Crazy Raspberry Ants Invading Texas

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:22 am

Another story of insects being introduced.
http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/ants/exotic_tx.cfm

Planapo · Post by **Planapo** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:40 am

Very intersting link. Thanks, Doug!

--Betty

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:15 am

They cause electrical equipment to fail, not by biting cables but by crowding inside and shorting the circuits.

The good news is that they destroy fire ants, another invader, but the bad news is that they do the same to other species and are a general threat to ecosystems.

Harold