Attack of the Zombie Fire Ants

sm0kediver · May 12th, 2009, 03:14 PM

Real news. You heard it here first:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20...latchy/3231765

Snake · May 12th, 2009, 03:18 PM

LOL. I would not have believed it but it was on Yahoo news so it must be true. BTW I hate fire ant so this is a good find.

sm0kediver · May 12th, 2009, 03:27 PM

Anything that damages or destroys fire ants is a good thing

Snake · May 12th, 2009, 03:42 PM

Yes I agree!!!

Sound Wave · May 13th, 2009, 09:29 AM

hope it doesn't backfire like other plans in the past, and the flies end up being a problem too.

Snake · May 13th, 2009, 09:31 AM

Very true. Something similar happened with the killer bee's.

BlueTyke · May 13th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Well it's about time they caught up to Animal Kingdoms 10 Most Extreme. I remember seeing those on that show.

Sound Wave · May 13th, 2009, 09:39 PM

Link to original page on YouTube.

yeah... idk. don't mean to sound pessimistic, but who knows for sure if the flies won't decide to start injecting other animals and insects with their eggs.

TrueFaith · May 14th, 2009, 08:42 AM

I'm very wary about the Dept. of Agriculture introducing one new species of insect to combat another species who's populations have exploded. It doesn't always go well. Look at the ladybug problem people have every fall. My house was literally covered with them a couple of years ago. After a little research I discovered they weren't ladybugs at all. Not the native ones I grew up with, anyway. They are Asian Lady Beetles introduced to the U.S. years ago to combat the aphid problem. Instead of dying every year like the native ladybug, these hibernate for the winter and they like to do it in attics and crawlspaces. Which is why they swarm over houses every fall instead of just disappearing. In Asia they look for white cliffs to hibernate in and if you have a white house it looks the same to them. I finally painted my house in an attempt to get rid of them every year and it actually worked. Now my neighbor's white houses on either side are still besieged every fall and my green house is relatively untouched.

May 12th, 2009, 03:14 PM	#1
sm0kediver one disaster at a time Name: Jody Location: West Georgia Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): EX250J9 Posts: 411	Attack of the Zombie Fire Ants Real news. You heard it here first: http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20...latchy/3231765

May 13th, 2009, 10:37 AM	#7
BlueTyke So slow I'm first! Name: Sunny Location: San Jose, CA Join Date: Oct 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 10	Well it's about time they caught up to Animal Kingdoms 10 Most Extreme. I remember seeing those on that show. __________________________________________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, you cannot make them all yourself. Save yourself the trouble and Learn.

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May 12th, 2009, 03:18 PM	#2
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	LOL. I would not have believed it but it was on Yahoo news so it must be true. BTW I hate fire ant so this is a good find.

May 12th, 2009, 03:27 PM	#3
sm0kediver one disaster at a time Name: Jody Location: West Georgia Join Date: Aug 2008 Motorcycle(s): EX250J9 Posts: 411	Anything that damages or destroys fire ants is a good thing

May 12th, 2009, 03:42 PM	#4
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Yes I agree!!!

May 13th, 2009, 09:29 AM	#5
Sound Wave Ramen Rider Name: Gary Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 BMW R1200R, 08 Honda VFR800A (sold), 09 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.	hope it doesn't backfire like other plans in the past, and the flies end up being a problem too.

May 13th, 2009, 09:31 AM	#6
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Very true. Something similar happened with the killer bee's.

May 13th, 2009, 09:39 PM	#8
Sound Wave Ramen Rider Name: Gary Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2015 BMW R1200R, 08 Honda VFR800A (sold), 09 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.	Link to original page on YouTube. yeah... idk. don't mean to sound pessimistic, but who knows for sure if the flies won't decide to start injecting other animals and insects with their eggs.

May 14th, 2009, 08:42 AM	#9
TrueFaith ninjette.org sage Name: Wayne Location: Brookfield, MA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Honda CBR250R Posts: 585	I'm very wary about the Dept. of Agriculture introducing one new species of insect to combat another species who's populations have exploded. It doesn't always go well. Look at the ladybug problem people have every fall. My house was literally covered with them a couple of years ago. After a little research I discovered they weren't ladybugs at all. Not the native ones I grew up with, anyway. They are Asian Lady Beetles introduced to the U.S. years ago to combat the aphid problem. Instead of dying every year like the native ladybug, these hibernate for the winter and they like to do it in attics and crawlspaces. Which is why they swarm over houses every fall instead of just disappearing. In Asia they look for white cliffs to hibernate in and if you have a white house it looks the same to them. I finally painted my house in an attempt to get rid of them every year and it actually worked. Now my neighbor's white houses on either side are still besieged every fall and my green house is relatively untouched.