Be ready for summer fire ants invasion

Science is looking for organic alternatives against fire ants invasion.
Red imported fire ants could be a real problem for home and garden.
Their invasion occurs when they “escape” from confined
areas. Sometimes an introduced plant or animal finding
itself in this situation will be aggressive or voracious, or
will carry parasites or disease, any of which can devastate an
ecosystem. People may experiment with organic composting at home, or dump no-longer-wanted pet fish or aquarium plants into a nearby pond or river, or discard yard waste or garden clippings in a nearby park.

• The red imported fire ant species become invasive and do succeed, because the new ecosystems in which they find themselves offer favorable environmental conditions and lack the natural predators, competitors, and diseases that would normally keep their populations in check.

• Invasive fire ants have not been officially culpable for any extinctions, but they are known to attack several threatened species,such as deer fawns, quail, ground-nesting waterfowl chicks, and reptiles.

• Red imported fire ants occasionally cause human deaths, usually those of small children who crawl into mounds and receive multiple ant stings.

• Red imported fire ants have also been problematic to humans during  the harvesting of certain crops like pecans.

In the control of red imported fire ant infestations, there are primarily two types of weapons: bait formulated insecticides and contact insecticides.

There are now a number of "organic", or less harmful and eco friendly, alternatives for fire ant control around the home and garden.

• Spinosad is considered organic because it is produced from a bacterial fermentation process that produces a toxin, which is extracted and put into bait at very low concentrations. It works by disrupting the ant's nervous system. The spinosad baits (Justice, Eliminator Fire Ant Bait, Strike, Maxide, or Penn-Kill Fire Ant Killer) works well in small areas, or as an individual mound treatment.

• Abamectin baits (PT 370 Ascend Fire Ant Stopper Bait and Raid Fire Ant Killer), control fire ants and related ants. It is a natural fermentation product produced by a soil microorganism, Streptomycetes avermitilis, an actinomycete.

• There is also a contact dust containing pyrethrin and diatomaceous earth (Organic Solutions- Multipurpose Fire Ant Killer) that can be used as an individual mound treatment.

 There are loads of choices available to use for battling fire ants around the home and garden. Although some are better than others, all have been proven to help reduce fire ant problems.

 For more information read a source Treat now for Summer Fire Ant Relief
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