Mark Thorson wrote:
> If colony collapse disorder weren't enough,
> now we are facing an invasion of the deadly
> RASBERRY CRAZY ANTS!
>
> http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/strange...blem_2 730329
>
> http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/ants/exotic_tx.cfm
>
> They attack and destroy beehives. So far,
> only in Texas, but as their range expands they
> may invade places where nice people live. :-)
It figures they would show up in Houston area first, one of the biggest
ports in the country.
Saw a special on fire ants the other day and TAMU is experimenting with
a fly that attacks the ants and kills them. Shows promise for
eradicating a least one imported pest.
Now, about them Formosan termites that ate two of my oak trees and are
working on the last one we have.