Best Improvement Store Bug Killer

[TX69]

Okay since I have been chewed on by a fire ant I went and looked around our small property and have discovered many fire ant mounds. Can't have that since I have dogs that spend time outside. What is the best Fire Ant killer at the home improvement store?

 

[TexasRedneck]

Amdro

 

[FrEaK_aCcIdEnT]

MEK, its on the paint supplies aisle. lol. J/K

 

[dbgun]

Amdro

+1.....I've always used this stuff on fire ants. works great. Just my 2¢

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

Sevens Dust has worked well for me...That Amdro works well too

 

[35Remington]

If you have dogs, you should be careful about what you put out. I have used diatomaceous earth with good results. It's not harmful to anything but insects.

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

If you have dogs, you should be careful about what you put out. I have used diatomaceous earth with good results. It's not harmful to anything but insects.

+1^^^THIS....that stuff works well, pets are the reason why I use Sevens Dust mostly, even use it on them for fleas

 

[Shorts]

Amdro

I have a dog. I supervise outside time for the following day or two. By the time ants have taken in all the granules or they granules have been washed out by rain/sprinklers or the sun. That short amount of time is enough to take care of a mound.

 

[cbigclarke]

How do you get rid of the mound

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[TX69]

I follow the instructions on the bag for our dogs and take extra steps to make sure that they are not ingesting it. We only have HD and Lowes here so can I find Andro at either? Appreciate the replies.

ETA: I also use Do It Yourself Pest Control Products Online | Fast & Free Shipping but haven't looked up any fire ant stuff. I have used CWP and some other termite stuff.

 

[Shorts]

I know for sure I get Amdro at Lowes. I'm fairy certain I use to find it at HD too (It's been a while since I've shopped there).

I buy this: AMDRO® : Ant Block Home Perimeter Ant Bait Granules : Overview

 

[dbgun]

How do you get rid of the mound

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Once the ants are all gone (~2 weeks). I water the mound flat with a garden hose. Grass will start to grow over the dirt patch, fairly quick.

 

[rushthezeppelin]

If you have dogs, you should be careful about what you put out. I have used diatomaceous earth with good results. It's not harmful to anything but insects.

This....also handy if the pesky bugger's get in your veggie garden and you don't feel like nomming on poison.

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[Odiferous]

Amdro...gets 'em every time.

 

[cbigclarke]

Once the ants are all gone (~2 weeks). I water the mound flat with a garden hose. Grass will start to grow over the dirt patch, fairly quick.

I hadn't been out back all winter long and they built a community

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[subseashooter]

I got some Talstar form doyourownpestcontrol.com, Bifenthrin is the same thing. I got it to spray for mosquitos. Awesome. Tried it on carpenter bees. Even better. Shot it into a fire ant mound - dead in an hour. Awesome stuff, and rated for use in food prep areas. Safe for pets as long as you let it dry before you let the pets into the area you sprayed.

My cousin uses their granular product for mosquitos with a handheld spreader - hits his yard once a month - no problems.

 

[35Remington]

Call this number and ask what they recommend. They have been great at providing products that kill the animals I'm trying to control while not harming anything else.

210-824-3772 Shades of Green

 

[dbgun]

I hadn't been out back all winter long and they built a community

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Been there before. I've noticed, once I've used Amdro to get rid of the fire ants, my neighbors start to have fire ant problems.

 

[cbigclarke]

Been there before. I've noticed, once I've used Amdro to get rid of the fire ants, my neighbors start to have fire ant problems.

I just got new neighbors. Welcome to the neighborhood!!

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[dbgun]

i just got new neighbors. Welcome to the neighborhood!!

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lol.