Fire and sugar ants

[melsworld61]

What is everyone using to battle these pests that isn’t harmful to the flock??

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.
Sometimes fire ants work their way into one of the pens. I sprinkle Sevin dust or Permethrin dust on them and mix it in the sand. Bye bye fire ants. I use sand in my pens. Fire ants are the only concern I have. I've seen sugar ants and other red ants running around, I dont mess with them.

 

[theoldchick]

I use this. You must follow the label instructions as product must dry an hour before allowing animals on treated area. I like using this on empty runs waiting on new birds.



You can also use this but this is not cat friendly. Follow the label instructions.

 

[texsuze]

Ditto what Dawg53 has noted. If you can locate the fire ant mounds it is worth using a bait to spot treat mounds. I put bait on mounds found in my barnyard, once my girls are in for the night.(Never broadcast--some ants are actually ok, plus chickens might find the bait)

 

[dawg53]

What's real fun with fire ant mounds is to take your shovel and stir up a mound. Then go to a different fire ant mound with the shovel and scoop up a mound. Then go dump it on the first mound you stirred up. Stand back and watch what happens. Heheheh.