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jOhN <us271934SPAMNYET@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> > If they eat fireants, they are WELCOME here!
> > Somebody ****p me a colony, quick. ;-)
> >
> > We can't grow raspberries here anyway. The climate is wrong.
>
> Careful what you wish for....they're named rasberry because of the guy
> who discovered them. Apparently they are a mucho prolific species and
> can multiply beyond the ability to control them even with pretty deadly
> pesticides. The Rasberry guy is a pest control operator and he thinks
> they are bad news for his business since their resistance to control
> leave his customers unsatisfied. He goes on to say he probably loses
> money on every job in order to attempt to satisfy his clients.
>
> Chase down some info on the web if you want to know more. Heck, they
> even take down computers according to an article in Information Week!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6ftvwn
Yeah, I saw that when I read up on them.
Thing is, fire ants do THE SAME THING, even building nests in computers,
and electrical boxes.
But fire ants destroy wildlife and damage humans too.
If I had a choice between the two, at least the Rasberry ants don't hurt
so much, or kill like fire ants do.
The lesser of two evils. ;-)
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Peace! Om
"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein
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