Officials battle 'highly aggressive' red imported fire ant infestation in Southern California...Infestations pose a "an immediate threat" to the state's agriculture economy.

ABC News ^ | JULY 24, 2024 | Leah Sarnoff

[Bob434]

Dang! Hate to hear things like that- Kids are most vulnerable beczuse of size, and not knowing really about the dangers unless well taught by parents unfortunately.

[VideoDoctor]

Sounds like ANOTHER California Threat that will cost the TAXPAYERS millions until the NEXT PROBLEM surfaces that they can FUND with MORE TAXPAYER money!

As they say.. "Welcome My Friends to the Show that NEVER ENDS" - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

[Organic Panic]

Shirley you must be kidding. Each of those imported ants will get a ballot prefilled for the democrats.

[dznutz]

This is how they took care of them when I was a kid.

[ansel12]

“””””These ants apparently will attack even if you just come near the nests.”””””

Fire ants do that and they raise little pus pockets at the bite.

Doing property surveying in Harris County (Houston) my frequent exposure to them came from having to find the property rods at the long neglected corners of properties, which frequently meant a lot of machete work, searching with a metal detector and a lot of digging and searching for the rod with a shovel, which could be anywhere, including many feet down.

Rattlesnakes will move but the fire ants come after you and if their mound happens to be where you have to dig or probe, or close to where you are hitting the ground with a pick and shovel, then it becomes a real mess.

[ansel12]

We loved running and biking inside those smoke screens.

[Bob434]

shirley was my name before the accident-

[Red Badger]

Carry a gallon jug of bleach in your truck.............

[Red Badger]

A spray bottle with a watered down solution of bleach and water, one part bleach to three parts water, can be used to neutralize the chemical left behind by fire ant bites, providing relief from itching............

[T.B. Yoits]

[Dr. Sivana]

Lovely, but two days later there will be another one six feet away, same size. I have killed plenty. They are resourceful.

[ansel12]

That was decades ago, my period of surveying passed, I do miss playing with that metal detector though, it could really penetrate the ground.

[Red Badger]

I have an El Cheapo detector that penetrates maybe 6-12 inches at best..............

[dznutz]

And we lived to tell about it!

[ansel12]

This is what we used, about $1200.00

[Red Badger]

$1200!

I think I paid $59.95...at WalMart!.........

[Paal Gulli]

JAMBOG!

Officials battle ‘highly aggressive’ red imported fire ant infestation in Southern California

07/24/2024 7:50:16 PM PDT · by crusty old prospector · 72 replies
ABC ^ | July 24, 2024 | Leah Sarnof

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