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Tyler Shreve is a 6-foot-4 right-hander from Highland, Calif., with a strong right arm, but that's the dilemma. He can throw a baseball 94 miles per hour, but he can also throw a football with good zip. Some colleges like him for baseball, others like him for football.
In a perfect world, he'd like to find a big-time college that would let him throw footballs in the fall and baseballs in the spring.
"I want to play both in college. But if I'm not going to play both, then I'm just going to play football," he said.
Shreve said he likes the allure and atmosphere of major college football, so if he's forced to make a decision, he'd pick football. "But if a college allows me to play both, I want to play football and baseball," he affirmed. "Some of the baseball coaches have been calling me and they'll let me do that. They're totally fine with it."
Most major college football coaches, however, want their quarterbacks to refine their skills and work with the team in spring drills, so finding a big-time football school that would let him play baseball might be harder than finding a big-time baseball program that would let him play football. He's not sure if football coaches would let him miss spring drills.
"I haven't talked to the football coaches about that yet," he said.
He's torn by the situation, because baseball is his first love. "I definitely like baseball better," he said.
Shreve is in San Diego this week for the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at PETCO Park. He's had a busy summer, juggling football camps and baseball events as he tries to improve in both sports.
"I've mixed in a little bit of both," he said. "I've been going to a lot of places for baseball, and I've been going to a lot of camps and stuff for football. My schedule is so blown up. I don't have a weekend off. It's a hard transition from football to baseball every week."
One week he's throwing a football, the next week he's throwing a baseball, but Shreve said it hasn't been tough on his arm. "I think it's made my arm stronger from throwing a football," he said, "but it's taking away from my mechanics and my arm release."
Shreve said he's attended football camps at USC, UCLA, Oregon and one in Arizona. He threw for 20 touchdowns at Redlands East Valley High School as a sophomore in 2007, then passed for 11 TDs last fall while battling a pair of sprained ankles. Redlands has compiled a 23-3 record the last two years.
Shreve said he'll huddle with his high school football coach after the first couple of games this season to evaluate his options for college football. "Right now, I have no idea where I'm going to go. At all," he said.
He's flattered that he's being pursued in football and baseball. "It's an honor just knowing that schools want you to play both sports for them," he said. "I take it as a compliment."
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Increasing commercial accounts at your financial institution provides you with new opportunities to increase your deposit base, diversify your account portfolio and cross-promote products and services. Building relationships with local businesses by understanding their needs and providing genuine solutions to overcome their obstacles not only makes your financial institution a valuable resource for business accountholders but also increases opportunities to acquire employee personal accounts.
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Last week attendees at the ABA National Conference for Community Bankers in Boca Raton, Florida were given a scare about overdraft fees. One of the speakers at the conference seemed to be taking the opportunity to market his products by attempting to create fears about the impact of potential CFPB regulations on overdraft programs. His claims regarding negative effects on fee income are unsubstantiated. Basically, it's "Much Ado About Nothing."
The time has come for community banks and credit unions to win accountholders back from big banks. You can unlock success and profitability at your financial institution by providing accountholders with the right product mix that fits their needs. Effective rewards checking programs, mobile checking accounts and stronger accountholder relationships will lead to increased accountholder acquisition and retention.
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Duncan Keith tallied a pair of assists in Chicago's 5-4 overtime win against Dallas on Sunday.
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Duncan Keith will miss Tuesday's game against Minnesota due to an illness.
Duncan Keith netted his sixth goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory over the Devils.
Duncan Keith skipped Friday's practice, but it was more of a maintenance day off.
Duncan Keith generated a goal and an assist in Sunday's 6-2 win over Dallas.
Duncan Keith scored a goal in Chicago's 3-2 loss to Washington on Friday night.
Duncan Keith tallied a goal and an assist in Chicago's 3-2 shootout win over Dallas on Thursday to begin the 2014-15 season.
Duncan Keith was awarded his second career James Norris Trophy Tuesday as the NHL's top defenseman.
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Serenity Lodge is a six bedroom luxury house next to the sea on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan, which is situated just a 20 minute boat ride from the island of Koh Samui.
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This beautiful, comfortable and quiet room is located in a noble house in the heart of old town whose location is very convenient to visit on foot the city and is 10 minutes from the nearest beach.
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I rent one bedroom on old manor house in the old town, close to shopping, restaurants, museums, theaters, and nice squares,bus and train station. along Alameda Apodaca, Four balconies facing the street, from the balcony you can see the sea. A ten minutes walk from the beach and five nearest stop autobuses. The house has 220 square meters and 2 bathrooms with bathtubs and a toilet, the kitchen is equipped with all the amenities oven, microwaves, washmashine, etc.. The atmosphere is very quiet and cozy.This beautiful turn of last century home is located in the heart of cadiz capital. It has been renovated tastefully respecting the beauty of this landmark house.Walking distance to the beach . Quiet and elegant.
Bathtub,rooftop,cable tv, internet, fully equipped kitchen,towels, sheets,cleaning service.
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There is internet, a terrace on the top of the roof where you can have a sunbathe.
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I love my city and I like to recommend what can they visit, where are the best places to eat, etc..
The Neighborhood
The neighborhood is very quiet, and the houses are nice, is the old part of the town and the arquitecture is from the XVIII.There are squares.plaza de Mina, and Plaza de San Antonio, the sea promenade La Alameda is next to the house.
I hope all the guests don't disturb the rest of the others, and keep the (website hidden) is also important to save energy and I hope the turn off the lights when they don't use them.
Solo tuve oportunidad de ver a Susana brevemente el primer dia pero fue muy amable y simpatica (gracias por poner la lavadora y recoger la ropa!!).
La casa es preciosa, antigua y con los techos muy altos, ademas esta en una calle muy centrica y cerca de todo. La habitacion es como en la foto, muy amplia y la cama muy comoda. Susana ademas me dejo una estufa para por la noche pues hacia un poco de frio.
No dudaria en volver a hospedarme en casa de Susana si vuelvo a Cadiz.
Susana es una gran anfitriona, es muy amable y se adaptó perfectamente a mi hora de llegada. Me ofreció su casa con muchisima gentileza. La habitacion es preciosa, el piso entero la verdad es que es muy acogedor y la ubicación inmejorable! Un 10!!
Una anfitriona de primera, el piso impecable, cómodo y muy bien ubicado en el casco histórico de la ciudad, cerca del mar y de las principales plazas !!! áltamente recomendable
Susana was a lovely host and made us feel very welcome in her home. The rooms were exactly as expected; very clean, tidy and spacious. It was also ideal having use of the communal spaces such as the kitchen as we were able to cook for ourselves a few nights and have food in for breakfasts. Susana was very helpful in providing lots of information about the city which was great and the location of the appartment is ideal for exploring the old town!
I stayed 2 nights in the single bedroom, big enough for 1 person, dark (no window) but who cares as we were always outside to visit... My friends were staying in the double bedroom (bigger, with window so more luminous, better room even I found it a bit expensive compared to what we can find on airbnb)
The house is big, nice patio, great location in the old cadiz
Susanna was easy to contact, she made me feel well in her house, she is friendly and welcoming, thank you susanna
Susana is a great host. She was very friendly and helpful. The location is really good and Susana provided lots of helpful flyers, a map of Cadiz as well as touristical and cultural proposals. The room was clean and spacios but there is no daylight. The bed is quite comfortable. Both bathroom and kitchen are well equipped. I really liked my stay in Cadiz. Thank you Susana!
Susanna is a real fine host, she does her very best to make you feel allright.
The room is spacious and clean, the jointly used bathroom and kitchen are fine! And it is nice to stay once in such a beautiful historic building in the old city. And for the ones who don't speak Spanish; she speaks english very well and is very helpfull with maps and suggestions to help you find your way.
I absolutely recomend this host if you go to the beautifull city Cádiz
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Astros to call up Abad for first major league start
A veteran of 81 major league relief appearances with little success on his record, Fernando Abad will make his first major league start Saturday for the Astros against the Mets. [Read More]
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On Monday, news broke that Roger — a former Astros star, a seven-time Cy Young winner and one of the most decorated pitchers of all time — would make his professional return on Saturday with the Sugar Land Skeeters. By Wednesday, Houston was abuzz over Clemens. And thankfully to the family, the news was positive this time. [Read More]
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For about four innings on Thursday, it looked like the Astros might get interim manager Tony DeFrancesco his first victory. Dallas Kuechel had retired 12 of the first 13 Cardinals batters, and the Astros offense had done all the little things right for a 4-0 lead. Then came a two-out, four-pitch walk to Carlos Beltran in the bottom of the fourth. [Read More]


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Urine stain / smell
I posted this already on the cleaning forum, but though maybe some parents could help if their child had bed wetting problems. Sorry for the cross-post!
Help! I have my 4 kids staying with us from out of town for the month and the 5 y/o peed on my 2 month old sofa!! Is there any tried and true methods to getting rid of the stain/ smell?? We bought a warranty for the sofa for things such as this, but after reading the fine print today, it does not cover pet / human body fluids. I feel like crying......
Fabreeze did the business for me when the cat got shut in the bedroom one day and had the choice - either pee on the bed or explode. He chose to moisten my blankets.
If fabreeze can neutralise tomcat's pee, surely it can do the same for your predicament.
Put 1 part vinegar and 3 parts water in a spray bottle. Spray the cushion and set it outside, not in direct sunlight, or you'll bleach the fabric!
I cloth diaper, and this is how I get the smell out of my diaper pail!!
It cuts the urine smell! This works in the bathroom as well if you have a little boy who 'misses', or a hubby who does!!!! HAHA!
Hi I have had similar issues and i swear by this site as it covered most of my needs. I tried fabreeze without any luck although it made the area smell nice for a short time :0
I find detergents don't do it for me so we must have strong urine LOL
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy named a group Tuesday to identify means to pay for a 30-year, $100 billion effort to modernize and maintain Connecticut's transportation infrastructure. He gave them a late summer deadline, meaning he is unlikely to place a funding plan before the legislature until a special session this fall or the 2016 regular session. Continue Reading →
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Last week, people all over the world were appalled to see that the UK government may, for the first time, conduct a criminal trial in complete secrecy. If the government gets its way, the public will never hear the names of the defendants, the specific charges against them, nor the government's evidence to support those secret charges.
US citizen Abdulrahman al-Aulaqi, who was killed in a US drone strike
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Seriously had enough...
I had some people come over yesterday for the first time and they wanted the "tour" of my yard. We all returned to our starting point with about 20 ant bites each. They're absolutely EVERYWHERE. They're tunneling up through the bricks on the patio, they're all OVER the pool deck, there's not one place in the back yard that's safe to stand except IN the pool.
Nothing I've tried has worked. Have any of you used anything that got rid of them? Knocked their population back? At least kept them at bay? HELP!!!
Go to a You Kill Em store if you have one in your area. Tell them what type of ant you have and they should be able to provide you with the right type of poison for them. I had to do this for parts of my yard where I've been having a bad problem with carpenter and bull ants. It might be a bit more expensive but it should work.
Hopefully you'll be able to get the ants under control quickly.
Amdro works for me. You need to put it out in the morning, because the rain will make it less effective. It doesn't hurt any other insects, or any plants. If you have a lot of ants it will be a bit expensive at first, but once the numbers are diminished it isn't so bad.
Follow the directions.
If you have a hose-end sprayer you can also use soap (such as Palmolive) and spray pretty much everything. It will kill most insects, but it won't get the queen in the ant colonies.
Insecticides put into sprayers work on contact, but again they won't get to the queens like the Amdro will.
I'm sick of them too! They love to swarm potted plants. When I find a cache of ants, I spray them with windex (but not the plants.) I know this isn't dealing with them at the source, but killing a few million at a time this way is very satisfying. With all of this rain, the ants have been freaking out trying to find higher ground, which is usually somewhere around the house/porch, sometimes in my car.
Amdro works for me too. It's much better than Ortho. I'm usually willing to let ants be if they are willing to let me be. I have a few different species in my yard and most will just wander around in the garden and grass and not bother me. But those blasted Argentine Ants seem to go out of their way to hunt down my ankles and bite them, even if I'm sitting in my slingback with my feet up on stool. So when they get too annoying, I hit them with the Amdro.
An interesting observation though: When I use the Amdro to reduce the population of Argentine Ants, the Sugar Ant population grows noticeably. Then after a few weeks the Argentine's start coming back and the Sugar Ants go on the decline. So apparently the Argentine Ants keep the Sugar Ants in check somewhat. Now if only there was something (other than Amdro) that will control the Argentines!
Ant in the past were easy to deal with. Not anymore. The domestics are still easy. They eat in a way that poisons the queen, case closed. But the invasive types eat differently. Like white footed asian ants. There are several types of invasives. You don't kill the queen. Since then I've used a service. Now the best I can hope for is to control them. Can't get rid of them. Controlling ants is important for me. I have a lot of orchids. Ants like to farm scale, mealy bugs and aphids. Good luck
As I understand it, the problem with Argentine ants is that each hill has it's own queen and all the hills are communal. So one hill won't go to war with another hill and take it out. All the Argetine's are 'genetically identical' which means an Argentine ant hill in Alabama would readily accept ants from a hill in Florida. This makes them a huge force to be reckoned with and few native predators to take them out.
I guarantee, I've got every type of any you could possibly have in this area. I've got the bull ants, carpenter ants, sugar ants, Argentines, and tons of fire ants. I've tried pest control services (such as Terminix and Tru Green, etc) and they've never successfully gotten rid of the ants... inside OR outside of my house. I've had them return and re-treat repeatedly, and they've sent managers and trainers alike... they all scratch their head in wonder as to why they're still here. I don't get it.
So I'm really not expecting to eliminate them, just beat them back a bit... or keep them out of CERTAIN areas. Know what I mean?
The Once & Done stuff doesn't work. Ortho didn't work. Yard Maxx didn't work. Not sure if I've tried Amdro or not, but willing to try.
Thanks for the advice, guys!
And yes, Purple... the potted plants are colonies all of their own... and once they move into a pot, the plants begin to fail. Grrrr!!!!
What worked for getting ants, sugar ants, out of my house was spraying all the edges of my floor (where the floor meets the wall) and window sills with... believe it or not... EcoSmart ant killer and leaving it for a week or so before wiping up the residue. The stuff, while potent smelling for the first 30 minutes, kills the ants on contact and they don't seem to want to cross over the oily surface where the residue is. After a week, they stopped trying to come in and I sprayed the outside edges of the house with Ortho Home Defense. I reapply the Home Defense every three months or so and I have not had another ant in my house since. German cockroaches on the other hand... bane of my existence.
I have a bunch of different ants too, and really, they seem to be in cahoots. They use the same highways, going the same places, come out of the same disturbed places.
Fire ants don't always make a hill. I'm moving all rocks much farther away from the house because so many times I find them in swarms under the rocks.
Moving a few feet away doesn't sound like it's working. That's all that's ever happened when I've sprinkled anything supposed to be sprinkled for ants. Chasing them out of our yard this way seems futile (what if they move closer?) and expensive. By the time you notice where the hill has moved, it's a ton of them again.
Out in the yard, boiling water is really satisfying if you don't mind a dead spot in the yard until the grass creeps over it again. If it's amidst weeds, bonus! A lobster pot of boiling water will kill a lot of ants, but just as many will still be alive, lookin for a new home, or maybe just waiting for the old one to cool off, so I get enough going to do it several times, a few minutes apart.
Killing as many as I can see with window cleaner really makes a difference. When I find them in a pot, I put it away from the house/porch until I can 'catch' it while they're gone. They go in/out of places. Still trying to determine the difference between one pot that has a million and twelve, and the pot next to it that has none. Happens all the time. Same plants, same 'dirt,' same water, exposure, argh!
Besides abusing window cleaner as 'bug spray,' I've not had any results from any store-bought stuff that matches the price of the stuff. AFAICT, I'm getting way more bang for my buck that way, and kill every one I aim it, all along their route as far as I can track it. The warning label on window cleaner is a lot less scary, IMHO.
I'm starting to think ants eat the roots of potted plants, and/or the OM in there to make room for their inane nests. Possibly that they damage the roots so they will die, so can be eaten, so can make a path through/chamber in the pot. They seem just as happy in a pot without a plant, so if they are trying to evict the plants via death, I believe it.
No reason not to battle them as many ways as one can. I've used all of these methods just this summer for different spots/situations, fighting them whenever I can, however I can. Oh, and parking my car where I knew a lake (a few inches) would form just before a rain last time they were in the car. They left, no dry connection to the ground is what I think.
I moved to Sarasota a year ago and have ants which are in all my plants. A neighbor calls them 'crazy ants'. I have no idea what they are except crazy ants. They will run up your arms, legs all over you when you move a plant. I got so horrified when I realized they were running all over me, I tossed a plant into a rain bucket. Thought they'd drown. Instead, they clumped together and eventually climbed out of the bucket.
What the heck! Never saw ants like these. At least they don't seem to bite, but I can't go near my plants.
Echo, I agree... if it doesn't bite me, then I leave it. (Except Lubbers and other destructors)
Purple, if you only saw the sheer magnitude of fire ants I have! I'm fairly certain that part of the problem is that my house is rather "uphill" in my yard, and near a canal, so again "uphill." I've had great luck throwing those little "Black Flag" or whatever brand black ant disks under the seats in our cars and ever since we started doing that (replace yearly) we've never seen another ant in the car.
Jane, I've seen "crazy ants" around here, too. Ants do cling together to form rafts and bridges in water. I've seen it. So weird.
So, to recap: Windex and Amdro.
Get a dust to kill them It will kill any type ant. The baits are made for specific types based on what they eat. Sprinkle a small amount of dust on the mound or the trails they use. They get it on their bodies and carry it into the mound and pass it around. It is a quick and inexpensive way to kill them
Well I had a problem with ants and black termite/ants in my Pine Bark containers last year.....I asked at a couple online PestControl forums and found out about Termidor SC (and purchased online.)
A liquid concentrate....mixed at the lowest concentration (It is NOT a contact killer) .....I use a (dedicated) pump sprayer minus the spray tip to stream the mix under my pots......or directly on a sandy nest .....anywhere you see ants.
When ants come in contact with the mix they carry it back home to the nest and spread the "goodness" thru their grooming ....and soon they die
Jane from NY, near the house I grew up in in SC there was a low cow pasture that would get flooded every spring. You could walk down to the pasture and see a couple dozens of 'fire ant rafts' floating around. And there, in the middle of each raft was a queen. If I knew then what I know now, I would have created an oil slick in that pasture and lit those things up!
I don't think my 'crazy ants' are fire ants. So far they haven't bitten me but run all over the place like lunatics! They seem to be all over our property, everywhere. Can't even sit on a chair outside without them running up your legs. I have a large rubbermaid bin I keep some gardening supplies in and it was crawling with them. I put Borax around inside the bin and it seemed to help, but they are still there. I also get lots of Cuban Tree Frogs living inside this bin.
I pick up a pot or a bag of fertilizer and a frog jumps out, ants run up my arms, I am not feeling the love here in Florida.
New York is looking better and better. At least the cold and snow killed off the critters during winter.
I'm lucky to have a good pest service. They know what they are doing and resolve the problems. A small local company that is diligent. Not only do I not want them in my house, but out of the yard. I had a problem with the white footed asian ants in my orchids. Very tenacious. They came back every days until they were gone. They followed down every ant trail find the nest and eradicate.
They have the right attitude. They treat each customer as if they had an insurance policy on bugs with them. Even though the month they had to spend 4 or 5 days at my house was a losing month for them. They take in stride and know that if they are effective there will be many months that just routine monthly work will be profitable to make up on the odd months they have more work.
Point is I've been through the jerks from Terminex to finally find Choice pest control in my area. Don't give up on professional help. Just give up and terminate the bad bug services. Find the good pest services. Set your demands at the first encounter.
For my yard I use Lesco's bug killer, the granular one. I put it down with a spreader. Not only does it kill ants, but kills fleas and ticks. The granular type is heavy so it falls to the ground and doesn't seem to effect my butterflies or bees. I also sprinkle a pile all around the walls of the house outside.
In the house I use Ortho Pest Defense spray. Spray all the outside walls where it meets the floor in side and out. Spray in the soffits outside as well. Shoot the spray behind the dishwasher and all plumping pipes coming out of the walls. Hubby also bought a Ortho dust and puffed that in every electrical outlet. That he uses on the fire ant mounts that show up here and there. It's a lot of work at first, but once you get them under control it's not bad. About every two months we put the granular down.
Does anyone have any tips for what might ~repel~ ants from a certain area? I'm hoping to take some of these tips and get the ant population under control, but in the meantime, how do I keep those fire ants and bull ants off the pool deck? They just swarm it, so you can't even hold onto the side of the pool, or lean on it, without getting bit!
Amdro used to work for me, but I think my fire ants have developed a resistence to it. I switched to the stinky Ortho crap that you sprinkle on the mound and that just makes them move a few feet away. Next was the Spectricide that you put in your fertilizer spreader, hoping that I could poison several square yards so they can't move. Didn't work. They just move farther than I spread, or the rain washes the stuff away. Anyhoo, I have too much land to spread poison over everything, so now I'm searching for something else.
Perhaps a tactical nuclear weapon might work?
I appreciate all of the tips here, anxious to expand my approaches and tactics!
Almost desperate enough to use landscape fabric over the drain holes in pots since that's the only place I see them coming/going, unless/until I water the pot, in which case they boil out of the top like an ant volcano. I hate to think of how that would ruin the drainage I'm working so hard to have though. Has anyone tried this? Do they just go up the side then anyway? Maybe covering the holes from the outside, securing with a rubber band might help, IDK.
I've tried watering more, watering less... I don't know about the yard, but for pots it seems like something simple should work to keep them from being interested.
Sometimes they get in hanging pots and I stopped that by putting duct tape on the hanging arms, with the sticky side out, but that looks like ___ (insert at will) and gets un-sticky soon from dust, so temporary enough to seem futile. I've got this ready to go when frost threatens and I'm going to bring some in soon though.
After touting window cleaner (ammonia-based) I was wondering why I haven't seen any drift patterns of damage of leaves I know have gotten misted near where I was killing ants. Do your own research, but using this around (not on) plants where there may be accidental drift may happen to make a little sense, and hasn't hurt anything yet, the past few summers. Do your own research if it sounds interesting, I don't feel qualified to translate... just a backyard science observer.
Crud, thanks, I kind of thought that or it would be touted for the miracle solution that would be. DH found a roll of it in a repo'ed storage building. If an anteater would be happy in FL, I say go for it! Can I borrow it?
Are there any other critters that eat tons of ants? Sure about anything will eat ONE, but what critters eat a whole colony? IDK.
Here is a link that might be useful: Maybe they will get this going
Supposedly armadillos will dig up and eat certain types of ant hills. Whether they would go after fire ants I can not say. Plus you would have to find one that wasn't doing an impression of a area rug on the road.
"doing an impression of a area rug on the road" IKR! Hit a piece of shell in the yard with the mower once before realizing what it was. No way I want to hit one of these with the car! Saw one running across the front yard early one morning last summer. That sucker was cruisin' pretty fast! Don't know what our dog would think of it, but it's welcome to eat any ants here it wants.
The one burning question I haven't been able to answer after observing for a few years, about the 'marching in a row' ones - where in the heck are they all going in that row? I always lose it somewhere...
Speaking of observations...
I have noticed after several visits to the Discovery Gardens in Tavares that the fire ants seem to prefer sunny locations for their mounds. In the Shade Garden area as well as the Tropical Garden which has even more shade than the Shade Garden, there are little to no signs of fire ants. There are quite a lot of sugar ants in the Shade Garden area, but I have found myself in the middle of one of their 'highways' a few times and while they run all over my feet and give me the willies, they have never bitten me. So maybe the solution is to blanket the entire state in shade.
I was in one of the big box stores last week to pick up Amdro for the first time. I had read good things about it on this forum. The company rep happened to be there. He pointed out 3 different products in the one store each with a different chemical make-up and use. The one I purchased is called "Ant Block" and kills 14 different kinds of ants. I have been spot treating with it and have been very happy with how little seems to be needed to kill a mound.
I posted this on facebook last night and thought you all might find it amusing.
So I was walking along the back driveway where Dad dumps all the leaves that they clean out of there flowers beds when I spotted several clumps of peacock ginger growing wild amongst the weeds. I stopped and dug my hands into the leaves and easily pulled up the first clump. Setting that one aside I moved onto the second clump, once more digging both hands down into the leaves around the plants. Only this time instead of lifting out a nice clump of gingers I get attacked by carpenter ants! Why do I keep finding these things by getting bitten by them?! Needless to say the rest of those gingers are still growing where I found them.
I went back this morning with my digging pitch and flipped the entire patch of gingers out of the ant nest and shock them by their leaves to get any ants off them. The plants are now planted in the back flower bed.
I, too have noticed that the fire ants choose hot, dry, sunny high ground for their nests. The bull ants and carpenters prefer the shade. Under my empty upturned terra cotta pots to be precise. Every time I need a pot, I have to knock it over and walk away for a half hour while the ants scurry all over the place and abandon the lone pot I've selected. Kinda ridiculous.
*Adds Ant Block to list*
If you get the South American ant-eaters, they will eat fire ants. And apparently, yes, the 'long-nose' armadillo will indeed eat fire ants as well.
Here is a link that might be useful: List of Fire Ant Predators
I did pretty much just that. I took everything out, put in some powder stuff we had lying around (DH did it, so I have no idea what it is). Took only a few hours for them to clear out... but they are crawling all over the house and driveway now. Sighhhhh...
I'm liking the sound of that nuke more and more!
The problem with killing off an entire colony is that it often requires more than simply killing the queen. I'm not real sure on the incubation time, but if the queen dies, any workers tending the nursery can change the diet of one of the pupae and start grooming a new queen to take her place. So the challenge becomes killing off not just the queen, but to keep killing off queens faster than they can provide replacements. And here lies our problem. We can weaken a hive to the point where we think we've won, because there is little or even no activity, but a week later a new queen working with a skeleton crew and stored food in the hive has managed to repopulate the mound. So basically you would need to broadcast bait the entire yard every week and pray it doesn't rain and wash it all away. But during the summer, the time when these ants are most active and noticeable, that's not likely to happen.
Yeah, I figured I'd never get rid of them completely... I just really, REALLY want a "safe zone." I thought that perhaps if I created the least desirable conditions for them where I want and need to be able to stand, walk, and work then they'd just move back a few yards or something.
I'm pretty sure that the Loquats, Oranges, Grapefruit, Lemons, and Limes that keep falling on the ground and rotting aren't helping. The ants LOVE that rotten fruit! And there is NO way I can pick it all and dispose of it. I've volunteered to have my trees gleaned by local churches to give to those in need, but they just pick what they can reach from standing on the ground, leaving me nothing to reach myself without getting a ladder out. Even then, the trees are too tall to reach it all.
If I could afford it, I'd remove all the bearing trees and replace with... well, any number of other choices.
I wouldn't want to use toxic chemicals around fruit trees. Wouldn't it be in the fruit? Maybe all the rotting fruit is attracting the ants.
I think (and I am a newbie to Florida), that there should be some sort of balance. If you try to kill one insect you are killing many others. Things get out of balance. I would think lizards, snakes and birds would keep the ant population from exploding. Maybe I'm wrong, after all, I have all the crazy ants!
There must be environmental conditions which they don't like. Maybe more shade, more leaf littler, more organics. I'm trying to stay away from the chemicals if possible.
We have so many frogs. They are constantly scaring me. Today I went to move a hanging plant in a tree and one jumped in my face. Almost had a heart attack! I don't know if they eat ants, but I'm guessing they might. I find them living in my storage bin where I had a major problem with those crazy ants. They are still there but not like they were 6 months ago. But frogs are in the bin and seem to like to live there during the day.
Just a thought. Maybe a water garden...?
That's what I was saying, Jane. The fruit is attracting/feeding the ants.
My lizards will eat the larger ants, but no so much the fire ants. I've been in my pool and watched the lizards dart on and off the pool deck to grab bugs... but NEVER do they bother for a fire ant.
I'm also over-run with frogs. I pretty much have everything. LOL!
You are right Jane, there 'should' be a balance. Unfortunately, the South has long been plagued with Fire Ants which are not native to this country (something I learned to enjoy about my short time in northern Michigan was the complete lack of Fire Ants). As such, they create a massive imbalance on their own and they're next to impossible to get rid of completely, we can merely control them. They've been trying everything they can think of to eradicate them, but nothing really works for very long. Fire Ants can actually learn to avoid certain baits, so what might work one summer might not work the next and you have to find a new bait to get them.
Lately, thanks to Monsanto and GMO supporters, everyone is looking for 'organic' solutions for everything, including ant problems, but from what I've read, researchers are finding that 'organic' solutions for ant control are 1) quite ineffective and 2) can actually be worse for your yard/soil/plants than the chemical baits. While I'm no expert, far from it, I think that as long as the bait and the ant mounds are outside the drip-line of the citrus trees, things should be fairly safe.
There is a biological answer to fire ants, but scientists and biologists are having a hard time to get things figured out how to make it work in the US. There is a parasitic fly, Phoridae, in South America that is the Fire Ant's natural predator in that region and a group of them can quickly decimate ant hills. Last I had read, they had tried using the flies in Texas, but the flies, used to the tropical humid climate of their home, quickly died in Texas's dry heat. But the scientists found that all the fire ant mounds up against the test house, where humidity was a little higher, and been thoroughly neutralized. It seems to me that Florida's high humidity would be prime for testing the flies on our ants, but I haven't read of any such tests in Florida as of yet. Not that I've been looking either.
Edit: And the really frustrating part... even if you manage to put a huge dent in the fire ant population in your yard, even if you manage to almost completely remove them, if all your neighbors around you, even the ones across the street, don't do the same, it is only matter of time, a short amount of time, before they come back.
This post was edited by Leekle2ManE on Mon, Aug 19, 13 at 16:34
I love organic gardening, and whenever possible, do so. However, no luck with fire ants and organics.
I have found a chemical used by many professional companies that is called Talstar. Used at the rate of 1 tbsp. per gallon, as a soil drench, this stuff is fantastic! I ordered a 3/4 gallon bottle of it, and used about 20 gallons worth on 2 huge fire ant hills. Gone, and I mean instantly. You could see them right after the treatment just wandering around, bumping into each other, with no mind as to what they were doing. You could walk bear foot between them within seconds of applying it, and they would not attack. Within 45 minutes all completely dead.
Done as directed, you completely drench the hill the night before. This allows the ground to receive the chemical better in the morning, thus reaching all tunnels and the queen. Good for a lot of other underground 6 legged critters too.
Here is a link that might be useful: Talstar on Amazon
Yep, Amdro. My yard is full of them. I just bought a property an hour north in Venice. The termite inspector noticed the yard and garage were full of "carribean crazy ants". He said they're a nuisance, swarm, there's nothing you can do about them, but they drive away all the fire ants. I'll send you some if you want :)
I found out that our guineas just love eating ants and decimating ant hills. I used to let them into the garden and they would pick the bugs off the plants and leave the plants alone and then I started letting them out to free range the rest of the property when nothing else was working on the fireants. We also have some really large ants that are black and red and have a nasty sting.
I was having a lot of trouble with fire ants getting into my pots and eating banana corms and also eating the ends of my dragonfruit cactus. The practically killed one of the dragonfruit plants and it was a large plant. We had 4 acres of stupid ants lol. I tried spraying NEEM and even some more poisonous stuff which I never normally use in effort to safe my dragon fruit. Finally I just let the 4 guineas out on the loose even though I was kinda afraid they might leave the yard. They ate up every ant they could find. I still see a few here and there but NOTHING like we had before and I can walk around without getting bit.
We have chickens, turkeys and ducks out free ranging but they don't seem to care for the ants.
Guinea Foul is a bird I once had a couple years back that was scouring my orchard for beetles, locusts, spiders, ticks, snakes and the garden for ants, cockroaches, flies, wasps, termites, cutworms, grubs, slugs and snails. The guinea fowl are relentless in their pursuit of bugs to eat and do little harm to the plants. This is not a picture of the bird I once had, I swiped this picture off the web.
Guineas are the weirdos of the poultry world lol. They are great watchdogs and will alert to any strange animal or person entering your property. Ours know the difference between our cats and the neighbor's and any stray cats that don't belong and will put up a fuss that sounds like a bunch of locusts on steroids lol. They normally make a sound that sounds like a two syllable word "buckwheat" or "comeback" depending who you ask . The females are noisier than the males. They come in a variety of colors now days.
They do love ticks and fleas as well. People use them in other countries for specifically tick control.
We used to have tons of ticks in the wooded areas around the property..no more though. Lots of deer back there.
Guineas in general are never as friendly as chickens but I have raised mine with chickens since they were babies so they think they are chickens and go into a coop to roost instead of up in the oaks where the owls would pick them off.
Here is a link that might be useful: guineas
Leekle2ManE, I throw out all cardboard boxes and paper bags to try and keep German cockroaches out of my house. We had a minor infestation a few months ago. I blame Walmart. From what I have heard the distribution center here is really infested. A friend told me they came to her house in a bag of potatoes.


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Anyone in the Santa Cruz Central Coast area?
After reading most of the posts on this forum, it seems to be mostly S. CA folks. I was just wondering if I am the only Central Coast poster. As many of you know, what grows down South doesn't necessarily grow here and visa versa. And I also would like to do trades with those who are close by. So if you are in the area, please reply.
And I am really "central".
We down here -- between Santa Barbara and Monterey -- don't consider ourselves "southern" California nor do we consider ourselves akin to you "Northern" Californians.
Our soil isn't as good as yours and our water isn't as nice as yours.
But you and I are in the same general Sunset Western Garden Book Zones -- 14 - 17.
I'm afraid I'm not close enough to trade. Sigh. Another world.
There are plenty of posters on this forum who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, which is close climatically, if not in distance to the Aptos/Santa Cruz area. I would also suggest that almost all of what does well in coastal southern California except for the most tender subtropicals, also does as well along the central coast. If you want more ideas of garden possibilities for your area, there are some great display gardens at Sierra Azul Nursery in Watsonville, as well as the Botanic Garden at UC Santa Cruz.
About the trades issue, you are on your own there. I'm in the business of selling what I grow, or using it in designs for clients, so can't help you there.
rudydude - I was looking to trade veggie plants this spring. I start a lot in my mini greenhouse then have too many of one kind.
Joe - I guess you are smack dab in the middle. Very scenic area.
bahia - I have been to Sierra Azul Nursery in Watsonville and they do have great displays. Not wild about the plants we got there though. The redwoods and photinias are sickly and not doing well. The ones we got at HD and OSH did much better.
calistoga - I will look for your comments.
Hi Clare. I just wanted to let you know I am also in Aptos, although I am mostly a lurker and being a recent transplant from the Chicago area, still learning about my new climate and home. Also, I am just an amateur anyway, so probably not much help. But I am eagerly soaking up any and all comments/observations about this area, as well.
I'm in San Jose (z15-17), but I know of a couple of good nurseries in the Santa Cruz area.
Try The Garden Company in Santa Cruz or Aladdin Nursery in Fremont. The Garden Company has some great veggies that do well in your cooler coastal climate.
The Roth family started the Aladdin Nursery about 60 years ago half way between Aptos and Watsonville on Freedom Blvd. Now in their third generation very good source for local knowledge and plants. The UC Santa Cruz Botanical garden is also a good source for plants and knowledgeable advice. Think about joining the Friends of the Garden. They are probably still welcoming volunteers. Al
I'm a bit late for the original poster, but I just had to take the time say hello to a fellow Santa Cruzian.
I live in Santa Cruz proper-- right off Branciforte.
Haven't logged in for a bit, but after 2 years without one, I've got a yard again and I'm just gearing up to plant. I've got a difficult site (it's a hillside, with eucalyptus trees at the top, and poor/no topsoil), but it's big, and the sun is excellent. I've been stockpiling compost all winter and I can't wait to get going. I know I can get some strawberries, tomatoes and herbs-- at the very least. Whoo hoo springtime!
To anyone in the area I would recommend raised beds filled with compost for growing veggies. The raised beds should be lined with some kind of wire to keep gophers out. We have a terrible problem with those and also moles and voles plus ground squirrels. It took me a couple of years to do that and have been doing it now for 20 years. I live way up in the foothills of Aptos, but even in the downtown areas you can still get gophers. I also put roses and other long lived bushes in wire baskets. We have had gophers kill 4 ft. tall trees.
I'm a bit further south than you, North SLO County, but the care of many plants are the same. If you like C&S I would recommend Succulent Gardens in Castroville. Robin has some amazing plants at his nursery, I can easily spend $200 while I'm up there. Reagan Nursery in Freemont specializes in roses.
I'm in Soquel, near the village. Nice to have a few GardenWeb neighbors close by :) I'd love to do some plant trades. My Cherokee Purple and Jaunne Flamme tomato seedlings have kicked the bucket and would love to not have to start over with seed again. I have some antique roses that need a new home, they are sitting in 5 gallon pots ready to be picked up. Any takers?
i like to also ferquent this site as it was started by someone in santa cruz that is very knowledgeable
Here is a link that might be useful: santa cruz info
I am in San Jose area - but I frequent ProBuild Garden Center in Santa Cruz a lot and bought a lot of Dave Wilson Nursery fruit trees and special order citrus from them. They are very friendly and knowledgeable. I always stop by there on my drives to Santa Cruz.
I'm in Santa Cruz/Scotts valley area up in thermal belts where I happily grow many Southern Calif plants like king palms, citrus and cherimoyas and avocados and a plethora of other great palms. But my pride and joy is a large collection of heirloom apple varieties along with other deciduous fruit that prefer the central coast over southern calif.


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I have enjoyed every sandwich I've had at Potbelly, and the wheat bread actually tastes good. I've never had stale bread here, and they grill the sandwiches well. The meatball is really good, and the meat actually tastes good and it was hot. I also like their shakes, the cookie on top is a great touch. The employees are always...
Great sandwich and soups. Love going here for a quick lunch. Employees are fast and friendly. Sandwiches are fresh and use quality ingredients.
We had sandwiches delivered for a lunch meeting yesterday & they were a real hit with the group! The delivery was right on time, sandwiches were perfect and delivered with a smile. I definitely recommend Potbellys in Brookfield.
I went here for lunch the other day for the first time. It was the one of the best sandwitches that I have ever had. To make a great sandwitch in my opinion it all starts with the bread. If you have great bread, generally you sandwitch will be really good. In the case of this resteraunt, the bread is...
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We love coming to this chain! The bread is always hot and fresh. I LOVE the italian sandwich. Can't wait to come back.
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