Current Events > I fucking hate texas fire ants!

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WHY. WON'T.THEY.DIEEEEEEEE?!

We poisoned them
We put out more poison over the areas they came from
We put even more poison on their homes

And yet they still keep breaking into my room! There's several corpses in my window right now with more in a cluster in the left still trying to break in!
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That sucks man :(
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They just want to hang out with you
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Sorry, I'll just give my mixtape to someone else.
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Try molten aluminum.
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this is just like that King of the Hill episode with the fire ants.
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They've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than you.
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I'm at my end, last night I had to sleep on the couch because one of those motherfuckers found a way into my bed! In fact, that's mostly why I'm so cranky this morning. Does Fire work on ant piles?
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tremain07 posted...

last night I had to sleep on the couch because one of those motherf***ers found a way into my bed!

This is the part where you fall down and bleed to death.
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TC, you need Terro. Put the stuff down in a place where the ants are crawling around and they will go nuts for it. It contains stuff that ants can't digest, and in a few days, you will have no more ant problems.

I had the same issue last year. For some reason, ants had found their way into my bedroom and I got bit while laying on my bed. I put plenty of this stuff down and they were completely gone a few days later. Have not seen a single ant in my apartment since.


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Have you tried fire? It might be their weakness.
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Webmaster4531 posted...

Try molten aluminum.

Its both effective and beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJ2jMZ-gaI
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Try the surround the ant hill with coffee grounds tactic. It works pretty well, if you know where all the ant hills are.
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divot1338 posted...

Webmaster4531 posted...

Try molten aluminum.

Its both effective and beautiful.

Is it actually effective?
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Asherlee10 posted...

Are you using the granules poison? The one that is basically sugary and they bring it back down into the nest? I've found that one works well.

Nope, not yet, What we tried is this brownish looking stuff that's suppose to ward them off and a spray that did kill alot of them, yet they advance still, I might try your suggestion next as well as the Terro stuff

LightHawKnight posted...

Try the surround the ant hill with coffee grounds tactic. It works pretty well, if you know where all the ant hills are.

Like any coffee grounds? might try that if we have any left
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I'm allergic to insect bites/stings. Ants have been my mortal enemy for my entire life.
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Get a smoke bomb, find their home, dump a smoke bomb in their hole, grab a hair spray and a lighter and show them the true meaning of fire.

Fire ants are serious shit. I was camping in Texas last year and I parked my car and was standing outside looking at a map. I saw a few crawling around like 20 feet away. Within a few minutes they were right up on my shoes and I nope'd out of there. It's like they actively seek out to destroy you the minute you're too close for their comfort.
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Clean your room so ants won't try to get in your pants.

my family and I were in Texas maybe like... 10 years ago visiting my grandfather. my pops decided to help my grandpa with the lawn and busted out the weed whacker. well, my pops didnt know that all along the fence line in the backyard were fire ant hills lmao. so my dad goes to weed whack by the fence, and all of a sudden fire ants just start getting flung at him and bite the shit out of him. I wasnt aware of what was happening at the time, so when I seen my pops sprinting around the yard ripping off all his clothes I couldnt help but laugh haha. good times
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tremain07 posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

Are you using the granules poison? The one that is basically sugary and they bring it back down into the nest? I've found that one works well.

Nope, not yet, What we tried is this brownish looking stuff that's suppose to ward them off and a spray that did kill alot of them, yet they advance still, I might try your suggestion next as well as the Terro stuff

LightHawKnight posted...

Try the surround the ant hill with coffee grounds tactic. It works pretty well, if you know where all the ant hills are.

Like any coffee grounds? might try that if we have any left

Most people dont use the granules right.

Youre supposed to circle the hill not dump it on it.

Ive used the terro? (orange bag) granules for awhile now. And while new hills show up from time to time, that stuff kills them.

Just dont disturb them beyond whats in the instructions.
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I first encountered fire ants in Florida. I was on the phone with my dad for Father's Day, and I sat down outside on a curb. Within 10 seconds I realized something was terribly wrong. I sprinted into the house, ripped off my clothes and jumped in the shower. I had to pull some of those fuckers off, they wouldn't let go. My legs and ass were covered in little white welts for days.

BASTARDS! They've taken my bed and the whole window looks like a fucking beehive! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
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tremain07 posted...

BASTARDS! They've taken my bed and the whole window looks like a fucking beehive! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Terro is the truth, brosephmanian

Try it
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Pretty much what cable and asherly said.
The Terro liquid bait works great. They will take it back to the nest and feed it to the queen. Pretty brutal way to go, though. The boron crystals cut up their insides, and they die from hemorrhaging.
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Try to see where they get in from too and make a line of cinnamon. It somewhat deters them from invading but yes. Grab the poison recommended here.
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Asherlee10 posted...

theAteam posted...

Fire ants are serious shit.

They will literally kill people. It's scary.

This, I'm in charge of the dog since everyone is gone so these guys being here is getting on my nerves as the longer they're here the bigger the chance they attack the dog, luckily they seem focused on just room for some reason. now about that stuff you recommend is it something I put around their mound or do I just put it around my window like I've done with the generic stuff, still I can't believe that even after dozens of their buddies have been killed by poison, by shoe and by fists, they refuse to back down from this, I really am going to start burning them while I wait for everyone else to get home.
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tremain07 posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

theAteam posted...

Fire ants are serious shit.

They will literally kill people. It's scary.

This, I'm in charge of the dog since everyone is gone so these guys being here is getting on my nerves as the longer they're here the bigger the chance they attack the dog, luckily they seem focused on just room for some reason. now about that stuff you recommend is it something I put around their mound or do I just put it around my window like I've done with the generic stuff, still I can't believe that even after dozens of their buddies have been killed by poison, by shoe and by fists, they refuse to back down from this, I really am going to start burning them while I wait for everyone else to get home.

If you use the liquid, just put a few lines of the stuff in the area where they're crawling around. They'll go nuts for the stuff and take it back to the nest. Or you could use the bait station and just put it in the area where they're crawling around. The bait station is really just a piece of plastic that holds the liquid you'd be putting down.

If you're going to be putting it indoors, I'd recommend using a bait station over the liquid. Outdoors, either will work.

What I do is put the liquid stuff down outdoors where they're crawling around and just make sure they actually find it. Then I go back to that spot the next day to re-supply them. When I did it, the ants seemed very sluggish late in the 2nd day and on the 3rd day. After that, they were just gone.

If you use the liquid stuff and it rains, the bait will get washed away, so just gotta resupply it after the spot you're using dries up.
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CableZL posted...

tremain07 posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

theAteam posted...

Fire ants are serious shit.

They will literally kill people. It's scary.

This, I'm in charge of the dog since everyone is gone so these guys being here is getting on my nerves as the longer they're here the bigger the chance they attack the dog, luckily they seem focused on just room for some reason. now about that stuff you recommend is it something I put around their mound or do I just put it around my window like I've done with the generic stuff, still I can't believe that even after dozens of their buddies have been killed by poison, by shoe and by fists, they refuse to back down from this, I really am going to start burning them while I wait for everyone else to get home.

If you use the liquid, just put a few lines of the stuff in the area where they're crawling around. They'll go nuts for the stuff and take it back to the nest. Or you could use the bait station and just put it in the area where they're crawling around. The bait station is really just a piece of plastic that holds the liquid you'd be putting down.

If you're going to be putting it indoors, I'd recommend using a bait station over the liquid. Outdoors, either will work.

What I do is put the liquid stuff down outdoors where they're crawling around and just make sure they actually find it. Then I go back to that spot the next day to re-supply them. When I did it, the ants seemed very sluggish late in the 2nd day and on the 3rd day. After that, they were just gone.

If you use the liquid stuff and it rains, the bait will get washed away, so just gotta resupply it after the spot you're using dries up.

It comes in little bait houses, too. Those are the best. You can often see a like of ants, once night falls.
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...

my family and I were in Texas maybe like... 10 years ago visiting my grandfather. my pops decided to help my grandpa with the lawn and busted out the weed whacker. well, my pops didnt know that all along the fence line in the backyard were fire ant hills lmao. so my dad goes to weed whack by the fence, and all of a sudden fire ants just start getting flung at him and bite the shit out of him. I wasnt aware of what was happening at the time, so when I seen my pops sprinting around the yard ripping off all his clothes I couldnt help but laugh haha. good times

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CableZL posted...

tremain07 posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

theAteam posted...

Fire ants are serious shit.

They will literally kill people. It's scary.

This, I'm in charge of the dog since everyone is gone so these guys being here is getting on my nerves as the longer they're here the bigger the chance they attack the dog, luckily they seem focused on just room for some reason. now about that stuff you recommend is it something I put around their mound or do I just put it around my window like I've done with the generic stuff, still I can't believe that even after dozens of their buddies have been killed by poison, by shoe and by fists, they refuse to back down from this, I really am going to start burning them while I wait for everyone else to get home.

If you use the liquid, just put a few lines of the stuff in the area where they're crawling around. They'll go nuts for the stuff and take it back to the nest. Or you could use the bait station and just put it in the area where they're crawling around. The bait station is really just a piece of plastic that holds the liquid you'd be putting down.

If you're going to be putting it indoors, I'd recommend using a bait station over the liquid. Outdoors, either will work.

What I do is put the liquid stuff down outdoors where they're crawling around and just make sure they actually find it. Then I go back to that spot the next day to re-supply them. When I did it, the ants seemed very sluggish late in the 2nd day and on the 3rd day. After that, they were just gone.

If you use the liquid stuff and it rains, the bait will get washed away, so just gotta resupply it after the spot you're using dries up.

Gotcha, what stores sell this product anyway? Walmarts? I think I'll slather the liquid on the window parts and the bait house outside it
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Holy shit just call a fucking pest control company FFS.

Imagine a burglar coming into your house, and instead of calling the cops you go on CE and post "Ugh fucking guy is robbing me again. So annoying, guys."
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tremain07 posted...

Gotcha, what stores sell this product anyway? Walmarts? I think I'll slather the liquid on the window parts and the bait house outside it

Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowes
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ForestLogic posted...

Holy shit just call a fucking pest control company FFS.

Imagine a burglar coming into your house, and instead of calling the cops you go on CE and post "Ugh fucking guy is robbing me again. So annoying, guys."

Don't sass me,Forest or I'll eat you!
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tremain07 posted...

ForestLogic posted...

Holy shit just call a fucking pest control company FFS.

Imagine a burglar coming into your house, and instead of calling the cops you go on CE and post "Ugh fucking guy is robbing me again. So annoying, guys."

Don't sass me,Forest or I'll eat you!

Dude I'm a licensed pesticide technician. If I lived in Texas I'd come do it for you.

Literally call an exterminator so they can fix this for you. Terro is probably the best OTC product you can get, but doesn't work well if you let an infestation go on for a while. (I.e. they're all over your house)
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Ahh, shit, does this mean we're going to get tented?
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tremain07 posted...

Ahh, shit, does this mean we're going to get tented?

might as well charge them rent at this point
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