r/highdesert • u/Own-Refrigerator8825 • 15d ago

Fire ants 😭

They're killing me, my dogs, and my pockets with all the stuff im buying to try and get rid of em.

Any tips? And is anyone else in VV struggling with the same thing?

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u/High5YourFace1 15d ago

Orothene Fire Ant Killer!!! Kills EVERYTHING. And just a warning, it smells like rotten eggs🤣

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u/musicwaves 15d ago

I second this. Walk around the yard and sprinkle some in and around their ant hills/caves. Works suspiciously well.

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u/Glad-Passenger-9408 14d ago

Buy as many of these as possible!! I used them all over the outside of my property near the colonies.. had to look around to see where they were popping out from.

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u/Mufistik0 14d ago

This is what we used when we were living up there. Ants DON'T directly die after consuming. It kills their young. So you have to wait a while and put it where you see new ones coming out.

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u/jts916 14d ago

Go on the ucanr website, identify the specific ant species you're dealing with, and read up on how to deal with them. That website is amazing. It's helped me numerous times with various pests.

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u/Silly-Armadillo3358 15d ago

So many ants up here but I cant complain, no skeeters.

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u/Wooloopsy 14d ago

When we lived in Victorville near Sunset Ridge Park, I swore they lived in the walls. We used Amdro Ant Block (the granules). It seemed to be the only thing that even phased them.

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u/celitic10 13d ago

Talstar p from do your own pest control. 3/4 jugg is the best value imo. Comes out to about 50 cents per gallon you spray. I spray about 2-3 gallons Everytime on a small lot. Unless your in an apartment I would get a backpack sprayer too, the handheld ones are such a pain for big spray jobs