Killing fire ants today (Video of ants eating Gecko) ®NEW VIDEO ADDED

**Rob Allen** · 10-01-2009, 08:51 AM

Today I have a job to kill fire ants in a lot beside a customers home. You have to be careful because these guys are tough. And the sting is painful. I am going to video it. In the meantime enjoy this time elapsed video of ants eating a Gecko. In nature nothing goes to waste!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Mt2E1M6dU"]YouTube - Unbelieveable!! Whole gecko rapidly eaten by ants![/ame]

Rob

PS: Unless you are licensed with the EPA and State of Agriculture, never attempt pest control for pay. Fines are heavy.

**danny4406** · 10-01-2009, 12:28 PM

That is amazing. If I could just get my techs to work together and that hard like that.

**cleaningclean** · 10-01-2009, 12:35 PM

thats pretty crazy!!!!!

so tell us about the pest control business.......is it worth it?

How does it compare to the cleaning industry?

**Jason Whaley** · 10-01-2009, 02:46 PM

WILD! Don't bury me just throw me beside a fire ant colony!

**Rob Allen** · 10-02-2009, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by cleaningclean

thats pretty crazy!!!!!

so tell us about the pest control business.......is it worth it?

How does it compare to the cleaning industry?

Let me just say the Fire Ant job I did averages around 700.00-1000.00 and takes about an hour. Chemical costs are around 75.00. No special equipment needed, but specialized training is required. So what do you think?

Rob Allen

PS: Termites and pest control is so profitable and so easy that when I first started doing it around 15 yrs ago I felt bad. Why? Because I worked so hard for so little in carpet cleaning for so long.

**cleaningclean** · 10-02-2009, 01:31 AM

hmmm something to def think about!!!!

**Classicboss** · 10-02-2009, 01:36 AM

Hmmmm

BRUTAL!

**tony123** · 10-02-2009, 08:04 PM

Poor Geko. great video tho

**Rob Allen** · 10-02-2009, 08:49 PM

WHY ARE RED FIRE ANTS A PROBLEM?

Fire ants are mean. They aggressively defend their soil mounded colonies. When you disturb a mound, hundreds of RIFA worker ants will "boil" out of the mound to attack the intruder. ( Watch my upcoming video) The attacking ants simultaneously sting their victim repeatedly. When the fire ant stings, it injects a venom that causes a burning sensation. Blisters form, and if scratched they can become infected. Some people are allergic to the venom. Watch for symptoms such as: severe swelling, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, headaches and profuse sweating. If you severely stung or show allergic symptoms, seek medical attention immediately. These ants may also attack pets, livestock, and wildlife, sometimes blinding or killing young animals and birds that are unable to escape.

In some cases, common ants compete with RIFA ( Red Imported Fire Ant) for food, water, and space. These other ants will raid the RIFA colonies and kill newly mated queens before they produce offspring. These non-RIFA ant colonies are our friends.

Here are a couple of pics. I am preparing a video of how I treated them too!