r/composting • u/FreakyGlock • Jun 06 '26

Humor Ants Declared War

So I climbed on top of my pile to shovel a hole in the center and I felt a sting on my ankle. They were all over my pants and all the way up to my thighs. Jumped off the pile, frantically started stripping my pants, socks and shoes off.

Now it is war. Hopefully the neighbors didn’t see much. 😂

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u/Glittering-Art2922 Jun 06 '26

DE doesn’t work on these guys like that… I’ve dumped copious amounts into some of my serious infestations and they literally just move a couple inches away and carry on like nothing happened. I guess it kills the really young ones and the larva but the workers just pick it up and move it. I’ve watched it too many times now. I now use a torch, it isn’t all that effective but it definitely satisfies me a little bit 😅

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u/Jamstoyz Jun 06 '26

A torch? What ever happened to the good ol magnifying glass 😄

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u/Glittering-Art2922 Jun 07 '26

I never was one to enjoy the killing or suffering of anything, but now they tear my son up and I feel like scorching the earth 😅 must be my dad-mones or something.