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Re: Tannerite Hog Control

Posted: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:27:43
by AlanM
SHMIV wrote:Interesting. Wonder if that steamer idea would work with a smaller setup. I reckon it would; steam is steam...
If boiling water works to kill a fire ant nest I'm pretty sure that any decent volume of steam would also do the trick.

EDIT --- It just occurred to me that a pressure cooker about half to three quarters filled with water would make a good steam generator. Just take of the pressure relief weight and hook up your hose to the vent pipe (with a clamp loose enough to let the hose pop off if pressure gets too high).

IIRC - the steam lance setup was used on large, deep, underground nests and may have also been used on underground wasp nests.
I must admit it's a pretty darn environmentally friendly way to dispose of unwanted neighbors.

Re: Tannerite Hog Control

Posted: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:32:18
by SHMIV
Yeah, that's a right spiffy idea. Seems to me, one might could get a good business going with an old carpet cleaning van.

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