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The big black ones. Altho they are amazing in one respect. Was out in the back yard & the ground was quivering with them. Normally you see a narrow path of them but this one was at least 4 ft. wide & wider. The yard is 140 ft across [they sarted about 8-10 ft inside] & went 50-60 ft outside the yard. Normally there are only that many of them around the ant bed. They were thicker than I've ever seen. I've got one area that I haven't sterilized & the rains brought me a weed patch. That's where they were going from the bed outside the yard. How the heck do they know where to go & get back. I saw them a couple of days ago then that night we got another good rain, & they're back. Seems the rain would change their direction, wash their path out. I found the other end of their hole in the weed patch when I was spraying. So I got the weed sprayer out & loaded it with bug spray. This is stuff you can't buy in a store. Strong stuff for farmers. 1/16 oz per gallon of water. The sprayer is 2 gallon so I put about 1/2 oz & sprayed the little buggars. By the time I had sprayed the whole thing, the ones that were where I started were almost all dead. Strong stuff. But it's amazing how they go so far for a 'mouthfull' of food & the distance they travel.
 
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Hey Richard,
The other night when we got our rain, the termites came out in droves. We opened the front door and they took that as their invitation to "come on in".
Now some time yesterday while I was at work, our air conditioner quit. Sh--. Last night it got up to 92 in here before a rain storm came through and cooled things off. This morning it's already 88 in here. Looks like we'll be going out for dinner and a movie. I'm not sitting in this again. Have a friend coming over to take a look at it, claims to be an air guy, claims to be a lot of things. We'll see. May end up calling the air conditioning folks Mon. There's an expense we "did not" need right now. Sh--. Sorry, just frustrating, things start looking good, gas prices down a little and this has to happen.
And you, Richard, know what we are going through right now. Bullhead City, no air, mid August, day after a storm.
By the way, you realize killing the few ants on the surface is futile. You have to get the queen, or they will just keep sending drones up to replace the dead ones. There are a million times as many under ground as you see above ground. Hey, thats one thing we haven't had go wrong this year, no major ant problem. Now watch, I'll go out side and there will be a trail across the yard the size of the 40.
 
Failed to mention, I had put some Amdro' around the den a few hours before & it was gone when I sprayed. That stuff normall must get to the queen, cause when I use it they all disappear. By golly, if it isn't one thing it's the other. I feel for you, the humidity is also miserable. We've also got a lot of flying ants [some say they're a termite]Any chance of renting a portable unit for the time? The 'belle' normally comps our room--wish there was some way we could get a room for the weekend & let you use it. Sometime those Casinos have rooms for 29 bucks, darned if I wouldn't consider it for at least two nights. Stick a kit or two & blanks in the pocket & take that Jet & have a cool turn. Stick it in a box & let the bell hop deliver it. I'll bet the maids have cleaned up worse. What's a little saw dust? Hope that 'air guy' isn't like so many of them, full of 'hot air.'
 
Well, he found these in the heater area. Says the heater was on the whole time the air was on. Kinda defeats the purpose. Trying to bypass it now, till he can get parts Mon or Tue.

 
I think all those sugar ants left your yard and came into my apartment. Though, I gotta say, I'll take those pacifist little pests anyday over far'aints.
 
Those should be ok spliced back w/ a short piece of same size wire then disconnect the heater. That was a good reason for the unit to shut down. Now, finding the cause of the burned wire. Good luck. Hope he can at least get ya cooled off for the time being.
 
redfish, these are the large black ants. Went out to find they,ve found somewhere else to roam. Also found another place that I have them, out behind my shop. They,re not the big ones, but not as small as a 'sugar' ant. Got those sweet ones in the front yard but don't worry about them.
 
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Those should be ok spliced back w/ a short piece of same size wire then disconnect the heater. That was a good reason for the unit to shut down. Now, finding the cause of the burned wire. Good luck. Hope he can at least get ya cooled off for the time being.
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We're all cooled down. Down to 83 or so.
The wire was burnt because of a short where they went through a grommet in the sheet metal. If it'd been worse, I would think about pursuing the company that made the unit or the company that built the home. But, alls well that ends well. Labor is free and the parts should be under $20 or so. So, I'll just leave it at that.
 
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