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Scott Hutchinson
05-14-2008, 06:52 PM
I understand around The Houston Texas area they are having a probelm with some ants that came off a cargo ship.
I understand these ants love electronics.
How about it Texans what's the low -down on The Houston area ant probelms?
AmazingGrace
05-14-2008, 07:03 PM
LOL I havent heard about this... I am really lost... cuz texas has always had an ant problem!!!! Hubby had to rush home today from doing some business and spray outside of both doors. After our lovely rain subsided I went to leave the house and both doors had huge fire ant piles right outside of both doors!!!! I am deathly allergic to fire ants
Scott Hutchinson
05-14-2008, 07:16 PM
There is something about this on my people pc home page.
I understand these ants have caused some probelms with some electronic eqiupment.
Rhoni
05-14-2008, 07:19 PM
I haven't seen any ants yet in Texas....we have more of a problem with spiders and there was even a snake out by the mail boxes yesterday.
Scott Hutchinson
05-14-2008, 07:23 PM
These ants are called rasberry ants,I understand they have been sighted in Pearland.
AmazingGrace
05-14-2008, 07:24 PM
I haven't seen any ants yet in Texas....we have more of a problem with spiders and there was even a snake out by the mail boxes yesterday.

Ewww!! I would have freaked!

I remember when we were moving from La.. Rob went to take down the trampoline and there were 2 snakes wrapped around the leg of the trampoline!!!!! :reaction
AmazingGrace
05-14-2008, 07:24 PM
These ants are called rasberry ants,I understand they have been sighted in Pearland.

Hmmm I will have to ask.... one of my very dear friends (nanarenan) lives in pearland. I will email her and see if she has heard
Rhoni
05-14-2008, 07:25 PM
Ewww!! I would have freaked!

I remember when we were moving from La.. Rob went to take down the trampoline and there were 2 snakes wrapped around the leg of the trampoline!!!!! :reaction

I was checking my mail and another resident told me that she was getting hers the other night and a snake came slithering in...scared her to death. I saw a Black Widow spider last year.
Scott Hutchinson
05-14-2008, 07:26 PM
I understand these ants are small like fleas.
AmazingGrace
05-14-2008, 07:28 PM
I was checking my mail and another resident told me that she was getting hers the other night and a snake came slithering in...scared her to death. I saw a Black Widow spider last year.

Oh wow! I know the big thing out here right now in our area is someone said they saw literally a dozen of the brown recluse spiders in her garage! Thats too many of those in one small place for me!!!! I found out because the animal control was at her house and she had been having issues w her dog. I asked and she said they were checking and having a termite control company evaluate the whole house to see why so many in one house... weird I thought.. but snakes and black widows are a no go for me nope!! EWWWW
Cindy
05-14-2008, 07:43 PM
Y'all are sissies...........:D
I can deal with snakes better than I can black widows and brown recluses.
I am no longer allergic to scorpion bites as we use to have a big problem.
One way to get rid of snakes is to sprinkle moth crystals around your yard. Or get a cat.
Ron
05-14-2008, 07:50 PM
What is a probelm?:D
Cindy
05-14-2008, 07:52 PM
What is a probelm?:D

Monsters under the bed..........:reaction
JamDat
05-14-2008, 08:08 PM
LOL I havent heard about this... I am really lost... cuz texas has always had an ant problem!!!! Hubby had to rush home today from doing some business and spray outside of both doors. After our lovely rain subsided I went to leave the house and both doors had huge fire ant piles right outside of both doors!!!! I am deathly allergic to fire ants

Good news for you then. These ants causing the problem eat fire ants.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90LJMFO2&show_article=1
AmazingGrace
05-14-2008, 08:15 PM
Good news for you then. These ants causing the problem eat fire ants.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90LJMFO2&show_article=1

Well yay but no yay! LOL I think I can deal with treating the fire ants better than this sounds! No fun!
Cindy
05-14-2008, 08:19 PM
We do seem to have more ants around this year and not just fire ants.
AmazingGrace
05-14-2008, 08:24 PM
I understand around The Houston Texas area they are having a probelm with some ants that came off a cargo ship.
I understand these ants love electronics.
How about it Texans what's the low -down on The Houston area ant probelms?


I am watching fox4 news here right now... They are actually showing a piece on this right now. They were first found in Houston 6 yrs ago and since then they have been found in 6 surrounding counties. They swarm and short electrical equipment because of the amounts of them. The man who they have received the Rasberry name from is a Mr. Rasberry from houston and he said that you can exterminate them by the thousands, millions even billions.. and it will help.. but the problem is they are so tiny and so many you can never get totally rid of every one of them. And none of the over the counter products work to get rid of them.. joy joy
Bro-Larry
05-14-2008, 09:17 PM
Scott I think you're pulling someone's leg>???
Pressing-On
05-15-2008, 07:36 AM
Scott I think you're pulling someone's leg>???

http://www.physorg.com/news130001024.html
crakjak
05-15-2008, 08:00 AM
Good news for you then. These ants causing the problem eat fire ants.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90LJMFO2&show_article=1

Hope they are not as bad as fire ants, because they should do well with all the fire ant food for them to eat.
Bro-Larry
05-15-2008, 08:36 AM
Scott I think you're pulling someone's leg>???

You were right Scott, I renounce the above post. :drama:toofunny
Timmy
05-15-2008, 12:56 PM
I understand around The Houston Texas area they are having a probelm with some ants that came off a cargo ship.
I understand these ants love electronics.
How about it Texans what's the low -down on The Houston area ant probelms?

No problem here. I'm in Texas, and my electronic stuff is jaafust fgsdfgfdfdine, thank you very mugfhgfhgch.
MissBrattified
05-15-2008, 02:31 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/15/tech/main4098789.shtml
My Own Eyes
05-15-2008, 02:38 PM
I was checking my mail and another resident told me that she was getting hers the other night and a snake came slithering in...scared her to death. I saw a Black Widow spider last year.

I don't live in Texas, but in Georgia. But I unfortunately see Black Widows all the time. They particular like the underside of one of our rain-catcher-thingys under one of our gutter spouts. I hate it when I have to move it to do the weed-eating!
Esther
05-15-2008, 03:42 PM
They had an article in today's paper that they think the Rasberry ants are on their way to Beaumont.

Not good!
Joie
05-15-2008, 04:47 PM
Cinnamon is the remedy for ants. It is amazing! Get a mega container at Costco and sprinkle around the ants. The cinnamon may not kill all of the ants, but those critters will run. Most pests disappear with the use of cinnamon.

Also, cinnamon is great for diabeties which is also considered a pest by some of us. :)
Pressing-On
05-15-2008, 04:49 PM
They had an article in today's paper that they think the Rasberry ants are on their way to Beaumont.

Not good!
I ran by our local nursery today to pick up a couple of bottles of Malathion. They told me they have had the Raspberry ants for years and they don't bother anything. They also said they don't have fire ants. :thumbsup

They have only had a problem with the Raspberry Ants getting into their candy dish once in a while, but that's it. I told her that candy is bad, anyway! J/K! lol

I think I'd rather have them than Fire Ants any day. Those things can sting!