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Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. #5907198 09/01/15 01:40 PM
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Hey gang - please help me get rid of fire ants under my feeder where the corn drops.

Obviously do not want to scare deer off.

Any thoughts?

Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907204 09/01/15 01:42 PM
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Gas, and move the feeder 15 feet



Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907206 09/01/15 01:42 PM
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Id sprinkle some ortho on em. Doubt it would bother the deer much.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907219 09/01/15 01:51 PM
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boiling water?

Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907232 09/01/15 01:58 PM
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Fire ants or red harvester ants?

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Originally Posted By: 8pointdrop
Fire ants or red harvester ants?


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907242 09/01/15 02:00 PM
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The ants are big, dark red and bite the s--- out of u. Very aggressive.

Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907254 09/01/15 02:08 PM
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They are under s full 500 lb winch up feeder. It's not moving.

Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907283 09/01/15 02:29 PM
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Amdro if they're fire ants, Ortho Ant Killer if not. Turn off the feeder while treating and maybe hand feed over to one side.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907319 09/01/15 02:53 PM
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Extinguish Plus. Hard to find but most feed stores carry it. Broadcast on the ground once/year. Preferrably when it's hot and dry. Won't affect your deer at all.

Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907341 09/01/15 03:03 PM
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Harvester ants (the big red ones) won't spook deer much if any. I'd leave them alone, they're about done for the season anyway, aren't invasive or a problem to other animals like true fire ants, and they are the favorite food of horny toads.

I assure you, you're losing way more profit to birds and coons than ants.

Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907383 09/01/15 03:28 PM
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Man I don't know, we have leaf cutter ants and they're pretty efficient at corn removal. Easy to find their holes though by following the moving trail of corn.

Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907511 09/01/15 04:47 PM
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I used Amdro Ant Block a while back and haven't seen an ant since, and they were all over my yard. It killed at least 6 different types.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907603 09/01/15 05:20 PM
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Get some Pyrethrin concentrate, or Permethrin 10% and pour a gallon of mix down the hole. then treat as necessary. I do this if the ants are directly under my feeder , it works and deer don't seem to even notice.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907669 09/01/15 05:49 PM
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^^^ There you go, a better solution than mine. Organic and won't harm the deer. It works on worms, never tried ants, but if Western says so...


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: Cast] #5907685 09/01/15 05:55 PM
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^^^ There you go, a better solution than mine. Organic and won't harm the deer. It works on worms, never tried ants, but if Western says so...


roflmao I use it mixed at 1oz per gallon of water (Permethrin 10%) and the ants will be dying by the time I'm through pouring, last a while too!


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907824 09/01/15 07:19 PM
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Diatomaceous earth will work also. It will be safer for the deer and not have any odor to spook the deer off.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: Navasot] #5907830 09/01/15 07:23 PM
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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907889 09/01/15 07:53 PM
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I stir the mound with a stick and then apply some charcoal lighter fluid and light it. It generally takes 2 shots but, by then, the mound is too weak to sustain itself. It doesn't seem to bother the deer.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: stxranchman] #5907927 09/01/15 08:12 PM
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Diatomaceous earth will work also. It will be safer for the deer and not have any odor to spook the deer off.


Takes a long time and goes to pooh when it gets wet. I have about a 100# for dusting the dogs and the stuff does work, just have to stay at it.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5907965 09/01/15 08:33 PM
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If they are the big red ants, which sounds like they are, I wouldn't even mess with them. They are harmless.


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Re: Fire ants under feeder.....need solution. [Re: B-Man] #5908526 09/02/15 02:32 AM
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Amdro will smoke harvester or fire ants.

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I've used Amdro several times in my feeder pens. Works fine and no problem with deer.


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