What does the forum think? The wife has lots of ants in her garden and the yard. For some strange reason the ants and skeeters love chomping on her (A+ blood). They bother me way less (O+ blood). I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

So what to use on the ants?

What kind of ants? I’ve had good luck with Extinguish Plus for fire ants.

Termidor.
You can get it at www.domyownpestcontrol.com
Kills pretty much all bugs including termites.

Amdro. best out there.

Amdro is what I use

Amdro is what we use in the garden area. That or mound drench (hort molasses, orange oil) if it's right on the plants.

amdro

This…Fipronil is the bomb, plus it stays around a lot longer(long half life), thus why we aren’t allowed use it on crops any more, similar to DDT. I wouldn’t use Fipronil around a creek or pond though.



amdro is junk comparatively

You can thank me later. Can get at farm supply store.

if they are regular ants like carpenter ants/sugar ants etc. get some triazicide granules and spread them around, water right after you put down the first application.

kills grubs/ants/crickets and a whole slew of other pests.

if they are fire ants, I use the amdro granules, kick the top off the mound then dump about 1/2 cup on top of it, they are gone within a couple of hrs including the queen.

OUTDOOR USE: Insect killer for lawns
KILLS ALL LISTED LAWN-DAMAGING INSECTS: Ants*, crickets, armyworms and other insects listed on the label
SEASON-LONG CONTROL: Season-long control of ants* at a rate of 2 lb per 1000 sq ft
COVERAGE: 10-lb bag covers up to 12,500 sq ft of lawn; 20-lb bag covers up to 25,000 sq ft of lawn
DISTRIBUTE GRANULES EVENLY AROUND TREATMENT AREA: Water in lightly immediately after application; once treated area has been watered and is dry, children and pets can return to lawn
*Excluding harvester and pharaoh ants

We use Bifren XTs mixed in a 2 gallon spray jug but not sure the garden would be a safe place to use it.

Another vote for Termidor. I used it on a recommendation, and it nuked every ant in my yard. I sprayed a 1' strip around the trunk of each tree, the foundation of my house, and my fence. I was trying to kill carpenter ants; the next day there was a fist-sized pile of them where they fell out of the nest under the eave of my house. I didn't see an ant of any kind for nearly a year. That's been 3-4 years and I still haven't seen a carpenter ant.

CAVEAT: I don't know that you should be spraying this around a garden. But you might be able to spray nearby fence/trees.

I've used the Triazicide shown above in some other cases, and felt it did pretty well too.

Good luck!

From this same site Talstar works on ants and everything else .

Look for "Atropine is antidotal" in the warning label. Now we're getting somewhere.

Does it kill Rolly Polly's? I am covered up with them right now.

603 have your wife eat more garlic laced foods. Old wife's tale that works for my wife who has the same problem.