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tokey666
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Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!!
#5628462 - 05/14/06 01:38 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well some critters have found a home. And now its time to flush them out.
I went to grab some more poo from my outdoor pile and noticed it was SWARMING with ants. Whats the best way to get rid of them?
I was thinking just mix up the poo and spray it with pesticide. I won't use the pile for another 2 or 3 weeks, so it will probably be leached well afterwards....
Anybody have any other suggestions?
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monstermitch
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: tokey666]
#5628468 - 05/14/06 01:39 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I put a ring of crushed oyster shells around my poo pile.
the ants stay away.
getting rid of them???
Dunno. I'd like to find out though.
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Snaggletooth
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: tokey666]
#5628474 - 05/14/06 01:41 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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No dont treat it with chemicals.
You could try to spread it out thinly on a tarp in the sun.
If you can find the nest then treat that with Napalm and kill those bastards
But they will die when you pasteurize it.
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monstermitch
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: Snaggletooth]
#5628484 - 05/14/06 01:45 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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pasteurized ants=more nutrients.
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Edited by monstermitch (05/14/06 01:46 PM)
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: monstermitch]
#5628502 - 05/14/06 01:56 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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If they really bother you, go buy some borax and mix half a teaspoon into a jar lid of karo syrup mixed half and half with water. Set it near them and they'll start drinking. The ants will eat up the borax/karo, then take it back to the nest to feed the entire colony including the queens. It takes about a week, and the whole colony is wiped out. This works for those black wood ants that eat holes in your house too. RR
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Snaggletooth
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5628504 - 05/14/06 01:59 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
RogerRabbit said: If they really bother you,.......RR
Do you mean that it is not a big deal, just preference or just for cosmetics concerns?
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Edited by Snaggletooth (05/14/06 02:14 PM)
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tokey666
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: Snaggletooth]
#5628513 - 05/14/06 02:03 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yea (along snaggletooth's thinking), I can live with them if they aren't going to contaminate my grows. But then again, I don't want to bring them in the house either....
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RogerRabbit
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: Snaggletooth]
#5628522 - 05/14/06 02:06 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I mean the ants aren't hurting anything in a manure pile. The borax is just a non toxic (for humans) way to get rid of ants. Some ants don't like sugar, so if they don't take the karo bait, try mixing some of the borax with bacon grease or chicken skins. RR
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5628777 - 05/14/06 03:22 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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what doesn't this man know!?haha
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5628818 - 05/14/06 03:35 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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The Shrommery has always been a great wealth of info.
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: RogerRabbit]
#5628852 - 05/14/06 03:43 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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are ants acidic?
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: EquilibriuM]
#5629170 - 05/14/06 04:49 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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If i were you i would just pasteurize it, killing all the ants. Then store it somewhere they cant get to it.
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: Chrissss]
#5629526 - 05/14/06 06:37 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yes ants would be just slightly acidic, but no you won't need to add any more oyster shells because of it - the pasteurization will be fine and they will do nothing but add nutrients. - Go for the gusto!
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: Chrissss]
#5629676 - 05/14/06 07:18 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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skeletor writes: "what doesn't this man know!"
How to save George W. Bush from himself?
...that's just a guess...
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: splifner180]
#5629694 - 05/14/06 07:25 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I take it all of this can be considered when dealing with any insects? I've been finding a lot of insects in my poo lately. Most already being there before I get to it. A whole variety too.
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splifner180
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Re: Ants!!!! Ants everywhere on my poo pile!!! [Re: Edgekrusher]
#5630191 - 05/14/06 09:14 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I agree with the person above who said that the ants just serve as useful nutrients. I'd bag it, nuke it and use it.
Hell, some cultures eat them.
splif
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