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Crazy Raspberry Ants
News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES
HOUSTON -- Experts say a swarm of ants not native to Texas is spreading across the state and wreaking havoc.
It's thought that the so-called "crazy raspberry ants" arrived aboard a cargo ship in 2002.
Since then they've run rampant in homes and yards across the Houston area.
They've shorted out electrical boxes and are messing up computers. They are apparently attracted to electrical wiring.
The Texas Department of Agriculture is working with A&M and the feds on how to stop the ants, which have been found in Harris, Brazoria, Galveston, Montgomery and Wharton counties.
The hairy, reddish-brown bugs are about the size of fleas, and are for now named after an exterminator who got into an early, futile fight with them.
They also wander erratically instead of marching in regimented lines.
They appear resistant to sprays and other exterminating tactics.
The "crazy raspberry ant."
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05-16-2008, 12:23 PM
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"And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords."
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05-16-2008, 12:28 PM
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They appear resistant to sprays and other exterminating tactics.
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 Have they tried this yet?
Silent Spring the MF'ers. 
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05-16-2008, 12:30 PM
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there is one thing good about these types of ants.
they EAT Fire Ants!
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05-16-2008, 12:30 PM
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Have they tried this yet?
Silent Spring the MF'ers. |
Well, the little buggers do eat fire ants
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05-16-2008, 12:31 PM
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there is one thing good about these types of ants.
they EAT Fire Ants!
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I was hoping that they tasted like Raspberrys...
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I prefer my women to be like Petway:
thin mohawk strip of hair, always riding the pine, and a complete failure to put up any defense.
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05-16-2008, 12:39 PM
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Rasberry, not raspberry.
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05-16-2008, 12:40 PM
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Rasberry, not raspberry.
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 I continued to use the wrong spelling as per usual on the board, ie "moran"
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"The place was filled with every cutthroat and low-life from Bombay to Calcutta. It was worse than being in Detroit."
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I prefer my women to be like Petway:
thin mohawk strip of hair, always riding the pine, and a complete failure to put up any defense.
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05-16-2008, 12:41 PM
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Well, the little buggers do eat fire ants
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DDT kills two ants with one dose. 
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05-16-2008, 12:46 PM
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I continued to use the wrong spelling as per usual on the board, ie "moran"
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In that case, carry on. 
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05-16-2008, 12:46 PM
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I used to use the DDT on my brother all the time, and it never killed him 
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05-16-2008, 12:54 PM
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"The place was filled with every cutthroat and low-life from Bombay to Calcutta. It was worse than being in Detroit."
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Originally Posted by Hibernia
I prefer my women to be like Petway:
thin mohawk strip of hair, always riding the pine, and a complete failure to put up any defense.
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