Raspberry crazy ants...

[farmguycitygirl]

Sooo, there's a new threat to our beloved chickens, and it's arrived in my area... "Raspberry Crazy Ants"

It sounds made up, but here's the news article: http://www.statesman.com/news/local...liamson-2329518.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage

Apparently, these ants out-compete fire-ants, and they have a bad habit of swarming, invading houses, burning out electrical devices, and... killing chickens.

I can't put the usual granular poison down as the chucks will eat it... Any suggestions?

I ask because the nearest outbreak is in Old Settler's Park, and guess where I live?

 

[dawg53]

Sooo, there's a new threat to our beloved chickens, and it's arrived in my area... "Raspberry Crazy Ants"

It sounds made up, but here's the news article: http://www.statesman.com/news/local...liamson-2329518.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage

Apparently, these ants out-compete fire-ants, and they have a bad habit of swarming, invading houses, burning out electrical devices, and... killing chickens.

I can't put the usual granular poison down as the chucks will eat it... Any suggestions?

I ask because the nearest outbreak is in Old Settler's Park, and guess where I live?

I've heard about them on the local news. Sevin dust kills fire ants without harm to your chickens. I dont see why it wouldnt work on the 'crazy ants.'

 

[farmguycitygirl]

All I have found is this: http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/pdf/RCA_control_fact_sheet.pdf which seems to say that all over-the-counter treatments that work for fire ants don't work for strawberry crazy ants.

 

[dawg53]