08-08-2015, 06:34 AM
On the Hawaii state web site for the Tango fact sheet it says:
"After a few months of treating with IRG’s
you may start to see colonies with an
awful lot of winged queens but very little
workers. DON’T PANICK! This is a normal
side effect of IRGs. It’s a sign the bait is
working! Pat yourself on the back and
keep up the good work. "
http://www.littlefireants.com/LFA%20Fact...%205.6.pdf
I don't know if this is a factual statement or just a bad cut-and-paste from another document. However, there are precedents of growth regulators, hormones, and other chemicals causing a variety of animals to exhibit physical characteristics that normally only exist in other species by activating dormant genes.
"After a few months of treating with IRG’s
you may start to see colonies with an
awful lot of winged queens but very little
workers. DON’T PANICK! This is a normal
side effect of IRGs. It’s a sign the bait is
working! Pat yourself on the back and
keep up the good work. "
http://www.littlefireants.com/LFA%20Fact...%205.6.pdf
I don't know if this is a factual statement or just a bad cut-and-paste from another document. However, there are precedents of growth regulators, hormones, and other chemicals causing a variety of animals to exhibit physical characteristics that normally only exist in other species by activating dormant genes.