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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= | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 5 June 2024
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.
- Drenching in a Detergent-Water Mixture
- 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)