February 5th 2012
Insect architecture
Read more: www.newscientist.com Termites and wasps could help us design the eco-cities of the future
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February 4th 2012
Natural way to get rid of fire ants?
Hi! I live in Florida and of course everyone knows there are the pesky fire ants here. I have a few large mounds in my small yard and they are starting to come in the house. I already sprinkled baby powder around the house, but what can I use outside? I heard about boiling water but I’m scared to stand next to the mounds and pour the water as they will scatter and bite right?
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March 25th 2011
How do I get rid of fire ants?
Most of the treatments tried have only worked to a degree. Did work on some mounds and they are gone, but the ants are still infested in the lawn which is dry and sandy. We live in a rural, wooded, area.
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March 10th 2011
Termite Mounds
Hear a Ranger explain about Termites and Termite Mounds in Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory.
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February 19th 2011
I have an acre of land and this summer I noticed the fire ants ….?
….are coming out in droves.
These ants are not friendly and bite visciously and are very smart! I have put fire ant bait in their mounds but they close them up (making me think it worked) and then they move the mounds elsewhere and continue to get busy.
Anyone have a sure fire procedure for eliminating these pests permanently?
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February 14th 2011
Who Has Tried using Orange Oil Against Fire Ants?
In the past month or so, I have discovered not huge mounds, but many smaller ones and armies of ants in long lines, throughout my side yard, mostly concentrated near my garden hose against and under my porch but now pervading almost the entire side of the yard. There are MANY lines of them, they are black (not red) and they bite my dogs’ paws when they’re out there. This side of the house is where I have fed them, because it is the only part that is shaded. Since I’d have to drench the entire area and my dogs often go here, would orange oil solution be safe and effective if I distribute it throughout? And would a formulation with molasses and dishsoap be safe for the grass there? I don’t want to destroy the yard any more than the dogs would on their own! Thanks for any suggestions!
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December 8th 2010
Termite Mounds – Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention Episode 1 Preview – BBC One
More on this programme: www.bbc.co.uk Dr Rupert Soar and his team have discovered that termites build self-cooling mounds, harnessing the wind to keep the air circulating. Engineers hope that by studying their mounds, which are known to be complex lung-like structures, they can create new buildings which self-cool just like the termite mounds dotted across the landscape in Namibia.
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May 17th 2010
Fire Ants in the Landscape
May 14th 2010
How can I kill red fire ants naturaly,and or without chemicals?
Those pest nest every place. They build mounds all over the yard. They get into the wall of the house. They short out breaker boxes.Fire ants kill baby animals like rabbits and ground nesting birds. I don’t like to use chemicals because to kill one thing you can destroy many other creatures and poison the environment.
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April 19th 2010
What is the best way to kill fire ants in the shortest period of time?
I just recently moved to North Carolina and have never had to deal with fire ants before. I’ve tried killing them with bait but the mounds just seem to come back.
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