B-1 83 said:

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rootube said:

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CSTXAg92 said:

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6.5 Swede said:

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Caesar4 said:

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txrancher69 said:

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Broadcast "Over 'N Out Advanced Fire Ant Killer" twice a year, spring and fall. Available on the web if you can't find it locally. You can cover a wide area pretty cheaply and a treatment works for up to 6 months. Then spot treat any individual mounds that pop up with Amdro, there will always be a few. This will pretty much end your fire ant problems in my experience, or at least cut it back to where they are not any kind of a problem..

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And, do this for your whole subdivision.

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Properly applied fipronil is a very effective fire ant killer. It is especially useful around the foundation of your home or electrical boxes.

DO NOT APPLY MORE THAN 2 POUNDS PER 1,000 SQ FT PER YEAR!
DO NOT APPLY WITHIN 24 HRS OF RAIN OR ANTICIPATED RUNOFF!
DO NOT APPLY NEAR WATER OR WETLANDS!
IT IS HIGHLY TOXIC TO FISH, BEES AND QUAIL!
DO NOT APPLY TO VEGETABLE GARDENS!

Per TAMU:

"Duration of Control: very long true residual control, 8 12+ months; colonies migrating into treated areas will die off in 3 4 weeks, as if they had been treated; only one application per year is even allowed"

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Interesting, thanks for posing this 6.5. Do we know why only a single application is allowed? What are the risks of multiple applications?

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Did you really read the side effects and wonder to yourself why can I only apply this once a year?

I like how they specifically mention quail and bees as if other small birds and insects are totally cool with it. I personally would not use this. There are far less toxic ways to manage fire ants.

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i really don't know of many fish, bees, or quail that feed underground. The key is lightly watering it in and sealing it off from normal runoff.

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6.5 Swede said:

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CSTXAg92 said:

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Wonder why we can't get this solution to take hold:

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Per TAMU Agrilife:

Will Pseudacteon phorid flies eradicate red imported fire ants?

No. In South America, where all 20 or so species of Pseudacteon phorid flies that attack and parasitize red imported fire ants, only 3% or less of the worker ants in a colony are parasitized and good sized colonies contain roughly 200,000 ants!

Distribution covers most of the SEC country:
https://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/uscounty.cfm?sub=58992&host=79789

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