Fencing in acres for goats, need advice

[Mike CHS]

They seem to be moving north fairly fast. I remember years ago 'the experts' said they couldn't handle the cold and would not get far into the U.S.. The neighbors here say they did not have them here 15 years ago but now they are all over.

 

[CntryBoy777]

We have them here and fought them in Florida too. I have had better success fighting them in the winter while they are slower and replacement forces aren't readily being hatched and they are more confined to the nest area than foraging. The added plus is with the damp ground they raise the hill, so much more noticeable since there isn't any mowing going on and knocking them down. This also does great damage to the queen hatch come Spring. At least it has been my experience anyway.

 

[Bruce]

Good point
Somebody on here asked for a good natural way to take care of fire ants and I said gasoline and a match

I don't think gasoline is a natural product

How about a non natural blowtorch - WD-40 and a lighter. And yes you can say "die you #$%^" while using it.

I trust I am far enough north that fire ants won't make it here before I die.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I don't think gasoline is a natural product

How about a non natural blowtorch - WD-40 and a lighter. And yes you can say "die you #$%^" while using it.

I trust I am far enough north that fire ants won't make it here before I die.

Well
Gasoline is refined but crude oil comes from the earth so it is a natural product

 

[CntryBoy777]

It is just distilled....like that stuff made from corn in your "Neck of the Woods"....

 

[OneFineAcre]

We've had fire ants here in East Texas for several decades now.
I have never seen any fire ants build in or under hay, but I stack my hay on pallets and the hay is evidently too dry for them to live in. Had the same results when I lived 10 years in Tom Green County (San Angelo) Texas. They share similar trait as bees--they have to regulate both temp and humidity within the colony for it to produce young and in the correct ratio of workers.

I've probably tried every kind of commercial fire ant treatment there is and none work very well. Most (if not all) just make the colony up and move a dozen yards away and start over.

Yes
I'm moving them to my neighbors property 12 feet at a time

 

[Bruce]

 

[greybeard]

I don't think gasoline is a natural product

How about a non natural blowtorch - WD-40 and a lighter. And yes you can say "die you #$%^" while using it.

I trust I am far enough north that fire ants won't make it here before I die.

want me to send 'em with or without a queen?

 

[Bruce]

Um, how about I just say "thanks for the generous offer but I have to respectfully decline"???

 

[greybeard]

Are you sure? They'll make the trip just fine in a plastic snap lid 2 lb coffee can--just ask my former in-laws..