I found a very effective fire ant killer.
Ortho-Klor termite and carpenter and killer concentrate. It's expensive: one qt cost me $40. I mix 5oz in a 2 gal pump sprayer. Spray around the edge of the mound, then poke holes in the mound with the end of the wand, then when the ants come boiling out, spray over the whole swarming mess. Actually, it's kind of fun. The next morning, the mound is dead.
My question is: Can you use insecticides like this close to the pond edge? Somebody told me that you have to be very carefull using any insecticides around a pond.
Any comments anyone?
Tom Parker
