter.
dixiegrrrrl
May 2013
#47
We've had heavy rain the past few days. That has caused ants to find drier locations for
alfredo
May 2013
#6
I used Borax to control cockroaches in my apartment days and when I lived in Houston.
mountain grammy
May 2013
#23
I found out that Borax contains boric acid.. my aunt always used it in her apartment in Brooklyn.
mountain grammy
May 2013
#49
Biologists need to find out what parasite the crazy ants get that is totally dependent on THEM,
kestrel91316
May 2013
#30
To prevent this new imported species from becoming firmly established WITHOUT harming other species
kestrel91316
May 2013
#45