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Work With Your Neighbors to Eliminate Fire Ants

Last Updated: May 02, 2008 Related resource areas: Imported Fire Ants

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A Louisiana State AgCenter entomologist says insecticides can give you immediate results in eliminating fire ants, but growth regulators will give you longer-lasting results.

Released April 28, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Now is the ideal time to treat for fire ants. LSU AgCenter entomologist Dr. Dale Pollet says insecticides can give you immediate results, but growth regulators will give you longer-lasting results.

Listen to the radio clip below. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

Fire Ants

http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/9A8D0893-6971-4728-BFA5-27233567B87E/45611/042308FireAnts.mp3

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http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/communications/news/radio_tv/radio/Work+with+your+neighbors+to+eliminate+fire+ants.htm

Contact: Dale Pollet, (225) 578-2370, DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu


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