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Yes I thought the article odd in that it didn't talk about if crazy ants were preferred to fire ants in general.
by jusben1369 13y ago
Yes I thought the article odd in that it didn't talk about if crazy ants were preferred to fire ants in general.
- protomyth 13y agoI don't have the stats on this one and would think it is going to be a pain to get them because who is keeping track of failures of infrastructure and electronics repairs / replacements? The death / injury stats are pretty easy to get.
- drone 13y agoThe general opinion among others I know here in SE Texas was "Yes! Fire ants are going down! Wait a second..." Dealing with fire ants was pretty much a way of life, and sure it's great that the fire ants are down (and now fleas are up!), but we don't really have any good OTC treatments for raspberry ants, and the sight of a handful of them is enough to stir a little fear in a homeowner's heart. At least down here, no one wants the raspberry ants either. You knew that if you poisoned every fire ant mound in your yard each time one popped up, you were generally ok (and would have a bit less labor if your neighbors did the same), raspberry ants? Sheesh - all you can do is call the exterminator and hope they can make a dent.
- _delirium 13y agoThe main thing that's "better" about them seems to be that they rarely sting humans. But they appear to be considerably more troublesome for infrastructure.