Sawyers brand is available through rei, dicks, etc
Tractor supply has permethrin 10 ( higher percentage than sawyers - I used 19 parts water to 1 part permethrin 10 for soaking/spraying ).
Sawyers brand is available through rei, dicks, etc
Tractor supply has permethrin 10 ( higher percentage than sawyers - I used 19 parts water to 1 part permethrin 10 for soaking/spraying ).
I've heard that ants won't climb across white paint--I've seen trees in Texas and Mexico painted white a foot or two near the base, and I think it was to prevent ants getting up into the fruit. This might be preferable to toxic insecticide, if it works.
A quick check tells me it's not white paint, but calcium hydroxide, which burns the bugs, and will burn your fingers too, so maybe not so great an idea. Oh well.
http://www.travelexpertguide.org/for...ite-332022.htm
Nat
Awright, you guys have my paranoids running amok, and my skin crawling. Home isn't even in "far ant" country. Where did the Permanone can get put? Squirt the rigging too! Squirt everything! Must say, its gratifying laying in the hammock watching the skeets trying to get at my tender meat. That is, till some of you talked me into squirting permethrin on the net.
I grew up living with those things in S. Georgia. I was told to keep them from crawling up a hoe or shovel handle, put talcum powder on it. Never tried it myself.
Ken T.
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Thank goodness we do not have them in my neck of the woods.
Terry
Permrethrin does kill fire ants and keeps them away. In fact that is why it is so good. Not only does it discourage all small insects, but any like ants and ticks that crawl over it will die. Before becoming a hanger I have had to spray a ring around my tent on the ground to keep ants away. I am pretty sure Georgia is the ultimate fire ant place.
BTW the white ring painted around pecan trees here in the south is to keep elephants away. It really works. We have no elephant infestations in sought Georgia.
hmmm...another thing that works on all ants, is Diatamatious earth. Like they use in pool filters. The local farmers feed store is into natural stuff and sells it. The stuff is super fine coral like stuff. It gets into their joints and they RUN AWAY! won't work on hammocks, but you could have some small amount and if you were car camping, spread it around.
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