How can I get rid of cow ants?

Anything with bifenthrin in it will take care of ants and it’s easy to find.

I prefer Imidacloprid. I spray it once a year and it takes care of all my ants, fleas and ticks.

I’m not sure what the commercial names are for those chemicals though

Yes, I’m talking about those.

I didn’t know they only come out when it’s dry. I have seen quite a few the last couple days and it has indeed been dry.

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Those yellow black wasp like things that come out of sandy ground and deep holes?

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Are they big? Sounds like you may be talking about a cicada killer. OP's foe is black and rust red, and hairy. They are a group of flightless wasps known as "velvet ants".

OP- you might be able to hit them with wasp spray and get rid of them. Other than that, I'm sure any yard treatment would do the trick. It's just a wasp that can't fly.

you should know if you shove a stick in their hole they always have a second or third hole and they will come out of there very mad

Cow Killer or Velvet Ant.

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"An unusual insect reported in Lancaster County yards during late summer and early fall is the velvet ant. The females are wingless and are sometimes mistaken for a large, hairy, orange and black ant. These "ants" are actually wasp! A solitary wasp, the velvet ant does not live in colonies or have a "nest". They are found crawling through lawns, digging around soil, or even in garages where they have wandered in by accident.

Velvet ants are not aggressive and will try to escape from you. The females have a very painful sting if handled. The name "Cow Killer Ant" was given to the velvet ant because of the reputation of the female's sting. It is said that the sting is so painful that it could kill a cow. This handsome insect does make a sound (especially when stepped on) but the squeaks of the cow killer ant would hardly be heard over the painful screams, if the person stepping on the wasp was barefoot."

My son caught one when he was about 5 years old. He has not caught one in the last thirty years!

I see them occasionally and just watch them, pretty neat insects. I have grandkids and don't worry about the few that are here.

I hear you..... no threat to little dogs sniffing around????
I really do not like killing things and will let a roach walk by outside
But my dogs sniff around and sometimes they are sniffing around where they are crawling into hole
And they look real mean
So you sure no threat to my little dogs
I do not want a vet bill?
Thanks for advice

I only see them in deer stands. Never had a problem with them there.

They make a bunch of noise if you pin them down with a stick. Then u smush em.