Club Soda Is Not A Remedy For Controlling Fire Ants

Posted on February 10, 2010 with No Comments

Have you ever split something on yourself that leaves a little stain? Well, likely you have then heard the old saying- just put a little Club Soda on it. Club Soda is something that almost every household has in their cabinets. Ever since 2007, a myth on the internet says that Club Soda has a new use, killing fire ants. Fire ants are a certain type of ants which, instead of biting you and spread a little bit of acid on the wound, bite you and grip on. When the Fire ant does this, it produces a stinging sensation that is painful to humans. The bite is the equivalent to a small feeling of getting burned, hence the name Fire ant.

Fire Ants are most common in the South/Southwest area of the United States.

The myth says that if one were to pour Club Soda on a pile of Fire ants, the ants would be killed because the carbon dioxide from the Club Soda will replace the oxygen the Fire ants breath, thus suffocating them. Texas state entomologists have tried to prove this rumor wrong for years. They have found no evidence through their studies that Club Soda is a successful treatment. They said that while it may look cool to see all the bubbling of the Club Soda on the ant hill, that this treatment does not work. Club Soda will still get that stain out of your shirt, however, think twice about pouring it on that Fire ant that just bit you.

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