[Jacob-list] red ants

[Linda]

That's a good question. I hadn't actually thought of them as being 
beneficial. These aren't fire ants, but they do bite and they seem to be 
everywhere. I was checking the fence line and they were all over my feet 
and legs. Not particularly anything but an annoyance, but I wondered 
about the sheep disturbing a nest. (You are correct that fire ants can 
do serious injury). .

On 4/22/2011 4:13 PM, Mark Essen wrote:

> Excuse my ignorance.  Why would you want to kill them?  I have heard 

> that fire ants can cause serious injury to humans and livestock.  I 

> have also heard people sing the praise of the smaller ants for pasture 

> aeration.  A necessary part of any good pasture.  I take it that the 

> ants of which you speak are somewhere in the middle?

>

>

> On 4/22/2011 2:45 PM, Linda wrote:

>> Is there anything that can be used to kill red ants that is safe to 

>> use on pastures? These aren't fire ants - they are the big red ants 

>> and they are everywhere in our spring pasture.

>>

>> Linda

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