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"Crazy" Ants Wreaking Havoc in Houston-Area Households
URL: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5781180.html

Description:
May 2008 news article about invasive ants in the Houston, Texas, area that are known as "crazy raspberry ants," ("crazy" because they zigzag rather than travel in a straight line like other ants) and which "have demonstrated a tendency to nest in and damage electric equipment." Accompanied by a map showing the spread of the ants from 2002-2007, a form for sending in samples of the ant, and related links. From the Houston Chronicle.

LII Topics: Ants, Insects & Arachnids

Author:
Turner, Allen

Publisher:
Hearst Newspapers

LII Database Information:
Record 26147 created by Jennifer English on 05/19/2008
Last modification on 05/28/2008
Published: 05/29/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26147

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