denisew
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05-04-12 02:07 PM - Post#149013
In response to kathy
That doesn't work. Here is documentation I found from TAMU: "Grits and Malt-O-Meal: "Applying instant grits or Malt-O-meal to dry soil around mounds is reported to have impressive results" (Garrett, H. 1993. page 140 in Howard Garrett's Texas Organic Gardening Book, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, 245 pp.). In theory, the ants eat the grits which then swell and rupture the ants' stomachs. In fact, only the last stage of the developing fire ant is known to ingest solid food. All other life stages feed only on liquids, sugary solutions or greasy materials. Fire ant workers are physically incapable of ingesting solid food particles larger than 1.0 μm diameter in size (J. M. Petti, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997 Imported Fire Ant Research Conference). Note: This method has not been shown to control fire ants."
http://fireant.tamu.edu/materials/factsheets_ pubs/...
Now, this specifically talks about using it for fire ants, but I would think it would be the same for just about any ant.
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