[fcb-l] Fw: FIRE ANTS

[Sherri]

That sounds like a good remedy Mike, but how many of us have ammonia sitting 
around? Lol!


Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Michael Ullrich
To: fcb-l at acb.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [fcb-l] Fw: FIRE ANTS


Pat,

Here's another good one that a member gave me:

"I have an old "Cracker" remedy for Fire Ant bites.  When a Fire Ant bites 
it not only bites you but it injects formic acid.  So, a bite is not  only a 
bite but also an acid burn.  Here is what old Florida residents use to 
counteract the acid burn of a Fire Ant bite.  As soon as  you are bitten 
just take and rub a couple of drops of Ammonia into the bite.  The formic 
acid is turned into a harmless liquid when it is mixed with Ammonia which is 
a mild base.  When Acid is mixed with a base the acid is turned into a 
harmless liquid.  If you do this right after you are bitten, you will still 
have a small bite but no blister from the acid burn."- Submitted by Mr. 
Glenn Sabatka



Thanks,....Mike



Michael D. Ulrich

President

Southwest Florida Council of the Blind

"Providing insight for blindness"

Home phone: 239-540-7431

Cell phone: 239-565-5845







From: fcb-l-bounces at acb.org [mailto:fcb-l-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of 
Patricia A. Lipovsky
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 10:00 PM
To: fcb-l at acb.org
Subject: [fcb-l] Fw: FIRE ANTS



I thought this might be helpful to some.  I myself haven't tried this yet, 
but will give it a shot should I encounter this problem.





----- Original Message ----- 

Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:11 AM

Subject: FIRE ANTS



Guess its worth a try...

Block quote start

This is a new twist to killing fire ant colonies.

For those not familiar with Walter Reeves, he is from the University
of Georgia agriculture
department, specializing in home gardening. His television show,
'Gardening in Georgia ', is on each Saturday.

I know fire ants are picky eaters and any type poison that is
effective takes seven feeding steps before the queen receives it.
Plus, if the bait is stored in close proximity to any petroleum or
fertilizer products they won't touch it. Contact poisons that are on
the market just cause the colony to move away. A well developed colony
can be as deep as 30 feet and spread out some 20 to 50 feet from the
mound center... This was documented by studies done in the early 60's
when they were first sited in South Alabama .

An environmentally friendly cure for fire ants has been announced by
Walter Reeves on his Georgia Gardener radio program. Testimonials that
it REALLY WORKS are coming in.

Simply pour two cups of CLUB SODA (carbonated water) directly in the
center of a fire ant mound. The carbon dioxide in the water is heavier
than air and displaces the oxygen which suffocates the queen and the
other ants. The whole colony will be dead within about two days.

Besides eliminating the ants, club soda leaves no poisonous residue,
does not contaminate the ground water, and does not indiscriminately
kill other insects. It is not harmful to your pets, soaks into the
ground. Each mound must be treated individually and a one liter bottle
of club soda will kill 2 to 3 mounds.

Spread the word.
...and so it goes,
American by Birth - A Texan by the Grace of God


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2437/5114 - Release Date: 07/06/12

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.455 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/5120 - Release Date: 07/08/12 
19:22:00



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


_______________________________________________
fcb-l mailing list
fcb-l at acb.org
http://www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/fcb-l
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://www.acb.org/pipermail/fcb-l/attachments/20120710/dbe7a94d/attachment.html>