Fire Ants vs Baking Soda and Vinegar

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Published 2017-09-27

Another battle in the never ending war with #FireAnts . This time I hit the Fire Ants with baking soda. I found out that while baking soda has many uses, controlling fire #ants isn't one of them. Once I realized it had no effect on them I reached for the vinegar. And while the vinegar did result in some casualties, cross it off your list of Fire Ant controls also. It did have the satisfying effect of reacting with the baking soda and destroying the nest but mostly just got the Fire Ants angry.
As I noted in the video, I estimated all this action only took out about
60% of the Fire Ants. What happened to the other 40% you ask? They were terminated later in the day with some store-bought killer.

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🔵 Here are some key parts of the video:
1️⃣ 00:17 Determining what I'm up against.
2️⃣ 00:38 It begins... Slowly.
3️⃣ 01:02 No effect. Things now escalate rapidly.
4️⃣ 02:33 No Winner. Wasted resources, destroyed land...

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🎵 00:00 Voyeur
🎵 01:21 Metal Race
🎵 02:33 Time Stops

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All Comments (21)

@martingutierrez4301 2 years ago

This man woke up and choose violence
@ronathebear 6 years ago

Maybe try restarting your yard? Turn it off and then back on again, could work
@tearduxlama5315 6 years ago

And they said saving private Ryan was the greatest war movie of our time
@k311ydcart3r 5 years ago

You can only win battles against fire ants. You can never win the war.
@KarmaXD4 4 years ago

Ants: “Why do I hear boss music?”
@bary_is_cool 6 years ago

I'm in that part of youtube again
@BrianSmith-vl7xu 5 years ago

Why not just start with an eviction notice, giving them 30 days to leave.
@jwfinkler388 5 years ago

We use a 50/50 mix of baking soda and sugar. Blend in a spice mill until it’s a sweet powder. Place it near the nest where ants will “find” it. Keep it dry. Tasting the sugar, ants will carry the powder into the nest feeding queen and workers. The baking powder will neutralize the acid that allows them to digest starch and sugar. Within a couple days the nest will starve to death. Second reason to use this combination; it’s safe for humans and pets.
@thatonedude7510 4 years ago

The dislikes are the ants that survived
@nomoore7382 5 years ago

I used gasoline, but they all came out on miniature motorcycles.
@XaurreauX 5 years ago

I'm going to assume that politely asking them to leave didn't work.
@itsatalex3059 3 years ago

Its currently 4 a.m. and I am covered in fire ant bites from yesterday and I have to say, I am really enjoying watching this.
@crabtrap 5 years ago

last time i had an infestation of aunts, i was left with 3 weeks of jello salads and the sound of "when are you going to get mArrIed!???" ringing in my ears.
@venomtang 5 years ago

You gave them a bubble bath how sweet
@andrewmartin1776 4 years ago

What really works is mixing two separate colonies with one shovel full of each nest. They think they are being attacked by the other colony. They will war amongst themselves until they wipe themselves out. I cleaned my yard this way a few years back.
@svisuals4932 4 years ago

"The battle went on and on...After the battle there were no winners"
@XMegaXPlayerX 6 years ago

The book is better
@ApolloLeRoux 6 years ago

Everything changed when the fire nation attacked.
@ogweasel4273 3 years ago

All you did is neutralize vinegar with the baking soda!!! 🤦‍♂️
@RingZero 3 years ago

Being nonviolent myself, pouring some gasoline, and lighting them up gives me peace.