Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics

[darktiger]

Watch out, they seem to be spreading.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/..._us/texas_ants

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355741,00.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3941545.ece

[darktiger]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us...0A&oref=slogin

[guitarbug]

I hope they make it to DFW! Always up for more business, lol.. Considering we extermintors are putting oursevles out the termite business with the new chemical Termidor. It's working so good, termites barely swarm anymore ? Ever since it came out 5 years ago the swarm season has got shorter and shorter. From 2 months of swarming to 2 days a year now! It may sound like I want pople to have termites, but If they dont swarm then you dont know you have them and they continue to eat 365 days a year! At least if they fly out of you wall you can hire someone to kill'em.. So what I need is for a big DFW TPF GTG in Houston so we can bring some of those ants home, lol..

[Frazzled LaShawn]

I am in the Dallas area and even though they SAY these aren't here yet, I swear I have them in my backyard. They are everywhere and never in straight lines....all attempts at eradication have failed. I guess when the nuclear bomb hits only them and the cockroaches will be left.

[guitarbug]

Originally Posted by Frazzled LaShawn

I am in the Dallas area and even though they SAY these aren't here yet, I swear I have them in my backyard. They are everywhere and never in straight lines....all attempts at eradication have failed. I guess when the nuclear bomb hits only them and the cockroaches will be left.

This is what we exterminators call job security, if I could only survive a blast myself! Are your ants tiny little black ones that move real eratic ? If so they are Argentine ants and are pretty tuff for even me to get rid of. I had them at my home and last year I tried every bait and spray combo available to us and they kept coming! This year I asked B&G Chemical in FT Worth if there was anything new for them and there was it's called Transport. So far so good at my test home (my house) ! It's been over 2 months now and have not seen one. If you get tired of them let me know I can help you out.

[ggeen]

The good news is they attack and EAT fire ants. The bad news, they net in electrical outlets.

-G

[Ahh!]

Originally Posted by guitarbug

This is what we exterminators call job security, if I could only survive a blast myself! Are your ants tiny little black ones that move real eratic ? If so they are Argentine ants and are pretty tuff for even me to get rid of. I had them at my home and last year I tried every bait and spray combo available to us and they kept coming! This year I asked B&G Chemical in FT Worth if there was anything new for them and there was it's called Transport. So far so good at my test home (my house) ! It's been over 2 months now and have not seen one. If you get tired of them let me know I can help you out.

G-bug, PM me.

I replaced a hopelessly shorted out malibu light power supply...the extra heavy duty ones used for marine lights...with hords of little suckers inside...but they responded well to the chemicals. They came back this year to the replacement box...almost lost it too.