Wood and insects. WTF is this?

[BengalHawk62]

(06-28-2017, 07:58 AM)Stewy Wrote: Ortho Fire Ant Killer.  
Firstly - Follow the instructions (very important).
Spread a liberal line of it along property boundary or fence line if you have one.
Spread a line of it along the edge of the house.
Spread a large amount AROUND the mounds.  Not on top of.  Avoid disturbing the mound all together.  If you disturb it, they will just move.
Do not water the Ortho or the mounds.
Patience.
Within 3-5 days the mounds will all be dead (not moved), and the line along your fence will prevent more from moving in.

Repeat every 3-6 months as necessary.

I've lived in 3 places in Houston now, and I've never had this fail.  Had five mounds in my back yard when we moved into the new house.  We live in a newly de-wooded area, so there are lots of them and very active, but not in my yard any more.  *thumbs up*

Jesus.  Times like this remind me why I really don't mind living in Iowa.  Very few poisonous incests, wildlife, etc to fend off.  The only poisonous snake we have is the timber rattler, which I've run across a couple times out mushroom hunting.  Your typical wasps and bees, etc.  You leave them alone and they leave you alone.  But nothing like these fire ants.  You guys can keep all your nasty bugs down south.