"Bill Beam" wrote in message
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Borax - buy it at any Grocery or Home store...

I can vouch for this... it works. I usually dilute it with some water and
pour it down the hole. They won't build one in that spot again for a long
time. Borax is also the active ingredient in Terro Ant Killer syrup, which
is the best (indoor) ant killer I've yet used.

Jackie

Fire ants ( or most insects) would just dig their way out . . .

In article , Bill Beam
writes:


Also, I've always wondered what dropping a dump truck full of dirt on
top of a Fire ant hole would do. They would surely be trapped. Or
would they?

On 20 Jul 2003 01:05:33 GMT, (Diverd4777) wrote:

Fire ants ( or most insects) would just dig their way out . . .

In article , Bill Beam
writes:


Also, I've always wondered what dropping a dump truck full of dirt on
top of a Fire ant hole would do. They would surely be trapped. Or
would they?



How could an ant dig there way up a dump truck full of dirt - say like
4 ft. high or so. No - don't think so. And it would be too wide for
them to go sideways - they'd have to dig several yards horizontally
then come up. I think this method will work. And I thought of it.
Is there a Nobel prize for fighting ants?

BB,

You are 'thinking' like a Human. The GI (Group Intelligence) Ants are
not human they are Insects and the Live and Think like any group of
'collective insects' that exist in a hive or colony social
environment.

Its not simply 'one' "ANT" it is a Colony of GI Ants that are going to
try and survive by going up, down and around if needed to keep the GI
Ant Colony Alive. The GI Ants will fight until the last one dies
trying to get to food and water to maintain the colony.


~ RHF
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On 20 Jul 2003 01:05:33 GMT, (Diverd4777) wrote:

Fire ants ( or most insects) would just dig their way out . . .

In article , Bill Beam
writes:


Also, I've always wondered what dropping a dump truck full of dirt on
top of a Fire ant hole would do. They would surely be trapped. Or
would they?



How could an ant dig there way up a dump truck full of dirt - say like
4 ft. high or so. No - don't think so. And it would be too wide for
them to go sideways - they'd have to dig several yards horizontally
then come up. I think this method will work. And I thought of it.
Is there a Nobel prize for fighting ants?