Fire Ants under foundation... suggestions please

[Alex]

Our house is only about 7 months old but for the last two months we've
been fighting fire ants coming in from the sand traps under the tubs
and where various pipes enter the house. We're working with a local
pest control company who sprayed Termidor under the tubs where we for
sure found them entering the house, and though this helped for about 3
weeks this past weekend we started finding fire ants in our front
bathroom I assume from the pipes that feed either the sink or
toilet.

The bug guy is coming back out on Friday to hopefully spray more
Termidor inside the wall where those pipes come through the
foundation, but I guwss we'll be fighting this battle off and on as
long as we're here since chemicals don't last forever and if the fire
ants found their way in once they'll do it again.

So with this are there any tricks to getting rid of fireants under the
foundation? We've not seen a mound in the yard in months so these
ants are living totally underground which makes them hard to kill.

Thanks for any advice or suggestions. Just seems like our house was
built on a super fire ant colony...

Sam

[Lamumba]

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Post by Alex
Our house is only about 7 months old but for the last two months we've
been fighting fire ants coming in from the sand traps under the tubs
and where various pipes enter the house. We're working with a local
pest control company who sprayed Termidor under the tubs where we for
sure found them entering the house, and though this helped for about 3
weeks this past weekend we started finding fire ants in our front
bathroom I assume from the pipes that feed either the sink or
toilet.
The bug guy is coming back out on Friday to hopefully spray more
Termidor inside the wall where those pipes come through the
foundation, but I guwss we'll be fighting this battle off and on as
long as we're here since chemicals don't last forever and if the fire
ants found their way in once they'll do it again.
So with this are there any tricks to getting rid of fireants under the
foundation? We've not seen a mound in the yard in months so these
ants are living totally underground which makes them hard to kill.
Thanks for any advice or suggestions. Just seems like our house was
built on a super fire ant colony...
Sam

D.E. is the answer. Diatomaceous Earth.
even the "professionals" use it. Long lasting and non-toxic.
Good Luck!

[Bob]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:00:04 -0800 (PST), Alex <***@gmail.com> wrote:

|>Our house is only about 7 months old but for the last two months we've
|>been fighting fire ants coming in from the sand traps under the tubs
|>and where various pipes enter the house. We're working with a local
|>pest control company who sprayed Termidor under the tubs where we for
|>sure found them entering the house, and though this helped for about 3
|>weeks this past weekend we started finding fire ants in our front
|>bathroom I assume from the pipes that feed either the sink or
|>toilet.
|>
|>The bug guy is coming back out on Friday to hopefully spray more
|>Termidor inside the wall where those pipes come through the
|>foundation, but I guwss we'll be fighting this battle off and on as
|>long as we're here since chemicals don't last forever and if the fire
|>ants found their way in once they'll do it again.
|>
|>So with this are there any tricks to getting rid of fireants under the
|>foundation? We've not seen a mound in the yard in months so these
|>ants are living totally underground which makes them hard to kill.
|>
|>Thanks for any advice or suggestions. Just seems like our house was
|>built on a super fire ant colony...
|>
|>Sam

Find the surface opening and spray/pour the stuff down.

Some people use Pine-sol, since it costs much less than the *bug
guy* with the fancy specific ^Latin named^ insecticide.

A more economic way is obviously Clorox Bleaches, Drano, Sulphuric
Acid, but these are highly corrosive "metal" and the chlorine evaporates to
a salt/water.

Kill-em-alll

Bob

[Bob]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:00:04 -0800 (PST), Alex <***@gmail.com> wrote:

|>Our house is only about 7 months old but for the last two months we've
|>been fighting fire ants coming in from the sand traps under the tubs
|>and where various pipes enter the house. We're working with a local
|>pest control company who sprayed Termidor under the tubs where we for
|>sure found them entering the house, and though this helped for about 3
|>weeks this past weekend we started finding fire ants in our front
|>bathroom I assume from the pipes that feed either the sink or
|>toilet.
|>
|>The bug guy is coming back out on Friday to hopefully spray more
|>Termidor inside the wall where those pipes come through the
|>foundation, but I guwss we'll be fighting this battle off and on as
|>long as we're here since chemicals don't last forever and if the fire
|>ants found their way in once they'll do it again.
|>
|>So with this are there any tricks to getting rid of fireants under the
|>foundation? We've not seen a mound in the yard in months so these
|>ants are living totally underground which makes them hard to kill.
|>
|>Thanks for any advice or suggestions. Just seems like our house was
|>built on a super fire ant colony...
|>
|>Sam

Find the surface opening and spray/pour the stuff down.

Some people use Pine-sol, since it costs much less than the *bug
guy* with the fancy specific ^Latin named^ insecticide.

A more economic way is obviously Clorox Bleaches, Drano, Sulphuric
Acid, but these are highly corrosive "metal" and the chlorine evaporates to
a salt/water.

Kill-em-alll

Bob