How do you dispose your spilled powder?

1 put it on the driveway, light it up(actually do mine on my work bench)
2 throw it in the wood stove, get rid of primers that way too.
3. Put it in your wife's plants/garden. Seriously.
 
I save mine and then use it in the summer to get rid of anthills.

On a nice warm day, when the ants have their main entrances all opened up,
I pour the powder down the holes till no more will go in. Sometimes this is quite a bit of powder.
Then I light it up. The powder will burn up to and into the anthill, often resulting in a very audible
"wuff" underground, as the powder is confined a bit in the galleries. Smoke will show up from holes
all around the main hill, indicating the actual size of the anthill.

Usually destroys the hill completely if enough powder gets underground...probably scorches the queen
when it explodes. Used it effectively many times.

I would be cautious about using this method for any anthill right close to a building, however.

Regards, Dave.
 
Eagleye said:
I save mine and then use it in the summer to get rid of anthills.

On a nice warm day, when the ants have their main entrances all opened up,
I pour the powder down the holes till no more will go in. Sometimes this is quite a bit of powder.
Then I light it up. The powder will burn up to and into the anthill, often resulting in a very audible
"wuff" underground, as the powder is confined a bit in the galleries. Smoke will show up from holes
all around the main hill, indicating the actual size of the anthill.

Usually destroys the hill completely if enough powder gets underground...probably scorches the queen
when it explodes. Used it effectively many times.

I would be cautious about using this method for any anthill right close to a building, however.

Regards, Dave.
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This.
Fun way to get rid of ants.
Just don't use black, or you'll be replacing divots - trust me.
 
Or flush it. Sewage plants can deal with it.

It's biodegradable and, as noted, is a pretty good fertilizer. Don't pour it on plants too heavily as that, like any fertilizer, will kill them.
 
Eagleye said:
I save mine and then use it in the summer to get rid of anthills.

On a nice warm day, when the ants have their main entrances all opened up,
I pour the powder down the holes till no more will go in. Sometimes this is quite a bit of powder.
Then I light it up. The powder will burn up to and into the anthill, often resulting in a very audible
"wuff" underground, as the powder is confined a bit in the galleries. Smoke will show up from holes
all around the main hill, indicating the actual size of the anthill.

Usually destroys the hill completely if enough powder gets underground...probably scorches the queen
when it explodes. Used it effectively many times.

I would be cautious about using this method for any anthill right close to a building, however.

Regards, Dave.
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I'm looking forward to trying this. I have tried the "Raid" product but they always come back. It's time to get serious.
 
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