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May 21st, 2008, 09:10 PM
#11
5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-
(trifluoromethylsulfinyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile
Who doesn't know that?
In all seriousness, this actually worries me. I'm not of the "not in my backyard" mindset. Even though I'm in NJ and this is happening in Texas, it's still bothering me. What's to stop these little bastards from going national?
On a site note:
I remember the whole "killer bees" episode some years back. When everyone was freaking out about bees migrating up from Texas. And the only way to survive would be to hop in your VW bug and head to football stadium where they can drop the temperature to freezing to kill all the bees gone postal. (old school movie reference)
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his - George Patton
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May 22nd, 2008, 07:30 AM
#12
Hi there ShagDevil,
What's to stop these little bastards from going national?
Major geographical barriers and climate I would say.
Negative did make an interesting point when he said that they knew how to deal with ants in Texas. Well yeah, but that is regular ants and termites.
Problem with these guys seems to be that they are more like "army ants" in that they do not form static colonies with a nest. They are nomadic in their lifestyle and just "bivouac". That's why you get so many of them, because you get the entire colony rather than just scouts and foragers.
I'm not of the "not in my backyard" mindset.
Exactly, it may not be the same insect but it is always a possibility and the problem would be the same? Hell, the origin of a "computer bug" is when a large moth shorted out two valves in an old analogue box
OT/ Regarding "killer bees". There was an interesting TV programme we watched a while back where they were saying that they are on a rapid decline. Apparently something to do with bee genetics means that the trait breeds out of them.
I spent over 10 years helping my father keep his bees...... he couldn't understand why I never got stung and he did. It was because he was lazy and would send me to give them their glucose food supplement in the winter................. so I was allowed to take the lids off their hives For insects they are pretty damn smart!
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May 22nd, 2008, 02:25 PM
#13
Negative did make an interesting point when he said that they knew how to deal with ants in Texas. Well yeah, but that is regular ants and termites.
I wouldn't call fire ants "regular ants"... The only good thing about this whole story is that those new crazy ants eat fire ants
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May 22nd, 2008, 05:26 PM
#14
By "regular" I mean that their lifestyle is common with most other ant species. Fireants are nasty little devils but they do build nests/mounds and behave much like other members of the species.
I did a quick search and found a site that suggested "Drax Gel" as a bait product. The active ingredient is boric acid, which is what I was suggesting.
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May 24th, 2008, 02:45 AM
#15
Running a non-conductive screen inside the computer would probably help a little.
When death sleeps it dreams of you...
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May 27th, 2008, 11:50 AM
#16
I would try scaring them off with the threat of death. Cut the heads off of 100 ants and stick each of them on the top of a pin. Then stand them up like flag poles surrounding your computer. If nothing else I'm sure it would keep people away.
Mad Beaver
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May 27th, 2008, 03:23 PM
#17
ha, i'm in houston, recently had an ant issue at my old living space...but yes, the white stuff works, like in supernatural with the salt :]
...:::Pure Kn0wledge:::...
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May 27th, 2008, 03:38 PM
#18
You guys over in the northern hemisphere are a bunch of wierdos
Killer ants? Rofl?
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein
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May 27th, 2008, 05:03 PM
#19
Hey, we even import alcohol from you lot
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May 28th, 2008, 12:46 AM
#20
Junior Member
Grits work, swells up in their stomachs... Or an alternative, import anteaters
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