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August 13th, 2015, 4:36 PM
#31
Originally Posted by
mac
the wife's kitchen is being inundated this year with pissants (prob'ly what you all call honey ants but in Coleman County, they're called pissants"......mac
I have them here in Cove, but it has been years since I seen any on the Ranges.
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August 13th, 2015, 5:24 PM
#32
Originally Posted by
Mestral
I have them here in Cove, but it has been years since I seen any on the Ranges.
when was the last time you saw a horny toad out that way, Mestral. Manning mountain used to have a slew of them but i don't think there's nary a one out there now.....mac
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August 13th, 2015, 5:40 PM
#33
I am pretty sure I have seen at least one. I will check with a couple of my co-workers who are better at spotting wildlife than I am.
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August 13th, 2015, 5:49 PM
#34
The "horny toad" is a victim of the Fire Ants. The Fire Ants drive out the Harvester Ants (large red ants) that are the food of the "horny toad" and the Fire Ants eat the eggs and the hatchlings of the "horny toads."
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August 13th, 2015, 7:24 PM
#35
Originally Posted by
Mestral
If your sugar ants are the Red variety (actually orange) they are the reason you don't have fire ants. When I was
in AL (15 years ago) the only variety of Fire Ants I saw there were the less aggressive varieties. Which makes sense,
the environment there is a little more "ant friendly" that it is here (In 2011, it got so dry we didn't have any fire ants
in many areas).
Out on the firing range, the large orange "Red Ant" is the only non "fire" ant we still have any of. The rest are gone.
These are little ones. Maybe 3/16" long, tops. I call them sugar ants, maybe they're the pissants that mac mentioned. Not orange. Not red. Dark grey/black. I've followed trails of them down the edge of the driveway for over 100'. They'll go a long, long way to get food and water. Almost never see their colony/mound.
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August 14th, 2015, 12:24 PM
#36
That is a red sugar ant you are talking about. I haven't seen them since I moved to the south. I think the pissants mac mentioned
are even smaller than those, and kinda brown in color (not sure about that).
My boss, who actually is a lot more in tune with nature than I am, says it has been a long time since he saw a horned lizard,
but that he has heard they have begun making a come back.
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August 14th, 2015, 1:59 PM
#37
Originally Posted by
Grammar Rules
When is ignoring another member not ignoring her? When you comment on others' messages to her.
Don't worry Grammar, I have had him/her on ignore for a year. Nothing they say can bother me.
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August 14th, 2015, 2:01 PM
#38
Originally Posted by
sojourner truth
Amdro in all the right places....
In order to actually keep your yard free of the critters, you have to broadcast spread Amdro or a similar bait across the entire yard and give the ants 48 hours of dry time (no watering or rain, as that neutralizes the chemicals in AMdro).
I actually get very good results by broadcasting Bayers Grub bait across the yard twice a year. Not only does it work when watered in, but it has managed to keep my yard ant free all year. It isn't cheap though, but it is cheaper than Amdro.
Is it safe for dogs?
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August 14th, 2015, 4:04 PM
#39
Originally Posted by
LauraA
Is it safe for dogs?
Naw, it shouldn't bother you.
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