Best Fire Ant Killer

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Negative. My ants love that crap!

Lol. Oops.

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[acearrow]

nemotoads(sp) is suppose to work well. Had a friend tell me he spreads powdered molasses in his hard and has no ants at all. Some claim cinnamon.
I have had to do more research because I have bees now and found most of this stuff is toxic to the bees. I have been using the ortho(love it) but it is highly toxic to bees(so is the Bayer by the way).

[mattjproc]

The best thing to do is broadcast fipronil(top choice) throughout your whole yard then spot treat any mounds that pop up within the first couple of weeks with bifenthrin (talstar). That should keep you fire ant free for 9-12 months.

[Rescue1]

Hence why I use the Bayer Fire ant powder that is just line the Ortho but it has no smell, it sticks to the ants better so I believe that the ants then carry it down into the mound with it stuck to them and it starts killing others maybe also getting the queen. Ortho does not stick as well onto the ants as best I can tell. Ugh, sideways photos .....why oh why..

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RD

because of this tread I picked this up at walmart and gave it a try. wow! it just works

I've used other stuff in the past and they work too, over n out, talstar p, amdro. but this bottle is $10, no smell, and found everywhere

[417scott]

Another vote for Ortho. I've used it to wipe out pretty much all the ants in the neighbourhood.

[Ruark]

Yeap! Ortho 12-Ounce Orthene Fire Ant Killer the best one i think to get rid of fire ants.

Yep, same here... Orthene is the top of the pack. Tip - when you take the lid off, DON'T tear off the paper liner. Leave it on and just poke a pencil-sized hole in it and sprinkle it on the mound through this hole. A couple spoonfuls of Orthene on a mound and that mound will be dead in a couple of hours or sooner. If it's a big mound, I'll poke a hole in the top and pour some down there, too.

Use Orthene on individual mounds, and keep them out of an area (e.g. a yard) by throwing out a few handfuls of Amdro in the evening.

A lot of these other remedies seem to work, but really don't: fire ant mounds can go 3 or 4 feet down into the ground, and they'll have queens scattered all through it.

[stickerpatch59]

a five gallon can of gasoline, just be sure to stir the mound up real good before you lite 'em up.

[DRT]

a five gallon can of gasoline, just be sure to stir the mound up real good before you lite 'em up.

Functional but if you do, take and post video. [emoji3]

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[MLAH]

In response to your request for fire ant control. Your reference in #11 to use chlordane. It certainly did and excellent job however, it did it for 50 years or so. Post #93 indicates Top Site this is an excellent control “Only” if it is watered in correctly.

In Today’s termite control, some use Termindor which has 9.1 % Fipronil and allows for injection applications. Where Top Site uses 0.0143% Fipronil and is glandular and has a very defined water-in direction requirement. Will it work for large area coverage/control absolutely. As long as the soil is not disturbed after the application.

Any chemical today has a PH level concern without testing or knowing the PH of the water used can and will severely limit the effectiveness of any chemical applied. Having a simple swimming pool tester and two minutes of work to determine the PH level then using the appropriate amount of vinegar to counter it will work wonders in your control. General rule 1 tbsp per gallon in most cases will correct my needs. Lengthy however, maybe it will help.

[Parramore]

Boiling water works every time.

[Chad C]

https://youtu.be/8Xvsxarw-J0

[chopsknives]

might have been posted but orange oil and liquid dish soap and water = instant death. Dish soap and water works but you have to soak it heavy with a sprayer to make it foam or they will recover - I think there's a youtube on the orange oil mix

[hightech]

Advion. Lasts a year. If you were closer, Id bring you some. Its the best. I use it on 200 acres, no ants in sight even after it rains.

Where is the best place to buy it, feed store or online

[quarterback]

Boiling water works every time.

This is what I have to do in my back yard because my wife won't let me put out any good stuff. She's afraid the dogs will eat it or snort it or something and get poisoned. Boiling water works but you have to boil several pots in order to completely get the bigger mounds. And yes you can see the thousands of dead ants laying around the next day.

I use Ortho Orthene for the rest of the yard. It works very well and costs about $10/bottle at Walmart. Didn't know about the pencil hole poke trick. Gonna try that next time. It sure stinks like crap but it works. Maybe it's the stink that drives them away.

[Bigdaddy]

lighter fluid and a match