OT. Fire ants delay SC high school football game

[wavefan70s]

NEESES — Football games have been postponed by heavy rains, lightning, power outages: and now, fire ants.

A game in South Carolina was postponed Friday after the referee decided the field was unplayable because of fire ants. Referee Steve Hook says he found 15 to 20 large active fire ant mounds shortly before the game.
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011 ... ball-game/
Thats a new one to me.

[GHS4EVER]

guess that is probably a first for high school football

[Woodruff Star]

I know this was down in the lowerstate, but up here with this recent rain we've gotten, fireant hills are popping up everywhere!

[wavefan70s]

I use over and out.1 treatment no ants till next year.im also heavy on the triazicide.

[cavaliereagle]

Anyone ever tried Borax?

[wavefan70s]

Anyone ever tried Borax?

Just for roaches and to get red clay outa baseball pants.

[cavaliereagle]

Anyone ever tried Borax?

Just for roaches and to get red clay outa baseball pants.

Someone told me it works well in the garden for ants. I think i'll try it next year.

[SF Band dad]

....15 to 20 large, active mounds

I would say that the ref made the right call. Imagine getting tackled and finding yourself in a pile-up.....and realizing that you are on an ant mound.

[The ?]

[sc7777(godfather)]

Years ago in a Wardlaw Academy game in Bamberg County both teams came up out of a pile up at the 20 yard line with all the players shedding their unforms. They had landed on a fire ant bed. That was a site to see players from both teams united in one cause and that was to beat off the ants.