https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:39:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pet-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants#post-907972 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:14:32 +0000 MrsBrewer 907972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: I'm definitely going to try the boiling water and vinegar trick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pet-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants#post-907969 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:13:46 +0000 MrsBrewer 907969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: I'm just afraid of my dog stepping in it :-( He has been biting and licking his paws a lot lately because of all the fire ant bites on them. That's why I'm trying to stay away from the chemicals </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pet-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants#post-907476 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:03:54 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 907476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I HATE fire ants. I don't have any pet safe ways to get rid of them - we usually dump tons of Amdro on the mound(s). I think the smell of it keeps the dogs away because we've never hand any trouble w/ them trying to eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pet-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants#post-907343 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:47:48 +0000 ladybee 907343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: I've killed ant mounds around us with boiling water, I never thought about adding vinegar! We just have the pesty little black ones, nothing harmful to my pup though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pet-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants#post-907309 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:21:46 +0000 Dandelion 907309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Boil water and vinegar and pour it on the mound. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pet-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants#post-907288 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 06:59:31 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 907288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This seems like a good resource. </p> <p><a href="http://msucares.com/insects/fireants/control.html" rel="nofollow">http://msucares.com/insects/fireants/control.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pet-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-fire-ants#post-907285 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 06:51:58 +0000 MrsBrewer 907285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a horrible fire any problem in our back yard, and put poor puppy keeps on getting bit :-( </p> <p>There are soooo many. I need to find the mound first, but does anyone have suggestions? I would really prefer not to use harsh chemicals, because I don't want it to harm my dog. </p>