Why TF are these piss-ants...

OldSalty

OldSalty

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#1
Biting? JFC, I cant even sit outside, got them biting my feet, legs, neck...

Ive never had these damn ants biting on me ever before. Is this something new? Have they gone mad with the "rona"?

I search the web and there is mixed results. Figured the knowledge here could get me an answer.

Aka "sugar ants".

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#2
terro ant killer, mix with sugar or grease. Some ants go for sugar, others go for grease. Put a dab of the stuff near the source of the ants mixed with sugar and a dab mixed with grease. See which pile has the dead ants, and go from there.
 
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Thanks, weird thing is...I have lived in this area for decades and never had these fuckers bite like this.

Also, its extremely wooded, so I think they are jumping out of the trees just to get me. 😡
 
#4
why its the same question why can't a pulled pork sandwich sit on the ground without a darn mean old bug coming around and trying to eat it . They are bugs its what they do look for food and there you are all sweet and still like to the ant your a feast he is just going to need a lot of help getting your but home . Here little piggy lol just be glad it was one of the small ones and not anything from Australia where every 3 rd critter can and will want to kill you . That or dress your self up in a nice bbq sause and keep sitting on the ground for the bugs to enjoy .
 
#5
When they bite does it burn? If so, they could be fire ants. I got bit by a bunch of those little bastards about 10 years ago and thought I was going to piss my pants.
 
#9
Nah, the bites dont burn more like a sharp pinch but definitely gets your attention and way more bite than say...a mosquito. Even caught one of the little fucker still hanging on after the bite.

And fuck is that @lowlight? Looks like that SOB is from "Starship Troopers" or some shit.

Id love to napalm the bastards, but they seem to be everywhere outside, so...

Luckily, none in the house,...yet.
 
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Powder_Burns said:
terro ant killer, mix with sugar or grease. Some ants go for sugar, others go for grease. Put a dab of the stuff near the source of the ants mixed with sugar and a dab mixed with grease. See which pile has the dead ants, and go from there.
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I just bought some of the Terro. I thought they were supposed to carry it back to the nest and poison the whole shebang including the queen?
 
#15
Could be. I dread oak mite season which is just around the corner, those are even worse...especially with how dry its been.

Im an outdoor person and spend lots of time outside. Just never had these ants bite like this.

If I set out that ant poison there would be a crazy size pile o' ants.
 
#17
We have piss ants everywhere around here. Lots of sandy loam and they think that its the shit. The best is when they get in between your fingers or your toes on that tender webbing and go to stinging. Seems like they are bad some years and not others. When they are in full force we usually have issues with them getting into electric boxes, killing the AC because they are fried across the switch, etc. I mean like whole colonies up in a fuse box. The electricians cant figure it out and just assume they they are attracted to the voltage somehow.

We have that bug of LL's too. And the dirt dobber killing the spider. Both of those are on the bug killing team and get a pass.
 
#19
Them is sugar ants. Soak 2 rags in kerosene and wrap them around your ankles so they dont eat your candy ass!!!!
just kidding, couple of weeks ago we had winged ants all over here. Gone in a day or two after skimming the pool a dozen times
 
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lariat said:
We have piss ants everywhere around here. Lots of sandy loam and they think that its the shit. The best is when they get in between your fingers or your toes on that tender webbing and go to stinging. Seems like they are bad some years and not others. When they are in full force we usually have issues with them getting into electric boxes, killing the AC because they are fried across the switch, etc. I mean like whole colonies up in a fuse box. The electricians cant figure it out and just assume they they are attracted to the voltage somehow.

We have that bug of LL's too. And the dirt dobber killing the spider. Both of those are on the bug killing team and get a pass.
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They love my landscape lights. Entire colonies. But they usually just keep to themselves. I am a let nature be nature type unless shit gets in or starts eating my house / decks.

These fuckers have me rethinking that position...

Something has turned them carnivore.
 
#21
I don't know where you live OldSalty, but if those are fire ants, you're fucked. Fire ants are the Devil's spawn.
We have them here in the South. Not sure how far north they go, but I know they've made it as far west as Phoenix, maybe further.
We have probably 40 million ants per acre, at least that's what they say. They have killed just about everything that nests on the ground, quail, roadrunners, etc. They just suck. And unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about them, but keep them under control in your yard.
I hope for your sake that it's not fire ants.
 
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I use acephate. Has about a 2 week residual. I have had excellent results with it on piss ants and fire ants. Put on the mound and walk away.

Smells terrible so it must be good.
 
#25
Demon is your friend. Has residual effect until it rains a lot. Get it at the feed store.
Outdoor use only.

Amdro on the mounds works ok on fire ants.
But every time it rains they are back thanks to moving in from the Neighbors.
Walk the fence line sprinkling it out and they’ll find it as they forage and take it back to thier side and kill those too.
Then you will truly have peace from those diabolical little shits.

Seven brand liquid, the milky white stuff that mixes up cloudy in the pump up sprayer will stain and leave little white speckles that don’t wash off so bear that in mind if using on or around the house or metal buildings.
 
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myronman3 said:


evidently, a name change is in order. sugar ants, you say? looks like you are “old salty” no more. “old sweety”. ants dont lie...uncles maybe-but never ants.
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They always were piss-ants to me lol..., but when I searched why the fuckers were all of a sudden wanting my blood, I saw most people called them "sugar" ants, hence the aka.

:)
 
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Srgt. Hulka said:
I don't know where you live OldSalty, but if those are fire ants, you're fucked. Fire ants are the Devil's spawn.
We have them here in the South. Not sure how far north they go, but I know they've made it as far west as Phoenix, maybe further.
We have probably 40 million ants per acre, at least that's what they say. They have killed just about everything that nests on the ground, quail, roadrunners, etc. They just suck. And unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about them, but keep them under control in your yard.
I hope for your sake that it's not fire ants.
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In many ways, sounds very similar to California liberal transplants...... :eek:
 
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