Comments on: Red Harvester Ants: Pest or Ant Farm Friend?

By: Travis Longworth

Travis Longworth — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:51:50 +0000

I have been trying to get rid of these harvester ants for months. They are where my kids USED to play and they keep coming back. Nothing seems to work.

By: miguel galvan

miguel galvan — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:08:30 +0000

too many ants,can get rid of them,i really need help,been trying for 6 years,nothing works,i have harvester ants and red ants,100 mounds or so,need help,south texas

By: Andrew E.

Andrew E. — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:31:22 +0000

It is my goal this year to capture a red harvester ant queen or two… I really want to get a colony of these guys going. They have been my favorite ant ever since I was a child!

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:46:07 +0000

Am trying to treat yard organically for fire ants and harvester ants, but the mounds reappear in other places. Eliminated ants from front yard 3 months ago, now mounds have appeared in back yard. And mounds are starting to reappear in front yard.

What is a good schedule for northeast Texas for organic applications throughout the year, or is it best to “spot-treat” only when mounds appear?

Thanks for any help.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:27:21 +0000

i live in west texas and i used to have a harvester ant problem i use amdro fireant killer it will totally wipe out the entire colony in a day or two just put it around the mound and they will carry it inside best stuff i ever used http://www99.epinions.com/reviews/Amdro_Fire_Ant_Bait_42393980

By: John

John — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:27:47 +0000

I have red harvester ants living under an oak tree, now oak tree limbs are beginning to die, i need them deAD so they dont kill the tree. help !!!

By: isaac

isaac — Sun, 09 May 2010 06:48:54 +0000

i have like 6 horny toads..i need red antz

By: David Mendez

David Mendez — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:15:55 +0000

I have about 10 healthy colonies of harvester ants on my property. It’s tough to know whether they are all individual colonies or just multiple entrances because some are close together. I understand that these ants are native and beneficial, especially to the horned toad. However, a couple of the mounds are where my children play. I tried to bore out one of the mounds with an auger, but the ants completely rebuilt their mound by morning and seemed to have split because there is now a new mound 20 feet away. I was looking for an eco friendly solution when I found this site. I really wish I could just move the mounds in question a few hundred feet away where we could just live in harmony. I would love to test your product out on these mounds. Please let me know. Thanks

By: Lynda Jones

Lynda Jones — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:57:03 +0000

I most always leave the harvester ants alone because I live in Texas and understand the plight of the horned toad (even though it’s been years since I’ve seen one in my yard). However, I have few mounds near my vegetable garden and they have possibly eaten (and enjoyed) my leafy plants. I would like to try EcoSmart…..hopefully, I’m still within the 1,000 starter comments.

Please advise.

Thanks,
Lynda

By: Alisha Todd

Alisha Todd — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:13:46 +0000

I have several beds of the harvester ants I have been trying to get rid of them for a year. If anyone wants them or knows how to kill them just let me know.