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Name: Fire Ant

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

'Crazy ant' invading Texas, destroying electronics

Hardy invasive species pushing out fire ants, other ant coloniesResearchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that the US fire ant population is being pushed out by "tawny crazy ants," with an affinity to the interior of electronic ... [Published Electronista - May 19 2013]

Entities: Fire Ant, Species, Pheromone, Subspecies

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Attack Of The Crazy Ants: Invasive Species...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe OnlineResidents of the Gulf Coast are in the midst of an invasion – an ant invasion. An invasive and ecologically dominant species of ant is reportedly displacing the native fire ant in areas throughout the ... [Published Red Orbit - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Invasive Species, Fire Ant, Pest Control, Species, Argentine ant

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

The attack of the crazy ants blitzes America

Sydney - The latest invasion of America (there have been so many lately) comes in the form of a species of ant which is even driving out the fearsome fire ants. The crazy ants are on the loose, changing ecologies and frying electronics around the nation. ... [Published Digital Journal - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Species, Ecology, Fire Ant, Taxonomy

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

NASA

The Week In Science: Winds On Uranus, Nasty Public Pools, Melting Mt. Everest

Science news this week has been one of highs and lows: Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut that won the hearts of millions through his Twitter feed and David Bowie cover video, returned to Earth; world-famous actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she ... [Published International Business Times - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Uranus, Meteorite, NASA, Fire Ant

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Cricket

Ants, Crickets, Grubs ... Oh My

Select strategies for dealing with major warm-season turf pestsMany of the insects that damage cool-season lawns do their dirty work on warm-season lawns, too. You will find them in both the South and, depending on the specific pest, also in the so-called ... [Published Turf - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mole Cricket, Cricket, Insect

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

University of Texas At Austin

Electronics-Loving 'Crazy Ants' Invading Southern US

From an article at the Houston Chronicle (not The Onion) comes a report of concern to anyone in a warm climate with, well, electronics. From the article: "According to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, invasive 'crazy ants' are slowly ... [Published Slashdot - May 18 2013]

Entities: Fire Ant, Pheromone, University of Texas At Austin, Pest Control

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

New weapon in war on pests: Fungus?

Posted:Updated:Friday, May 17, 2013 10:16 PM ESTGAINESVILLE (FOX 13) -Researchers at the University of Florida say a genetically engineered fungus could become a major weapon against mosquitos and fire ants.Prof. Nemat Keyhani, a microbiologist, is working ... [Published WTVT FOX 13 - May 18 2013]

Entities: Fungus, Infection, Insecticide

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Crazy ants’ invade southeastern U.S., displacing native species

Invading Tawny “crazy ants” from South America are displacing native fire ants across the southeastern United States and could have a dramatic impact on the region’s ecosystem, according to a new study.Native to northern Argentina and southern Brazil, ... [Published Tehran Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Fire Ant, Species, Arthropod, Displacement

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Alien 'crazy ants' invading southern U.S.

An invasion of alien "crazy ants" is making many residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast long for the old days of pesky, biting fire ants.Like fire ants, these South American invaders seem to be . But unlike their stinging red counterparts, the tawny crazy ants ... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Fire Ant, Pest Control, University of Texas, United States, Argentine ant

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.

Beware the "crazy ants."Researchers at the University of Texas are warning that the invasive species from South America has the potential to change the ecological balance in the southeastern United States, largely because the ants can wipe out colonies ... [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 17 2013]

Entities: Fire Ant, Threat, United States

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Garden Guide: Home remedies for fire ant control

Lee County is creative and unique when it comes to fire ant control. After sharing information about fire ants and research-based legal controls, it is inevitable that someone will counter with, “Well, let me tell you what works for me.” They begin with ... [Published Sanford Herald - May 15 2013]

Entities: Fire Ant, Gasoline, Walter Reeves

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Fire ants break out in Queensland

And the local council is asking residents to be on full alert.The ants have the capacity to destroy plants and can take out the eyes of pets and birds and even kill newborn calves.Fire ants look like regular ants. They're small with a brown head and a ... [Published ABC Online - May 14 2013]

Entities: Biosecurity Queensland, Paul Tully, Fire Ant

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Ants, Crickets, Grubs ... Oh My [Published Turf - May 19 2013]

...create a contact bridge between two points when they get electrocuted they release an alarm pheromone," says UT research assistant Edward LeBrun. "The other ants are attracted to the chemicals that other ants give off. At this point, more ants arrive and create a larger nest."

'Crazy ant' invading Texas, destroying electronics [Published Electronista - May 19 2013]

"There are videos on YouTube of people sweeping out dustpans full of these ants from their bathroom,” LeBrun said. “You have to call pest control operators every three or four months just to keep the infestation under control. It's very expensive."

‘Crazy ants’ from Latin America invading US (VIDEO) [Published GlobalPost - May 19 2013]

...At this point, more ants arrive and create a larger nest." The L A Times also has a report, which says "Thus far, the crazy ants are not falling for the traditional poisons used to eliminate fire ant mounds. And when local mounds are destroyed manually, they are quickly regenerated. 'They don't sting like fire ants do, but aside from that they are much bigger pests,' LeBrun said. 'There are videos on YouTube of people sweeping out dustpans full of these ants from their bathroom. You have to call pest control operators every three or four months just to keep the infestation under control. It's very expensive.'"

Electronics-Loving 'Crazy Ants' Invading Southern US [Published Slashdot - May 18 2013]

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'Crazy ant' invading Texas, destroying electronics [Published Electronista - May 19 2013]
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New weapon in war on pests: Fungus? [Published WTVT FOX 13 - May 18 2013]
Crazy ants’ invade southeastern U.S., displacin... [Published Tehran Times - May 17 2013]
'Crazy' Ants Driving Out Fire Ants in Southeast [Published LiveScience.com - May 17 2013]
'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S. [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 17 2013]
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Alien 'crazy ants' invading southern U.S. [Published Los Angeles Times - May 16 2013]
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Fire ants break out in Queensland [Published ABC Online - May 14 2013]
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SXSW: endurance & reincarnation [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Mar 15 2013] Stevie Nicks takes a bow Perhaps my favorite thing that happened yesterday at South by Southwest was when Stevie Nicks spent a good five minutes just recounting, in intricate detail, the major plot points of Joe Wright's film adaptation of Anna Karenina. ...
Team identifies new 'social' chromosome in the ... [Published 3quarksdaily - Jan 17 2013] From PhysOrg: The red fire ants live in two different types of colonies: some colonies strictly have a single queen while other colonies contain hundreds of queens. Publishing in the journal Nature, scientists have discovered that this difference ...