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SCHURCH · Joined: 15 Mar 2009 Posts: 61 View profile

HERE IN SE NCWE HAVE TERRIBLE FIRE ANT PROBLEMS. I MAINTAIN 50 ACRES FENCED AND HAVE TO KEEP THE RABBITS FED AS NATIVE VEGATION THOUGH GOOD COVER IS POOR BROWSE AND OF LOW PALTIBILTY. I KEEP 8 BARRELS CUT IN HALF TOP2 BOTTOM WITH AN ENTRY HOLE AND EXIT HOLE. LOCATED IN THE CENTER UNDERNEATH IS A OIL DRAIN PAN WITH RABBIT FEED. HERES THE PROBLEM FIRE ANTS TAKE OVER THE SET UP THEN BUNNIES GO OFF FEED. HOW CAN I STOP THE FIRE ANTS WITHOUT POISIONING MY RABBITS? THANX STEVE

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dogwood's PNV · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 639 View profile Send e-mail

Use some over and out fire ant granuals in and around the feeders it will keep the ants fleas and ticks out Amdro might work good to

NC Rabbit Hunter · Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 19 View profile Send e-mail

I use sevin dust. The real stuff!!!!!!!!!!!

TBayou Beagles · Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 81 View profile Send e-mail

Spray malithion around your feeders about three ft. Away

PBTX · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 429 View profile Send e-mail

Here in north Texas we have a lot of fire ants .
They used to get in my dog food barrel . I sprayed deisel fuel on the outside of the barrel about half way up . I don't understand it but the ants in the barrel even left quickly . No more came in either .
They got in the controls on my well . It seems they like electricity for some reason . I sprayed diesel on and around the controls and they left and didn't come back .
Go inside the barrel and around the feed pan with diesel and they will stay away . Ticks and fleas can't stand diesel either .

Ollie Scott · Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 1273 View profile

I solved the fire ant problem B4 I moved to the City 1and1/2 years ago with Bayer Tree and Shrub with a good %Imacloprid. Provado is what farmers use and it has a higher % Imacloprid. Locate as many mounds as you can find and ram a tally ho stick as deep as it will go and it may go as deep as 3 feet then spray down in the hole also spray it on all of the swarming ants and some of them will go down to the Queen and it wil kill her. You will see a hand ful of dead ants the next day. there will always be a new queen that has already set up shop nearby, so retrace and watch for new little mounds and treat them. My rabbit population tripled in just one year----fire ants kill the young rabbits while they are in the burrows. Hope this helps.