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In my first message I said that the original Mirex was very effective but it is no longer allowed or made. My experience with the new Mirex is that the leaf cutters would not even pick it up so how effective it would be in the nest was unknown. In Honduras some people would put a lot of carbide down one hole of the nest, then squirt in lots of water. Then they would use dirt to block off the hole. Then they would make a fire at another hole. When the acyelene gas formed got lit by the fire, the tunnels of the nest would be filled with flames. If the remaining holes were then blocked with dirt the nest would sometimes be destroyed by a lack of oxygen. This always cut back nest activity but was not always effective in destroying the nest. -Roy Lent