I got an e-mail from my sister today in response to the article. She lives SE of San Antonio and says:
We have not seen them here but my friend, XXXX, who lives in Cotulla, about 90 miles south of here, has had them for about 3 years. Her exterminator comes and sprays and it essentially kills only the ones it hits. They then move the hive across the street or down into a vacant lot, etc.. Once they are disturbed again they move back to her house. She is having an influx of them right now. The only good thing is they do get rid of the fire ants but these are more invasive than fire ants. They do not sting and that is the another good thing about them. I sent her a link on diatomaceous earth, http://www.dirtworks.net/Diatomaceous-Earth.html and recommended that she send it to her friend. It may at least help keep them out of her house. I've been using it for years. Kills pests mechanically, not chemically, so they don't become immune to it. Good for getting rid of a lot of other pests, too. Louise > From: bmixon...@austin.rr.com > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:38:44 -0600 > Subject: [Texascavers] crazy ants > > We'll see. I can't help being suspicious of a press release that > quotes a professional exterminator, a "market development" person for > a company that makes a pesticide licensed for use against them, and a > professor who studies them, presumably with grant money. Notice that > is says that no bait has been developed specifically for them, not > that no existing bait works. My personal little bit of conspiracy > theory.... -- Mixon > ---------------------------------------- > Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more. > ---------------------------------------- > You may "reply" to the address this message > came from, but for long-term use, save: > Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu > AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >
