Fire Ants Information

Fire ants are no doubt a major pest throughout the southern states. They reproduce quickly, their stings hurt, their nests are unsightly and many times they strike with no indication for concern. If you need to treat a fire ant problem in your yard or home, this article will explain all you need to know so that you can successfully get rid of fire ants for good. We also show you the products youll need. ( read more on fire ant control ) I w tld I hv fr nt n m rd nd nd t rd f thm. Turn ut I hv qut fw mund n m frnt nd bk rd nd dnt knw wht th bt mthd t u t trt. Pl hl! If you read through our FIRE ANT CONTROL article, youll learn that drenching the nests is no doubt the fastest way to take care of any nest. Its instant, easy to do and if you use a gallon per mound, there is no chance of the ants relocating elsewhere in the yard. The product youll use for drenching is CYPERMETHRIN . Its easy to mix and apply and will enable you to get rid of all your ants in one afternoon regardless of how many mounds you might have. I have dogs and worry about viper cypermethrin hurting dog if they walk in the treated area. Much like bleach or ammonia, if you or a pet were to drink concentrated CYPERMETHRIN , it could make you sick. But even if you did, the chances are high youd vomit it right up anyway because your body would reject the intake big time. The point here is that dogs, cats and any animal that could eat or drink this product wont because it tastes really bad. Additionally, once its mixed, the mixture is so weak the net impact it can have on any mammal is negligible. Its just way too diluted to do anything significant. Also remember there are only three ways anything (like a chemical treatment) can get into a person or pet. We can either drink it (orally ingest it), breath it (inhalation) or touch it (dermal through the skin). So in this case, if you do your treatments when the pets are out of the area, we can rule out oral and inhalation exposure. I say this because if you think about it, they could only orally ...