Mount Ant

I’m not sure the best way to get rid of fire ants, but we had better think of something pretty fast because there is a huge mound being built out here in North Macon.

It’s like a mountain. Well, maybe not a mountain but a very large hill.

I pass by there every day. I haven’t seen any ants yet. But, judging from the size of the mound, they’ve got to be whoppers. I bet they're at least as big as one of those ugly city buses. You know, the ones with “Crimestoppers” painted on the side.

Since fire ants became a problem in this region of the country several years ago, I’ve heard several different methods of how to dispose of them.

Among the solutions is pouring everything from grits to gasoline to hot water on the top of the mound. And, of course, there are the various insecticides. Get them to nibble on the poison stuff and take it back to the queen.

I think we’re going to have to drop a bomb on this one, though.

Wait a minute! What?

That’s just a big pile of dirt being used for the grading at the new mall on Riverside Drive? The Shoppes at River Crossing?

Oh.

Never mind.