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outdoor pest control?

suggestions?  waht do you use? 

we have a huge fireant problem.  mostly thanks to my neighbor who seems to be farming them.  i've developed an allergy to fireants lately, so i'd really like them to go away.  we had a pest control guy here recently to check for termites, and he mentioned the fire ants, and that he could treat for them.  they use the same ingredient that's in Frontline, which controls fleas and ticks on dogs.  I looked up more info, and learned that Frontline also kills bees.  :(

i've been using diatomatious earth, which is somewhat effective, but slow, and doesn't work when it's wet, and it's apparently monsoon season here right now.

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Re: outdoor pest control?

  • What are the natural predators for fireants?  Are fireants native to you're area of the country?  Perhaps you could re-locate a small number of their predators into your yard to help with the problem?  I'm not really an expert by any means, but I think that's what I would try first....maybe you could contact some local universities to see if any of their professors in this field could offer some non-chemical related advice?
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