Fire Ant Control Protocol - Revision history

Eric: Added some more links under the "External Links" section

2024-06-05T12:30:15Z

Added some more links under the "External Links" section

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	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_imported_fire_ant The Wikipedia Page on Red Imported Fire Ants]
			*[https://youtu.be/uIhEHSdTTqs?si=OYJmuMi4xKW-zlPq A Video by the YouTube Channel “b87601044” Titled “Manage Red Imported Fire Ants by Liquid nitrogen freezing” ]
			**Overkill method, but may be more instantaneous?

Eric: Added some more information

2024-06-05T12:25:29Z

Added some more information

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	*The rationale is that grits swell when wetted so they would do this inside the ant after being eaten whole		*The rationale is that grits swell when wetted so they would do this inside the ant after being eaten whole
	*What ‘’actually’’ happens is you essentially feed the ants		*What ‘’actually’’ happens is you essentially feed the ants
	*A YouTube Channel Actually Tested this in an ant farm: (~~insert video link here~~)		*A YouTube Channel Actually Tested this in an ant farm:
			**Actually done on wild ant hills, not in an ant farm. Granted that gets into ethical issues and if not even that just may get kicked off of YouTube? Would be good data to have though for each method (if it doesn’t already exist)
			**[https://youtu.be/Iij-_TB4rgw?si=aV2pCcfoOr3rwD7A A Video by the YouTube Channel “Cody the Car Guy” Titled “Fact or Fiction Corn meal or Grits KILLS Ants]
			**Jump to timecode at 3:25-6:25 for the conclusion

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Eric: Added some more information

2024-06-05T12:07:16Z

Added some more information

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	***Confirmed to work well with [[Yellow Jackets]] , Main issue is acquiring the materials, BUT either via the development of Home/Makerspace Scale Cryocoolers or something akin to [[Dry Ice from CO2 Fire Extinguishers]] it is doable.		***Confirmed to work well with [[Yellow Jackets]] , Main issue is acquiring the materials, BUT either via the development of Home/Makerspace Scale Cryocoolers or something akin to [[Dry Ice from CO2 Fire Extinguishers]] it is doable.
	*How far Fire Ant Populations move over a given period of time, aids in [[Routine Maintenance Scheduling]] or potentially even Eradication Efforts in areas where they are an Invasive Species		*How far Fire Ant Populations move over a given period of time, aids in [[Routine Maintenance Scheduling]] or potentially even Eradication Efforts in areas where they are an Invasive Species

			=Disproven Methods=
			==[[Grits]] as a Pesticide==
			*[[User: Eric]] Here, at a community garden i did some work with, in attempting to be all ‘’organic’’ (Notably ‘’’Without’’’ the research/intent behind [[Integrated Pest Management]] / [[Permaculture]] , GRANTED their hearts were in the right place but yeah) they tried this
			*The rationale is that grits swell when wetted so they would do this inside the ant after being eaten whole
			*What ‘’actually’’ happens is you essentially feed the ants
			*A YouTube Channel Actually Tested this in an ant farm: (insert video link here)

	=Internal Links=		=Internal Links=

Eric: Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

2024-06-05T11:58:34Z

Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

New page

=Basics=
*Check [[Fire Ant Distribution]] chart to see if this is relevant
*[[User: Eric]] here, in Florida we have a PILE of them so I’m making this page just to document what all i know/have dug up

=Protocol=
*Survey the site and place [[Marking Flags]] on all the ant hills
*At the same time some sort of pesticide can be applied, or an alternative treatment used
*Then wait a few days (need to double check the different pesticide options and time until they should have worked+plug info in here)
*Continue to check and reapply as needed
*Upon the anthill being confirmed “dead”, Disturb/Fill in the hill and remove the flag

=Further Research Needed=
*Pesricide Options (Mainly to seek low-bio persistent options and/or options that would be easily made in a biorefinery (preferably without Fluorine Compounds etc)
*Gathering Information on Alternate Treatments
*Seemingly Promising Options are:
**Drenching in a Detergent-Water Mixture
***Gets past their wax coating, and disturbs surface tension thus preventing them from floating away
**[[Dry Ice]] or [[Liquid Nitrogen]]
***Confirmed to work well with [[Yellow Jackets]] , Main issue is acquiring the materials, BUT either via the development of Home/Makerspace Scale Cryocoolers or something akin to [[Dry Ice from CO2 Fire Extinguishers]] it is doable.
*How far Fire Ant Populations move over a given period of time, aids in [[Routine Maintenance Scheduling]] or potentially even Eradication Efforts in areas where they are an Invasive Species

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=External Links=
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