Take that Europe!

[CentralTexasCrude]

are there fire ants in canada? I have no idea. I wouldn't think so.

Nope.

Dang, I didnt know that they were that widespread!

They aren't. That's just where they have been found. From my experience here (less than 100 miles from Mexico), a couple of years of drought or unusual cold Winters, and they get hammered bad. The only place I see them here are places that run sprinkler systems.

you need to get out more. you will find them anywhere you look in north texas.

Maybe in N Texas. Not in W Texas. They have to have heat and moisture. The Last is the problem they have out there. I stand by my statement

[CentralTexasCrude]

And I know my ants, believe me

[Animal]

And I know my ants, believe me

i know fire ants have infested all of west texas in the north half of the state (panhandle and out toward abilene, etc. the quail hunting went to shit the past 30 years or so and they blame it on the fire ants killing the quail.

[rule34]

And I know my ants, believe me

i know fire ants have infested all of west texas in the north half of the state (panhandle and out toward abilene, etc. the quail hunting went to shit the past 30 years or so and they blame it on the fire ants killing the quail.

wtc has forgotton more about ants than you will ever know. Remember when he was a professional arborist?

[CHEEZY17]

[Ricrude]

the plan right now is to eradicate them. They have found 88 nests so far. they are going to start a campaign to educate locals and attempt to kill them all before they populate and spread

Europe, I highly recommend this:

Well hell. I heard Italy. Turns out they are near Syracuse on Sicily. Surely the Italians can stop them on an island. But we are talking Italians.

On Sicily...the recommended pest removal tool is a shotgun.

[CentralTexasCrude]

the plan right now is to eradicate them. They have found 88 nests so far. they are going to start a campaign to educate locals and attempt to kill them all before they populate and spread

Europe, I highly recommend this:

Well hell. I heard Italy. Turns out they are near Syracuse on Sicily. Surely the Italians can stop them on an island. But we are talking Italians.

On Sicily...the recommended pest removal tool is a shotgun.

Or a car bomb parked next to the nest

[Ricrude]

the plan right now is to eradicate them. They have found 88 nests so far. they are going to start a campaign to educate locals and attempt to kill them all before they populate and spread

Europe, I highly recommend this:

Well hell. I heard Italy. Turns out they are near Syracuse on Sicily. Surely the Italians can stop them on an island. But we are talking Italians.

On Sicily...the recommended pest removal tool is a shotgun.

Or a car bomb parked next to the nest

lol...

[Animal]

[Antknot]

the plan right now is to eradicate them. They have found 88 nests so far. they are going to start a campaign to educate locals and attempt to kill them all before they populate and spread

Europe, I highly recommend this:

Well hell. I heard Italy. Turns out they are near Syracuse on Sicily. Surely the Italians can stop them on an island. But we are talking Italians.

On Sicily...the recommended pest removal tool is a shotgun.

Or a car bomb parked next to the nest

There’s a guy that pours molten metal down termite mounds to document the structure of them. Something like that would work on it and heal.

[Animal]

i'm pretty sure that fire ants would eat molten metal for a snack.

[stonedmegman]

[CentralTexasCrude]

All ants use pheromone like chemicals to alert their nests to food, dangers etc. In Austin 20 years ago I saw those fire ants take it to a whole new level- maybe it was the tall trees in their rainforest habitat. End of day office Friday, we had a birthday party for someone. Tons of birthday cake left over. Someone left it on the counter instead of putting it in the fridge.

[CentralTexasCrude]

I was first in Monday morning. What a site. A fire ant nest had found the cake on the 4 foot counter. A long line of ants. BUT they had split up. Tons of ants were on the counter taking the cake apart and dropping it over the edge for the ants below. Pile of cake almost 6 inches tall on the floor that the other ants were hauling away