Mix up the right ratio of water, sugar, and borax and it’ll take those ants out in no time!
DDT
California plague #1......9 more to go
I thought Gruesome’s agricultural water shut offs were an immediate threat to California farmers. I’d rather have ants than what comes out of Sacramento.
How are those CA ag border stations going to inspect for ants? I’d hate to be in a car with them unless I was intentionally smuggling them in and had them well secured and hidden.
Better shut down all the voting places and use mail in voting only! Dem ants gonna get in people’s pants if we go outside
They look like the same species we’ve been fighting in N Texas for years. Are they the same?
It seems like every 5 or 10 years, we get a series of news stories about a new “aggressive” species of insect, fish or other animal “invading” America.
Next, they’ll be voting!
Welcome to MY world.
California state government is at war with agriculture and hates pesticides, so they’ll probably protect the fire ants.
Maybe we could plant colonies at major crossing points along the border. On the Mexican side, preferably.
In Texas dem are called ‘fahr ants’
We’ve seen these ants in So Cal.
We’re also battling an infestation of non-native mosquitos that have made sitting outside an absolute hell. They arrived around 2010. They are so terrible people are screening off their porches and backyards.
“Aedes albopictus, another invasive species, has also become established in California. Like other invasive Aedes mosquitoes, it is a concern due to its ability to transmit diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika virus.”
The biggest threat to California’s agriculture is its government.
Are they gi-ants?
Officials battle 'highly aggressive' red imported fire ant infestation in Southern California
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When I lived on the farm, I noticed that the big red ant mounds had no fire ant mounds within hundreds of yards. The big reds are mostly docile. I would always feed them scraps that the dogs wouldn’t eat.
I have also witnessed armadillos dug into fire ant mounds munching on whatever the fire ants had stored inside the mound.
Diatomaceous earth and borax will kill fire ants. So will dry or liquid horticultural molasses.
One of the best ways to alleviate the stings is a dip in a chlorinated swimming pool or bathtub.
𝙵𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚍𝚛𝚢 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚜.
A “crisis”? Aren’t these the same that have infested Texas for ages? They have moved north of the Red River now and getting more tolerant of the colder weather every year.