I had a carpenter ant problem at my house and trailer last year. I contacted Kelly who put me in touch with the right guy at Estes Chemical. He recommended a product called Phantom. It mixes with water. Then I did my in-laws house for sugar ants. I bought it it works. You spray the place where the ants emerge to come for water. They track through it and take it back to the nest. The problem with past ant killers is that it repelled them. This stuff doesn't. So, I took it to the country to try on fire ants. I put a rock by the nest and sprayed the mixture on the rock. Then I poured some beer in a hollow spot on the rock. That night, I went out and looked. Sure enough, they had found the beer and were going through the dried chemical. In 4 or 5 days, no ants. I picked beer because I figured that might be the only thing that animals wouldn't be attracted to. It worked. Coons and fire ants get into our empty coke cans or I would have used that for the sugar. Of course, I have no idea how many fire ant mounds I have so it's not going to be practical.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa